Tag: Glacier National Park

  • Feature Friday – Beth Angermeier

    Feature Friday – Beth Angermeier

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    Jake Bramante

    This week’s Feature Friday comes from Beth Angermeier. She’s a Glacier National Park lover (obviously), a fan and the recent winner of the Geigerrig Pack giveaway. Check out her Facebook album from all around Glacier. Beth Angermeier’s photos If you want your blog/video/photos featured on “Feature Friday”, please head on over to my Contact Page…

  • Backpacking with your DSLR Camera

    Backpacking with your DSLR Camera

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    Jake Bramante

    ***Updated setup here! One of the greatest challenges of being a backpacking photographer/videographer is how to haul around your DSLR in a way that’s relatively comfortable and accessible. I hiked over 1,200 miles in Glacier National Park with my DSLR Camera setup (which I blogged about) using a couple of great pieces from ThinkTank Photo.…

  • Feature Friday – Ollig Family

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    Jake Bramante

    I love it when families get out and hike together. Steve Ollig sent me his blog on Glacier National Park. This was actually when his family went in 2009, but he’s been using my blog as a “fix” until he can get back. C’mon back Steve! You can visit Steve’s Blog here: http://smollig.blogspot.com/search/label/Glacier%20National%20Park If you…

  • Backpacking DSLR Setup

    Backpacking DSLR Setup

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    Jake Bramante

    ***Updated: See what I’m now hiking with here! For great videos and photos, Canon DSLR cameras offer incredible image quality. Here is my camera setup I took when I hiked and documented every trail in Glacier National Park in 2011 and continue to take when I get out. (Look for a future video on how…

  • Feature Friday – The Hollars

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    Jake Bramante

    One thing I absolutely love is when I get emails from folks sharing their trips from Glacier National Park and letting me know that somehow I helped them out. Because I get some great pictures/videos/stories, I decided that it would be super fun to feature that content and share it all with you! If you…

  • The hard decision to turn back

    The hard decision to turn back

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    Jake Bramante

    Just recently, we were elated to hear of the rescue of a couple of hikers that spent a few days in the backcountry of Glacier National Park. In the official press release here, the NPS commended them for realizing their predicament and hunkering down to get discovered. A local photographer and outdoor enthusiast Tony Bynum…

  • Swiftcurrent Pass and Lookout Revisited – August 2012

    Swiftcurrent Pass and Lookout Revisited – August 2012

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    Jake Bramante

    When I went to hike up to Swiftcurrent Lookout as part of my project to hike all 734 miles of trail in Glacier National Park in the summer of 2011, I had the misfortune of having bad weather so I didn’t get to catch it in all of its majesty. In my blog, I said…

  • Poia Lake Goat and Pika survey

    Poia Lake Goat and Pika survey

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    Jake Bramante

    Went up to Poia Lake in the Many Glacier area of Glacier National Park for a bit of a mountain goat and pika survey for the Citizen Science program and saw a lot of birds, some mammals and a sweet bull elk! Check out my blog about Citizen Science here to learn more!

  • Gunsight Pass – August 2012

    Gunsight Pass – August 2012

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    Jake Bramante

    During the official Hike 734 project, I had a great two days over Gunsight Pass in Glacier National Park with Gunsight Lake, Lake Ellen Wilson, Sperry Chalet and Sperry Glacier to name a few things. Two regrets I had was not filming Gunsight Lake at the foot of the lake from the campground and getting…