Tag: grizzly

  • Climbing Mt. Siyeh

    Climbing Mt. Siyeh

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    Jake Bramante

    Mt. Siyeh is one of six summits in Glacier National Park that is over 10,000 ft. It is the easiest of the 10,000 ft peaks to reach and has fantastic views all the way around! A big shout out to Blake Passmore and his Climb Glacier National Park books which are incredibly helpful in finding routes to summits. If…

  • Four Summits on the 4th of July

    Four Summits on the 4th of July

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    Jake Bramante

    On the very beautiful, windy 4th of July this year, myself, Kristen and three friends set off to climb Otokomi Mountain, East Flattop Mountain, Singleshot Mountain, and Napi Point. These summits are all connected via amazing ridge walks with incredible views of the St. Mary area in Glacier National Park. Since this trip was a…

  • Yellowstone National Park Announcement

    Yellowstone National Park Announcement

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    Jake Bramante

    While primarily known as a “driving park”, Yellowstone National Park has some great hiking as well and I’m about ready to dive in. I’m beginning work on my third Day Hike Map and am incredibly excited. Yellowstone has over 1,000 miles of trail and, while I won’t be hiking all of them, I’ll be knocking…

  • Mt. Brown Lookout Fall 2014

    Mt. Brown Lookout Fall 2014

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    Jake Bramante

    It was the last time we were going heading out for a raptor count up Mt. Brown for the year. While it was chilly to say the least and the eagles were few, a grizzly bear foraging below us made for a memorable day! ( By the way, if you’d like to get involved in future…

  • Ptarmigan Tunnel to Redgap Pass Goat Traverse

    Ptarmigan Tunnel to Redgap Pass Goat Traverse

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    Jake Bramante

    The iconic Ptarmigan Tunnel in Many Glacier is a popular day hike. The tunnel is also frequently used by backpackers descending and ascending into the Belly River drainage which is often paired with Redgap Pass to make a loop. For those interested in connecting these two features without losing the elevation via trail, an off-trail…

  • Two Grizzly Bears Interacting

    Two Grizzly Bears Interacting

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    Jake Bramante

    While on my overnight trip to Elizabeth Lake, I came across a really cool interaction between two grizzly bears. I was trying to see the common loons I had heard wailing earlier when a grizzly foraging among the avalanche debris caught my eye. What I didn’t know immediately was that there was another bear further…

  • “First Grizzly Bear” – DVD Excerpt

    “First Grizzly Bear” – DVD Excerpt

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    Jake Bramante

    It took until the end of August in 2011 to see my first Grizzly on the trail and he was a big one! During my presentation at the Myrna Loy Center in Helena, MT, I tell the story of meeting up with this amazing bruin. For this story and other stories from my incredible 2011…

  • Cracker Lake 2013

    Cracker Lake 2013

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    Jake Bramante

    Cracker Lake has never disappointed me. I’ve hiked to the lake twice and each time I’ve seen at least a moose, loads of flowers and a bunch or birds. On July 2nd, 2013, I headed out again with one of the board members from the Glacier National Park Conservancy to this wonderful spot. We took…

  • Looking for Moose

    Looking for Moose

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    Jake Bramante

    On Memorial Day my wife and I headed out to the Many Glacier valley in search of moose. My wife loves moose and, even though I was just there, I wanted to walk the Bullhead Lake trail to see if we could see a moose and check out how fast the snow was melting, besides,…