Tag: hike

  • Shout-outs from the Web

    Shout-outs from the Web

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    Jake Bramante

    A couple of cool Hike 734 mentions around the internet that I’d like to draw your attention to. This is more about them than me. Check out the blogs that mentioned me. You’ll be glad you did. Hiking the Trail Adam Nutting is working his way through the Appalachian Trail and has a great blog documenting…

  • September Raptor Count

    September Raptor Count

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    Jake Bramante

    On a crisp morning, late in September, I rolled up to the humble building housing the fine folks that run the Citizen Science program in Glacier. We were heading on up to Swiftcurrent Pass for the annual raptor count during the fall raptor migration that starts in September and continues into November. As if I needed…

  • Floral Park Traverse

    Floral Park Traverse

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    Jake Bramante

    The Floral Park Traverse is probably the most well known traverse in Glacier National Park, but it’s not for the lazy or unexperienced. Gaining over 4,000 ft of elevation and descending more than 7,000 over 19 miles is well worth the views if you can find the route. Below is the video of our day…

  • 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…

  • Climbing Mt. Grinnell

    Climbing Mt. Grinnell

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    Jake Bramante

    Mt. Grinnell stands tall between two incredible drainages in the Many Glacier area of Glacier National Park. While not on the Garden Wall, the easiest way to access it is from the Lake McDonald side via the Grinnell Glacier Overlook. I did so with my wife, Kristen, and my buddy Blake Passmore of Climb Glacier…

  • Pitamakan Dawson 2014

    Pitamakan Dawson 2014

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    Jake Bramante

    The loop in Glacier National Park that travels through both Pitamakan Pass and Dawson Pass is one of my favorites, if not my very favorite. One is almost guaranteed to see big game, gorgeous lakes, four separate drainages and a ridge walk that’s unparalleled in the Park. The excuse was a mountain goat survey, as…

  • Iceberg Lake 2014

    Iceberg Lake 2014

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    Jake Bramante

    It doesn’t take very long on the Iceberg Lake trail in Glacier National Park to understand why it’s perhaps the most popular hike in the Many Glacier area. A steep first section quickly gives way to a nice gradual ascent all the way to the lake with views all around. We had a perfect bluebird…

  • Red Eagle Lake 2014

    Red Eagle Lake 2014

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    Jake Bramante

    The birding and botany on the trail to Red Eagle Lake is pretty hard to beat in Glacier National Park. Mid-July is a wonderful time for the trip and I struck out on the trail for an overnighter. My goal was the lake to do a Common Loon survey and a Mountain Goat survey while…

  • Rockwell Falls

    Rockwell Falls

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    Jake Bramante

    While my love for the Two Medicine area tends to focus on the amazing ridge walks and open views, places like Rockwell Falls add another amazing layer. This wonderful waterfall, a little over three miles from the Two Medicine boat dock, is a nice level walk to the beautiful main falls that looks like a…