When trying to figure out where to go and what to do for our anniversary, Kristen said, “Would you mind if I just planned something and surprised you?”. I love surprises and am not the greatest planner, so I jumped…
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A Day of Beginnings
Everyone has days in their lives that hold significance such as birthdays, anniversaries, graduation, the passing of loved ones. They are days to reflect on milestones, life changing events and loved ones. For me, one of the biggest is May…
Posted in Informational
Searching for Harlequins
Some animals can be seen all year round in Glacier National Park while other animals arrive or wake up in springtime and disappear in the fall. Others still shoe up for a very short time and are gone again. Such…
Posted in Trip
Touch of Glacier Helena
I absolutely love giving my presentation! I get to tell my story while showing video and pictures of my trip. If you followed my blog in 2011, you got the quasi-objective version of the trail. My presentations are more of…
Posted in Informational
Many Glacier in May – 2013
As soon as roads start opening up in Glacier National Park, it’s fun to head on out and see what’s going on. In places like Many Glacier, you’ll find no crowds and animals that are looking for food as the…
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Howe Lake Looning
The harried nature of migrations is waning here in the north and things are beginning to settle in. Snow is melting, flowers are breaking ground and bears are emerging. Birds are establishing their territories, building nests and looking to make…
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Feature Friday – TJ Fallon
One of the greatest things about my project has been the people that I’ve met. TJ followed me on my journey in 2011 and contacted me about hitting the trail together. We ended up finally hiking together on Loon Day…
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First Trillium of the Year
I went out yesterday to look for Common Loon nests with some fine folks and came across my first trillium of the year. For me, this is one of my happy indicators of Spring which is followed by baby animals,…
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The Frustrations of Spring
Glacier National Park is more than Going-to-the-Sun Road, but the progress of the plowing of the road is a good indicator as to how much of the Park is accessible to hiking. At the end of most Aprils, the indicator…
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Using Bear Spray while Hiking
I’ve wanted to fire a can of bear spray for some time. I spend enough time in grizzly bear country that I should at least test it before I have a real need to. For some reason, I never got…
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