Just got back from a six-day hike up in Glacier National Park, Montana, and it was absolutely incredible! Starting pack weight was around 44 pounds, including 14 pounds of food. We climbed over a 7500 ft mountain that had knee deep snow at the top of it, and swam in lakes formed of melted snow at the very bottom.
Glacier has the highest population of Grizzly bears in North America and we saw prints and scat throughout the whole trip. On day four, we were walking past a site that was closed due to bear activity and we got growled/grunted at by a grizzly in the woods.
All in all it was an incredible experience that I recommend to anyone!
Glacier has the highest population of Grizzly bears in North America and we saw prints and scat throughout the whole trip. On day four, we were walking past a site that was closed due to bear activity and we got growled/grunted at by a grizzly in the woods.
All in all it was an incredible experience that I recommend to anyone!
Day | Distance (miles) | Up (ft) | Down (ft) |
---|---|---|---|
Sun | 6.44 | 1831 | 943 |
Mon | 12.48 | 2598 | 3486 |
Tue | 10.78 | 1170 | 1251 |
Wed | 16.28 | 1977 | 2007 |
Thur | 15.38 | 3415 | 2503 |
Fri | 6.44 | 950 | 1825 |
Totals | 67.8 | 11,941 | 12,015 |
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