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Advice From A Ranger (tr)
Remember to always wear your hat,
take a good honest look at your shoes,
they’ll be your friend for the next sixteen miles,
then repeat after me:
water is life, water is life, water is life,
take a drink even when you’re not thirsty,
and then look around you,
wherever you are,
you are no different,
than the alpine paintbrush or the grizzly bear,
than the aspen, or the mountain goat, Continue reading “Advice from a Ranger”
by Amy Grisak
Amy is a freelance author and photographer in Great Falls, MT
As each summer flits by, it’s more obvious that time is precious with our children. For many summers, my girlfriends and I ventured into Glacier for a grand “Moms’ Hike Out” exploring the trails and chalets as we recharged our mental batteries. This year, we included our kids as three of us brought our 11 year olds on an overnight trip to Granite Park Chalet.
Securing a room at the chalet is competitive reservations at its finest. There were four of us, including my son Samuel, on the computers at the appointed date in January ready to type as soon as the 8 a.m. hour hit. Although all of us submitted reservations, only two of us were given the dates we requested, but we had our spot! From then it was watching the copious snowfall and counting down the days until mid-July.
Calf Robe Mountain
A man does not climb a mountain without bringing some of it away with him and leaving something of himself upon it. Sir Martin Conway
Calf Robe Mountain is part of the Continental Divide and is located on the Firebrand Pass trail which starts at the Lubec Lake Trailhead. Elevation at the peak is 7,920 ft and ranks 173 of 234 named peaks in the park. This is not a challenging hike/climb even though round trip mileage is around 10 miles and elevation gain is 2,800 ft. Most of the distance is covered on-trail versus off-trail.
August 21, 2018 by Joanna Adams www.adventureadams.com
Right now, a lot of the park is under fire and what’s not seems to be covered in an oppressive blanket of smoke. I am so thankful we at least got one more hike in before the smoke came.
There are so many great peaks in Glacier. I picked this one out because it seemed like a good beginner peak without a lot of technical spots or intense climbing.
We started our trek early. . . I always do when going to Glacier. The swarms of people seem to start congregating early and with the crazy intense heat we’ve been having lately, it is great to get a head start.
By the time I got the trail head at Lunch Creek, I had already downed a full cup of coffee so felt quite ready to take on the journey. The climbers trail at Lunch Creek is super easy to find.
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