OUTDOORS IN!ADK Adventure Travel - Glacier National Park

August 9-17, 2009

Glacier Institute Accommodations

Glacier Institute GuidesBecca & Hilary at Avalanche

Lake

Day 2: Trails to the Cedars and Avalanche Lake

4.5 miles, 800 ft elevation gain

Day 2: Firebrand Pass Trail9 Miles

Quaking AspenWe see individual trees, but a

quaking aspen grove is a single organism, interconnected by a single root system. Aspen are the first trees to re-establish

themselves after a forest fire.

Bear Lure Bears are attracted to the lure (fish guts and blood). Bears rub up against the barbed wire, which snags their fur for DNA testing.

Bear lures are no longer baited near hiking trails.

Bear Grass

Family: Lillies

Flowering at higher elevations

August was peak wildflower season.

View from Firebrand

Firebrand Pass Trail across the glacial talus

Summit of Firebrand Pass

Winds were 40+ miles per hour

Going-to-the-Sun Road

Wildfires are common and a natural part of the ecology.

Sub-Alpine MeadowsDay 4: 6 miles in the cold cold rain!

Mink -- Dinner interrupted!Day 5: Self Guided Hike to Red Rock Lake 2.6 miles

Trail to Grinnell GlacierDay 6: 11 miles, ~1000 ft. elevation gain

Elephant Flower

Wildflowers along the trail to Grinnell Glacier

Grinnell LakeLake color is due to minerals from glacial runoff

Blue Green Algae Rock

Looking back from the trail to Grinnell Glacier

Grinnell GlacierIt started to rain just as we arrived!

Iceberg LakeDay 7: Saturday 9.8 miles 1200 elevation gain

Trails are graded to accommodate pack

animals.

Iceberg Lake

Black Bear --MamaDay 8: Walk to Apgar, 2 miles

Black Bear – One of three cubs

Dusk on Lake MacDonald