Outdoors In GNP 09
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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