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   HIKING & NATURE STUDY IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA
July 26 - August 3, 2008
$1195
Mary Krueger, Leader
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This 1,000,000 acre park straddling the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mountains of northern Montana is said by many to be our most spectacular national park and has been called the “crown of the continent.” It contains one of the last intact ecosystems in the lower 48 states. All of the large predator and prey animals are still here: grizzly and black bears, wolves, mountain lions, moose, elk, deer, big-horn sheep, and mountain goats. I have been to Glacier several times and always look forward excitedly to going back.

This trip is intended to be both a challenging recreational and a unique learning experience. This was a very successful trip in the summer of 2006 and we are offering the same trip, with a few minor changes, again in 2008. Our guide/outfitter will again be the Glacier Institute (GI), a non-profit, educational organization based in West Glacier and dedicated to sharing knowledge about and preserving the park (www.glacierinstitute.org). Each day’s guide/naturalist led hike will feature a different educational subject (wildlife, wildflowers, geology, etc.) pertaining to the park, while giving us the greatest opportunities to view spectacular scenery and wildlife and enjoy great hiking. Our planned itinerary includes traveling the length of the exhilarating Going-to-the-Sun Road and a half day raft trip on the Flathead River learning about river ecology. The hikes are mostly moderate to somewhat strenuous and range from 4 to 11 miles. Elevations start between 5,000 and 8,000 feet with elevation changes ranging from 800 feet to 2,000 feet. Views are spectacular and wildlife sightings likely. Much of the terrain is open with mountain views and wildflowers along the trail sides.

Daily Itinerary
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Accommodations include:
  • Six nights at Glacier Institute’s Glacier Park Field Camp cabins (GPFC), near the western entrance to the park, in rustic dorm-style 5 person cabins, with hot showers and flush toilets in a nearby bathhouse
  • Two nights in rustic two person cabins at the Swiftcurrent Motor Inn at Many Glacier. Hot showers and flush toilets are located in a nearby bathhouse. Each 2 person cabin has a sink with cold running water. Check out Swiftcurrent Motor Inn at www.glacierparkinc.com.
  • Meals at GPFC are provided by Glacier Institute.
  • Meals at Many Glacier are on our own, as there is a restaurant at the Swiftcurrent Motor Inn and dining at the Many Glacier Hotel (less than a mile walk down the road from the cabins), trail lunches are available at the Swiftcurrent restaurant and there is also a camp store and a gift shop.
Trip includes:
  • All ground transportation (in a 15 passenger van owned and operated by Glacier Institute) from/to the Kalispell, MT airport, to/from trailheads, to/from the Many Glacier area, to/from Lake McDonald Lodge (for farewell dinner)
  • Eight nights’ lodging
  • Six breakfasts, five trail lunches, and six dinners
  • Guides and programs, all fees and permits
Not included:
  • Airfare to Kalispell, Montana
  • 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners
  • Alcoholic drinks
  • All items of a personal nature
The group size is limited to 11 participants, plus the leader.

For more information and to sign up, contact the leader: Mary Krueger, 163 Scenic Point Lane, Jay, NY 12941, 518 647-8646, FKKMEK@Frontiernet.net
Please note:  Prices and trip arrangements are subject to change due to circumstances beyond ADK's control.  All registration fees are non-refundable.  Details including cancellation policy will be supplied to all those requesting trip information.

MEMBERSHIP IN THE ADIRONDACK MOUNTAIN CLUB IS REQUIRED FOR PARTICIPATION 
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