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   HIKING & NATURE STUDY IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA
NEW DATES**** August 9 - 17, 2009 ****NEW DATES
$1314
Sandy Hildreth, Leader
grinnelltrailNOTE: THIS OUTING WAS ORIGINALLY ORGANIZED BY MARY KRUEGER AND FILLED UP BY JUNE 2008. A SECOND TRIP IS NOW BEING OFFERED AND WILL FOLLOW THE SAME ITINERARY. IF YOU ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN THE DATES OF THE ORIGINAL TRIP, AUGUST 1 - 9, 2009, CONTACT MARY TO BE ADDED TO HER WAITING LIST.

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, 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 has been a very popular trip, and we are offering it again in 2009. 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, wild flowers, 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 also spending a half-day on river rafts on the Flathead River, learning about river ecology. Hikes are mostly moderate to somewhat strenuous, ranging from 4 to 11 miles per day starting at elevations between 5,000 and 8,000 feet and with elevation changes ranging from around 800 feet to around 2,000 feet or more. Views are spectacular and wildlife sightings likely. Much of the terrain is open with mountain views and wildflowers along trailside.

Daily Itinerary
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Accommodations include:
  • Six nights at Glacier Institute’s Glacier Park Field Camp (GPFC) cabins, near the western entrance of the park, in rustic dorm-style 5 person cabins with twin beds, and hot showers and flush toilets in a nearby bath house;
  • Two nights in rustic 2-person cabins at the Swiftcurrent Motor Inn at Many Glacier in the heart of the park. Hot showers and flush toilets are located in a nearby bath house (www.glacierparkinc.com  click on lodging). 
  • Meals at GPFC are provided by Glacier Institute. Meals at Many Glacier are on our own, as there is a restaurant at the Swiftcurrent, and there is a gift shop and camp store, and trail lunches are available. The elegant Many Glacier Hotel is nearby within walking distance.
Trip includes:
  • All ground transportation (in a 15 passenger van owned and operated by the Glacier Institute), 
  • Eight nights’ lodging 
  • 6 breakfasts, 5 trail lunches, 6 dinners 
  • Guides and programs 
  • All fees and permits
Not included:
  • Airfare to Kalispell, MT (Glacier Park International) airport 
  • 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners  
  • Alcoholic beverages and 
  • 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: Sandy Hildreth, 182 Lake St., Saranac Lake, NY 12983, 518 891-1388, shildreth@roadrunner.com
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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