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   Hiking & Nature Study in Glacier National Park, Montana* Part 2
  July 24 - Aug 1 - FULL - Mary Krueger, Leader

Sept 11 - 19, 2010
$1432
Sandy Hildreth, Leader
grinnelltrailCelebrate the 100th Anniversary of Glacier National Park in 2010

*Please Note: the original trip, led by Mary Krueger, July 24-August 1, is FULL. If interested in those dates, you can contact Mary to be put on her waiting list. The following trip has basically the same itinerary as the July 24-Aug 1 trip.

Room for just 2 more!
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 once before and am excited about  going back.
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This trip is intended to be both a challenging recreational and a unique learning experience. This has been a very popular trip the past few years which is why we are offering a second trip this year. (The first trip, July 24 - Aug 1, is full). 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 travelling 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.

For those of you who have climbed some of the High Peaks in the Adirondacks, hiking in Glacier will seem easy in comparison. The trails are wide and smooth - no scrambling over rocks and roots and boulders. Very little mud! Gentle switchbacks gradually take you up to your destinations. Because of this, the change in altitude is hardly noticeable!. In September we might get to see some fresh snow on the summits.

For some great pictures see: 100 Days in Glacier National Park

Daily Itinerary

lodgeAccommodations include:
  • Six nights at Glacier Institute’s Glacier Park Field Camp (GPFC) cabins, near the western entrance of the park, in rustic dorm-style 4 or 5 person cabins with twin beds, and hot showers and flush toilets in a nearby bath house; 
  • NEW - for this trip we will be staying for 2 nights in the historic Many Glacier Lodge, built in 1915, in family style rooms.
  • Meals at GPFC are provided by Glacier Institute. Meals at Many Glacier are on our own. There is a restaurant at the Lodge and one at the nearby Swiftcurrent Lodge, with a gift shop and camp store, and trail lunches are available.
Included in trip price of $1432.00  :
  • 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 
  • All items of a personal nature
NOTE: THIS 2ND OUTING WAS SCHEDULED IN JANUARY 2010 SO IF INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT LEADER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN RESERVE OUR SPOT WITH THE GLACIER INSTITUTE.

For more information and to sign up, contact the leader: Sandy Hildreth,  182 Lake Street,  Saranac Lake, NY 12993; 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