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Jagged Peaks, Mountain Lakes, and Wild Goats: A 3-day Hike on Glacier’s...
We’re just seconds beyond the sign at the start of the Gunsight Pass Trail that reads “Entering Grizzly Country” when Nate, who’s a month shy of his tenth birthday, begins aggressively making the case...
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Descending the Food Chain: Backpacking Glacier National Park’s Northern Loop
Never mind that it was the seventh straight bluebird morning of backpacking in mountains that constantly look surreal, like a painted mural backdrop in a movie. It didn’t matter that the trip had been...
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5 Perfect (Big) Days in Glacier National Park
By Michael Lanza The morning sun wouldn’t make the climb over Mt. Grinnell and find its way into the valley of Swiftcurrent Creek for a couple of hours yet, so we hiked quickly without breaking a sweat...
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Photo Gallery: Dayhiking Glacier National Park
By Michael Lanza With waterfalls, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, mountain views that don’t seem real, and the occasional grizzly or black bear (preferably seen at a safe distance)—you owe it to...
View ArticleAsk Me: How to Grab a Hard-to-Get Permit For Backpacking Glacier’s Gunsight...
Michael, Hope you are well. I was inspired by your Gunsight Lake trip with the family in Glacier National Park and was planning on backpacking there in August with a friend. While I have confirmed air...
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One Photo, One Story: Dayhiking the Gunsight Pass Trail in Glacier National Park
By Michael Lanza High above Gunsight Lake on Glacier National Park’s Gunsight Pass Trail, beneath a bluebird sky, I got this photo of my wife, Penny, standing on a ledge along a stretch where the trail...
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My Top 10 Family Adventures
By Michael Lanza How many outdoor trips do you have on the calendar for 2016 already? I have four (with others in active planning stages)—and three of those are with my family, both because that’s what...
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Video: Backpacking Glacier’s Gunsight Pass Trail
By Michael Lanza On a cool August morning under clear Rocky Mountains skies, we hiked steadily uphill toward Gunsight Pass in Glacier National Park. Cliffs rose steeply up to a small glacier on our...
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5 Perfect National Park Backpacking Trips for Beginners
By Michael Lanza So you’re a notice backpacker, or you have kids you want to take on a relatively easy backpacking trip—and you want to sample the best scenery, trails, and backcountry campsites that...
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