Unlike summers past, 2009 was not a great year for wildlife sightings. Even Dow, who spends most of his summers in the Canadian Rockies (often solo), said he'd yet to see a bear that season.
Total count for the summer 2009 roadtrip: 3 bears (one in Kananaskis and 2 in Glacier NP), 1 moose and 1 fox. And a bunch of the "normal animals" = elk and mule deer.
Showing posts with label Glacier National Park (MT). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Glacier National Park (MT). Show all posts
Wildlife On the Road
Mount Wilbur - An Ill-Fated Effort
Where: Glacier National Park, Montana
When: July 2009
Partners: Andy Mac
Andy and I had Mount Wilbur somewhere high on the list for our pass through Glacier National Park. But rising casually one morning, we headed to the ranger station with a casual hike in mind and saw that today was our only day of good weather in the forecast. So, with a 10:30 AM start, we didn't bother glancing at the beta and merely set out for the top...jogging.
Without a clear idea which way we were supposed to go, we did some bushwhacking and then fought our way up steep, slippery slopes to some cliff bands partway up the mountain. We separated in the effort to find a way through. And that's the last we saw of each other for a couple hours...
Each thinking that the other was a) lost, or b) dead, we eventually gave up and started back down. Soon enough, we spotted each other again from a distance. But morale was crushed by then, and we sheepishly returned to the trailhead. Wilbur, it seems, will have to wait 'til next time.
Reynolds Mountain & The Dragon's Tail
Where: Glacier National Park, Montana
When: July 2009
Partners: DB, Michele Reyes, Lacey Lebron and Andy Mac
I hadn't been to Glacier National Park since 2001 and had been itching to get back. A fun group assembled for a romp up Reynolds Mountain.
From the summit, Andy and I started salivating over an aesthetic fin-peak called The Dragon's Tail across the way, so...
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