It dawned on me that the Two Medicine ranger station calculated my miles with the assumption that the Ptarmigan tunnel was open. Well it’s not. This means I need to go an extra 5 miles…Continue Reading
Day 86 Many Glacier
Author: dan
Day 85 Elizabeth Lake Head
Today I returned to the CDT! I hiked back over Gable pass and down the other side to the Belly river guard station. The scenery is stunning. Huge rugged mountains and deep glacier carved valleys.…Continue Reading
Day 84 Slide Lake and First Bear Encounter
John gave me a ride from East glacier to Chief Mountain on the Canadian border for $80. This is quite a deal since it is a 2 hour drive one way. John is the husband…Continue Reading
Day 83 East Glacier Zero
You can only get park permits within Glacier Park. The closest place is Two Medicine which is 15 miles north, so I took the shuttle from Glacier Lodge to Two Medicine. Two Medicine is absolutely…Continue Reading
Day 82 Road Walk to East Glacier
My right toe might be infected. It is very painful and dark red, all centered around that hole from those fucking Injinji socks I wore back in Anaconda. Because of this I decided to road/train…Continue Reading
Day 81 Maria’s Pass Campground
The trail followed Muskrat Creek for several miles before intersecting Badger Creek. I decided to take the Badger Creek shortcut to avoid the extra 4 miles and a bunch of elevation gain/loss. The shortcut was…Continue Reading
Day 80 Strawberry Creek
I said goodbye to the other hikers at the Gooseberry patrol canyon and followed the Flathead river for a mile until it rejoined the official CDT at Strawberry Creek. The trail ascends Strawberry Creek all…Continue Reading
Day 79 Switchback Pass to GooseBerry Patrol Cabin
The Spotted Bear river valley is very lush, overgrown, and a bit claustrophobic. The trail followed the Spotted Bear river to an open area where Pentagon creek joins in. This is a beautiful flat area…Continue Reading
Day 78 The Wall
I left my Grizzly Gulch camp at 7:30 and ascended a pass and then followed the magnificent Chinese Wall. Just Wow! Way more impressive pictures can convey. I watched a hawk or eagle soar along…Continue Reading
Day 77 The Bob
Teri returned me to Benchmark at 10:00. We had a huge bull moose jump out of the bushes and into the road in front of us as we arrived in Benchmark. There seems to be…Continue Reading