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Day 5 – Glacier National Park

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Hailey

Last night was very weird. It was warm out, enough that I was dripping sweat in my sleeping bag, but there was a gusty wind big enough to freeze me whenever it kicked up. So I didn’t sleep more than … Continue reading →

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Day 4 – Glacier National Park

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Hailey

A much easier day today, with some climbing to Swiftcurrent Pass in the morning. We got to see Granite Chalet from a distance and then the beautiful view down to Many Glaciers. The trick was getting down the pass. The … Continue reading →

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Day 3 – Glacier National Park

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Hailey

Crazy day, more of a slog than yesterday. I slept OK even though it was below freezing – by the way, my Montbell ExLight Jacket is insanely warm. We started out with a traverse on snow that was fine but … Continue reading →

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Day 2 – Glacier National Park

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Hailey

Slept long last night and got moving by 9am. We had a nice quick 3 miles to the head of Glenn’s Lake and then quickly ran into a bunch of steep snow slopes as it started raining. It was really … Continue reading →

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Day 1

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Hailey

Great first day! We started out early from East Glacier with Hailey and her parents. We drove to Many Glaciers to get our permits and had it sorted out really quickly. The rangers were super accomodating and pretty much just … Continue reading →

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Glacier National Park camping permit

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Hailey

Hi all, Hailey again. I won’t be updating the map for the next couple of days as I am out of town. This will happen often on weekends over the summer so don’t worry, he is all good. Before you … Continue reading →

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Many Glacier update

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Hailey

Hello again, still Hailey here. Ryley made it to Many Glacier today, a little place in Glacier National Park that has a ranger station, hotel, gift shop/general store, restaurant and a payphone! He still has no internet access but once … Continue reading →

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Trailhead – Chief Mountain Customs

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Hailey

Hi everyone, Hailey here. I am going to be posting all of Ryley’s blog entries and keeping the online map up to date with his daily SPOT coordinates. My parents and I drove Ryley down to Kalispell, MT yesterday to … Continue reading →

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