Glacier National Park

AVALANCHE! ... (Lake)

From icy shards and walls of ice, Avalanche Lake in Glacier National Park is filled, and from it a stream runs downstream, cutting gorges, en route to dump its excess into Lake McDonald.

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Avalanche Lake, Glacier National Park

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 5th, 2016 6:13pm

Hiker Dies In Fall At Glacier National Park

Two hikers descending Mount Jackson in Glacier National Park slipped on their way down, and while one was able to stop his fall, the other slid out of sight to his death, according to park officials.

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By NPT Staff - September 1st, 2016 3:12pm

We are nearing the end of a trip of nearly three weeks during which we stayed in or visited 24 national park lodges in Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Glacier national parks. As a conclusion to three weeks in three of America's most popular national parks we thought it might be worthwhile to offer some thoughts about the trip, the lodges, and the people.

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By David and Kay Scott - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

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Fall Construction Begins Along Glacier National Park’s Going-To-The-Sun Road

With Glacier National Park in Montana welcoming record crowds this year, visitors traveling the popular Going-to-the-Sun Road can now expect additional congestion at multiple locations due to construction.

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By NPT Staff - August 22nd, 2016 2:30am

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UPDATED: PEER: National Park Service Ignoring Requirement To Establish Visitor Carrying Capacities

Nearly four decades have passed since Congress directed the National Park Service to establish visitor carrying capacities for the National Park System, yet few parks have done so, according to a review by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 31st, 2018 9:29am

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Glacier National Park Seeing Record-Setting Visitation

Glacier National Park is seeing month after month of record visitation during this, the National Park Service's centennial year.

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By NPT Staff - July 12th, 2016 2:30am

Photography In The National Parks: Remembering My Photographer Father On Father’s Day

In this Father's Day tribute to her father, photographer Rebecca Latson writes about the man from whom she inherited her love of the camera, travel and the national parks.

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By Rebecca Latson - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

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Engineering Eden: The True Story Of A Violent Death, A Trial, And The Fight Over Controlling Nature

A grizzly bear attack is a frightful, horrible thing. Long claws raking the body, the cracking of bones, dragging off the victim to consume, then burying it under a thin layer of forest duff.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 19th, 2017 12:47am

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Glacier National Park Puts Down Food-Conditioned Black Bear

With summer and visitors returning to the National Park System, expect some wildlife to pay the price. At Glacier National Park in Montana, a black bear that connected humans with food had to be put down because of its brazenness.

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By NPT Staff - June 10th, 2016 3:32pm

Glacier National Park Turning To Herding Dog To Move Wildlife Away From Humans

In a novel idea that possibly could be used elsewhere in the National Park System if successful, Glacier National Park officials are turning to a dog to keep wildlife a safe distance away from visitors on Logan Pass.

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By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2016 10:50am

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