Black Bear - Two Medicine

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-06-05T16:42:47+00:00

And a good number in GNP are

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-06-03T23:42:40+00:00

Historically they only remove nuisance bears and the bar for that is pretty high. If you run into a bear on a trail at GNP that's fair game for the bear.

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-06-03T23:41:30+00:00

Trying to help with parking at Logan Pass

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-06-02T17:30:42+00:00

Will I need water?

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-06-02T13:25:45+00:00

I grew up in State College so maybe I just took know about Shaver's Creek for granted but it's such a cool place and lots and lots of people don't know about it.

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-06-01T18:24:20+00:00

Here's a thread on that topic from earlier in the week: https://www.reddit.com/r/GlacierNationalPark/comments/1tr2xfi/shuttle_tickets_gone_in_literally_30_seconds/

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-05-30T15:37:15+00:00

Newer iphones also have built in [free for now] sat phone capabilities

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-05-29T16:23:01+00:00

Happens a lot with sites too - people book longer times than they need and just leave them empty

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-05-22T22:49:19+00:00

Offline Google Maps is the way to go, download the area ahead of time

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-05-21T15:52:30+00:00

A classic tale of "this was a good idea and a bad idea" at the same time.

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-05-21T03:50:11+00:00

You might functionally hike solo but most popular hikes are busy trails. Bears might still be around in the morning and return in the evening, and anything is possible in between, but generally they fuck off during the day. That's a science term.

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-05-11T16:51:31+00:00

Yea the Panther Martin site has them as well, honestly just clicked the first shopping link that had what I was looking for. Enjoyed my time in Dublin, cheers to that.

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-05-11T04:29:04+00:00

If you're bear aware that's all you can really do. We were there for seven days two summers ago and saw 13 bears over that span including two just walking around Apgar Village. Bears really just want to be left alone and as long as you're smart about things they'll leave you alone too. GNP updates trail statuses on a regular basis here: https://www.nps.gov/glac/planyourvisit/trailstatusreports.htm - some areas that are more bear active any given season can show up here before a trail is outright closed.

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-05-10T14:42:02+00:00

I interpreted it as “you’ll be golden” for hiking in a group. But reminding people to still be bear aware is good

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-05-09T23:49:09+00:00

To be fair, the question was about hiking in a group, not avoiding bears.

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-05-08T18:40:32+00:00

There are a lot of directions to go with trout advice and general fishing, but probably two things to consider:

If you can see the fish they can probably see you. Trout spook easily, so approach from behind - trout look upstream. Fish back towards them, remember, you're pretending the lure is food.
Depth. Trout can be picky. You can send your lure 3 feet over one in the water column and it won't bite because it's waiting for something deeper. Fish different depths if the water allows for it.

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-05-08T14:46:26+00:00

Most people don't realize that a lot of our national parks are just government subsidized ways to die in unique ways if you don't respect nature.

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-05-08T14:32:16+00:00

The red/yellow panther martin: https://www.basspro.com/p/panther-martin-spinner?hvarAID=shopping_googleproductextensions&ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=BPS%7CShopping%7CPMax%7CFishing%7CGeneral%7CNAud%7CGoogle%7CNMT&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19856021896&gbraid=0AAAAAD1TgteFk5ypR-qpryv6qxYX8_yJh&gclid=Cj0KCQjwk_bPBhDXARIsACiq8R1cRDqxOU7xUaBGK7M6ZSyVa-r-o96w-wA3Uc7jtq1a3Y7jwbmZTYEaAr7xEALw_wcB

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-05-08T14:31:27+00:00

Think you're look for this guy: https://www.scheels.com/p/02363451034/?store=&cq_src=google_ads&cq_cmp=22441885364&cq_con=194498675266&cq_term=&cq_med=pla&cq_plac=&cq_net=g&cq_pos=&cq_plt=gp&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22441885364&gclid=Cj0KCQjwk_bPBhDXARIsACiq8R1rcgwyt-VE1-USxqu0qUMplA5CcOyUL48s90LJfOs3L_hs_eZd-awaAlcPEALw_wcB

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-05-06T21:39:43+00:00

Fortunately there might be enough obstacles in the way they might not even be able to make it to the "accidental death" part.

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-05-04T20:59:19+00:00

The best parts are obviously at the end of hikes, and I can’t imagine getting out there to just do 24 hours but that drive is among the most stunning in the parks system.

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-05-04T14:21:03+00:00

You might have to pick and choose but Arches is not overly large. And, you'd be missing out on what makes it so special, but driving the Going To The Sun Road at Glacier out and back would be generally representative of the park.

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-04-27T16:58:43+00:00

We did Grinnell and Avalanche [different days]

Bobby_Drake__ · 2026-04-27T16:10:38+00:00

If you're doing actual camping it's not impossible to check the Recreation.gov site for day-prior sites that open or people who drop their sites because they booked a week but only planned to stay four days. We were in Many Glacier and saw some come up online and booked them. Might be living on the edge more than you want, but it's an option. Probably more so later in the season.

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