Glacier National Park, MT
DatesSep 9th - Sep 15th 2012 Service ProjectTrail maintenance & elevated trail construction Free DaysDay hiking, fishing, photography, wildlife viewing AccommodationsTent camping near cars Trip RatingStrenuous : High altitude, hiking, digging, lifting, rockwork, sawing, hauling LeadersRuth Sarvis Equipment |
The spectacular glaciated landscape of Glacier National Park is a hiker's paradise containing 700 miles of maintained trails. Straddling the Continental Divide, Glacier is composed of chiseled peaks (several of 10,000 feet), turquoise lakes, dense forests, wild rivers, windswept ridges, lush alpine meadows and plentiful wildlife. Glacier NP is adjacent to the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex on the south, and taken as a unit, they are the largest contiguous wilderness in the lower 48 states. Furthermore, it's northern border is Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada. The two park's vast wilderness have been jointly designated World Heritage Sites. Our service project is conducting trail maintenance and a multi-year elevated trail construction on some of the park's many trails within hiking distance of our car and tent campground at Many Glacier. The area is home to many kinds of wildlife, most prominent being the majestic grizzly bear which is frequently seen foraging for bulbs and berries on the open slopes of the surrounding mountains. Volunteers at Glacier have a chance to hear coyotes and elk at night, and see moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goats and bears. Free time can be spent fishing the area's many lakes and rivers, or hiking the many trails that radiate out from Many Glacier Campground, including the spectacular 10-mile round trip through high country with big views via the Ptarmigan Tunnel. Check out more photos from last year's Glacier project in our gallery.
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