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Logan Pass Grizzly Bear Encounters: Glacier National Park Travel Guide

Read stories of hikers who have encountered Grizzly Bears in the Logan Pass area of Glacier National Park

Why You Should Never Hike Alone Through Grizzly Bear Country

In 1967, two young women were killed in Glacier National Park on the same night by two separate Grizzly Bears. This incident is chronicled in Jack Olsons

Swiftcurrent Pass Grizzly Bear Encounters

Read stories of hikers who have encountered Grizzly Bears while hiking near Swiftcurrent Pass in Glacier National Park

Grizzly Bear Encounters in the North Cascades & Washington State

Read stories of hikers who have encountered Grizzly Bears while hiking in the North Cascades & other regions of Washington State

Iceberg Lake & Many Glacier Grizzly Bear Encounters

Read stories of hikers who have encountered Grizzly Bears while hiking Iceberg Lake & other trails in the Many Glacier area of Glacier National Park

Bear Awareness in Glacier National Park

I don’t want to scare you (or anyone else who reads this), but I think one should be very aware of bears when hiking in Glacier National Park. It can

Hole in the Wall August 07

On the second day of a backcountry trip in Glacier, we shared our area with a Grizzly. Our route was a shuttle from Goat Haunt to Kintla Lake via the

Grizzly Bear Stops Our Hike to Gross Ventre Falls

Back in 2004, my wife Yumi and I had set up camp at Cosley Lake and decided to hike over to Gros Ventre Falls, since we were headed over to Elizabeth Lake

Grizzly Encounters in Glacier National Park

In August of 2008 my hiking partner spotted a grizzly while we were on the Grinnell Glacier trail in Glacier National Park, just below a waterfall that