The backcountry status page shows Mokawannis Junction camp as closed. And I'm wondering if it was because of a problem bear. We encountered a problem black bear at GLH camp. It kept circling the camp and checking all the sites. At one point it was coming into the camp while I was walking out in the ...
thanks for the update Lyman. I ended up not taking fishing gear with me on this trip. In the end I didn't want to over complicate things. I noticed fish jumping at Elizabeth lake and at one point at Cosley lake. No other lakes seemed to be very active. Although the wind was pretty severe during my t...
Just got back from a 6 night backpack in glacier. As far as permits go I think there's still no-shows that are using up 25-50% of the camps. Every camp we stayed at had an open site except for the last night which was on a Saturday. Here's the breakdown. ELH - 1 of 4 sites was not used. HEL - 1 of 2...
It does seem like Yellowstone bears and Glacier Bears differ. But in this case, She was trail running and probably making very little noise when this happened. And it was a sow with a cub. Same thing could easily happen in Glacier.
Hey Kyle, Not sure I like the new format of the BC availability page when I view it on a regular browser. (which is pretty the only way I go to that page). It's all squished together and looked much better prior to the change. Can you detect the client and format based on the client browser/platform...
In the past, when I gave my permit to a friend all I had to do was call the backcountry office and tell them I wanted to give the permit to someone. I gave them his name, number and email address. I believe they might have asked me for some kind of verification that I was who I claimed to be. I'm no...
I've never carried one of these on a backpack, however I have used them when my campmates were not using theirs. They are definitely better than sitting on a log or the ground, however I'm not sure adding weight to the pack is worth it. I guess if the hiking distance between camps is low and not dif...