Iceland - what a beautiful country! Watching this short timelapse video, I was amazed by how much of the terrain looked like some of the scenery you would see in the Rocky Mountain west. This video was shot by Eric Hines during a 17-day, 4000-mile adventure around the country this past June during the midnight sun.
I would absolutely love to visit this country someday:
Expedition Iceland from Eric Hines on Vimeo.
Jeff
Hiking in Glacier.com
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Friday, September 27, 2013
Ride the Red Rock
Next Saturday is your opportunity to "Ride the Red Rock" in Waterton Lakes National Park.
On Saturday, October 5th, Waterton Lakes National Park will close the Red Rock Parkway to all motor vehicle traffic during the morning. You can ride as far as your interest takes you - just a short distance, or all the way to Red Rock Canyon and back (19 miles / 30 km round-trip). There will be refreshments and cyclist support along the way.
After the ride, participants can return to Pass Creek to relax and refuel with a BBQ kindly provided by Wieners of Waterton.
Helmets are mandatory for anyone under 18, and highly recommended for everyone else. Children should come with a legal guardian.
Need a bike? You can call Pat’s at 1-403-859-2266 to rent one!
If interested, participants should meet at Pass Creek at 9 a.m.
Jeff
Hiking in Glacier.com
After the ride, participants can return to Pass Creek to relax and refuel with a BBQ kindly provided by Wieners of Waterton.
Helmets are mandatory for anyone under 18, and highly recommended for everyone else. Children should come with a legal guardian.
Need a bike? You can call Pat’s at 1-403-859-2266 to rent one!
If interested, participants should meet at Pass Creek at 9 a.m.
Jeff
Hiking in Glacier.com
Thursday, September 26, 2013
The Glacier Institute Celebrates 30th Anniversary
This Saturday the Glacier Institute will be celebrating its 30th Anniversary with a party at the Big Creek Outdoor Education Center.
The community is invited to commemorate the anniversary. The special celebration event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on September 28th at the Big Creek Outdoor Education Center, located at 6500 North Fork Road, approximately 21 miles north of Columbia Falls.
The event will feature live music, complimentary lunch, education stations, facility tours and activities for kids. A short program will take place at 12:15 p.m. Lunch will be served immediately following the program. A scavenger hunt will take place at 1:15 p.m.
Additionally, the folks at Desert Mountain Brewing & Draughthaus have donated a keg of Red Eagle Irish Red Ale to the celebration - so you can't beat that!
Admission into the event is free. Donations will be collected to support The Glacier Institute.
For more information about the Glacier Institute, please click here.
Jeff
Hiking in Glacier.com
The community is invited to commemorate the anniversary. The special celebration event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on September 28th at the Big Creek Outdoor Education Center, located at 6500 North Fork Road, approximately 21 miles north of Columbia Falls.
The event will feature live music, complimentary lunch, education stations, facility tours and activities for kids. A short program will take place at 12:15 p.m. Lunch will be served immediately following the program. A scavenger hunt will take place at 1:15 p.m.
Additionally, the folks at Desert Mountain Brewing & Draughthaus have donated a keg of Red Eagle Irish Red Ale to the celebration - so you can't beat that!
Admission into the event is free. Donations will be collected to support The Glacier Institute.
For more information about the Glacier Institute, please click here.
Jeff
Hiking in Glacier.com
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Albright Visitor Center at Yellowstone Receives an Upgrade
The Albright Visitor Center in Mammoth Hot Springs will be upgraded over the coming months to be retrofit for seismic activity and bring better accessibility to the building.
The facility was originally built as bachelor officer’s quarters by the United States Army in 1909. Named after Horace Albright, the first Superintendent for Yellowstone and the second Director for the National Park Service, the building had been through a variety of uses before officially becoming the Albright Visitor Center in 1979.
Yellowstone National Park often encounters the unique challenge of adaptive use while protecting the historical structures. The current project will involve a seismic retrofit of the existing historic stone building, as well as, addressing some accessibility and life safety concerns. The seismic retrofit requires the installation of a steel frame inside the structure and attaching the frame to the stonework.
In addition to the structural changes, the exhibits will also be receiving a makeover. While each visitor center throughout the park has a specific focus, this visitor center will feature exhibits on park history and the Northern Range area of Yellowstone, with its diverse and abundant wildlife. A new and dynamic orientation area with interactive displays will offer enhanced trip planning information for visitors. Rounding out the services that will be available in the renovated facility is a backcountry permit office where hikers can obtain permits and up to date information for backcountry trip planning. The park’s nonprofit cooperating association, the Yellowstone Association, will operate a bookstore in which visitors will find a variety of educational materials about Yellowstone and the surrounding region.
Swank Enterprises, which also completed the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center and the Mammoth Justice Center, plans to complete the project by spring of 2015. The projected opening date for the new visitor center is the summer of 2015. During the project, the visitor center operations will be relocated into a temporary building located nearby. All visitor services, including the Yellowstone Association store, will continue in the temporary location.
Jeff
Hiking in Glacier.com
The facility was originally built as bachelor officer’s quarters by the United States Army in 1909. Named after Horace Albright, the first Superintendent for Yellowstone and the second Director for the National Park Service, the building had been through a variety of uses before officially becoming the Albright Visitor Center in 1979.
Yellowstone National Park often encounters the unique challenge of adaptive use while protecting the historical structures. The current project will involve a seismic retrofit of the existing historic stone building, as well as, addressing some accessibility and life safety concerns. The seismic retrofit requires the installation of a steel frame inside the structure and attaching the frame to the stonework.
In addition to the structural changes, the exhibits will also be receiving a makeover. While each visitor center throughout the park has a specific focus, this visitor center will feature exhibits on park history and the Northern Range area of Yellowstone, with its diverse and abundant wildlife. A new and dynamic orientation area with interactive displays will offer enhanced trip planning information for visitors. Rounding out the services that will be available in the renovated facility is a backcountry permit office where hikers can obtain permits and up to date information for backcountry trip planning. The park’s nonprofit cooperating association, the Yellowstone Association, will operate a bookstore in which visitors will find a variety of educational materials about Yellowstone and the surrounding region.
Swank Enterprises, which also completed the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center and the Mammoth Justice Center, plans to complete the project by spring of 2015. The projected opening date for the new visitor center is the summer of 2015. During the project, the visitor center operations will be relocated into a temporary building located nearby. All visitor services, including the Yellowstone Association store, will continue in the temporary location.
Jeff
Hiking in Glacier.com
Monday, September 23, 2013
GNP Video: Mountain Goat Study Begins at Logan Pass
Glacier National Park, in partnership with the University of Montana, has begun a three-year research study on how mountain goats are affected by roads, people and trails in the Logan Pass area. The research is a critical component of the current Going-to-the-Sun Road Corridor Management planning effort, as human-wildlife interactions within the corridor are an identified issue of concern. Interactions between humans and goats are increasing in the Logan Pass area, creating potential unhealthy and unsafe conditions.
Here's short video from Glacier National Park that provides a nice overview of the program:
Jeff
Hiking in Glacier.com
Here's short video from Glacier National Park that provides a nice overview of the program:
Jeff
Hiking in Glacier.com
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