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Grinnell: Hiking to Glacier National Park’s only accessible glacier

Posted on May 13, 2022, 9:02 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Glacier National Park, which celebrated its anniversary this week (established May 11, 1910) pays homage in its name to glaciation. However, although the work of past glaciers can be seen everywhere in a landscape that owes its shape to ice, its present glaciers are quite elusive. Follow me on the trail that is by far […]
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Paddling the White Cliffs of the Upper Missouri River

Posted on October 22, 2020, 11:30 am, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Floating the Upper Missouri River in Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument is a great trip, offering the opportunity to connect with a time when the landscape of the West was wild, surrounded by unique and spectacular scenery. It is an easy multi-day adventure that doesn’t require much experience nor effort to arrange. This article […]
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Crossing the Missouri River by ferry in the middle of nowhere

Posted on October 15, 2020, 7:39 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Along the 149 miles of river in Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, the monument lands surrounding the river grow larger and wilder as we move from west to east. From Fort Benton (river mile 0) to Coal Banks Landing (river mile 41.5) the river is mostly surrounded by grassy meadows and agricultural lands, with […]
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Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument’s accessible spot

Posted on October 9, 2020, 10:23 am, by QT Luong, under Locations.
The longest river in North America, the Missouri River flows for 2,341 miles from Western Montana to St Louis, where it joins the Mississippi River. In 1976, a 149-mile section of the Missouri River in Montana was one of the first river segments to be protected with the Wild and Scenic River designation. Lewis and […]
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