| irma.nps.gov
| irma.nps.gov
More than 765,000 people visited Glacier National Park in July, according to new visitation data, which revealed a nearly 3.4% dip in visitor traffic compared to the same period last year. But the park’s overall year-to-date visitation data could still be one for the record books, a feat that’s all the more impressive given the […]| Flathead Beacon
Due to heavy rain and predicted snowfall, Glacier National Park officials announced late Friday afternoon that they are temporarily closing the alpine sections of Going-to-the-Sun Road. The closure is in effect beginning 8 p.m. on June 20 and will extend from Avalanche to Jackson Glacier Overlook. Glacier National Park will evaluate and re-open the alpine […]| Flathead Beacon
It’s not quite 9 a.m. and North Fork District Ranger Jim Dahlstrom has heard the names “Bowman” and “Kintla” lakes mispronounced so many times he’s stopped correcting people, turning his attention instead to the more pressing business of parsing visitors — sizing them up and winnowing the self-reliant from the totally helpless. On the index […]| Flathead Beacon
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky| the Guardian
