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• With 7 national parks nearby, paradise always within reach

  April 8, 2012 in Features, Travel on Page D8 Within a day’s drive of Spokane, there are seven national parks – Rainier, Olympic and North Cascades in Washington, Glacier in Montana, Crater Lake in Oregon, and Grand Teton and …

• Stranded skiers rescued at Glacier Park

  January 15, 2012 in News Glacier National Park officials say a helicopter plucked two stranded cross-country skiers out of the backcountry today. 2

• Bramante hikes Glacier Park’s 734 miles of trails

  October 23, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 Three pairs of shoes and hundreds of miles later, Jake Bramante emerged from Lincoln Lake trailhead as the first person in recent history to have hiked all of Glacier National …

• Bolster, Tonk looking for new normal

  October 23, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 A few weeks ago, she was just a wrangler who led dudes on trail rides near Glacier National Park. This week, Erin Bolster is trying to deal with a thousand …

• Heroes in grizzly chase featured on Letterman show

  October 12, 2011 in Outdoors, City on Page A1 Fans of heroes, horses, wranglers and grizzly bears got it all in one package Tuesday night on “The Late Show with David Letterman.” Trail riding guide Erin Bolster and her … 4

• Gutsy wrangler, huge horse save boy from charging grizzly

  September 18, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C14 Grizzlies are high profile this year. A lingering winter and late berry crop kept bears in proximity to humans longer than normal, perhaps contributing to a stream of headlines about … 40

• Hiker picks challenging year to bag all 734 miles of Glacier Park trails

  August 14, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 This spring, Jake Bramante sat in the back corner of a coffee shop, a jumble of topographic maps fanned out on the table before him, waiting for the trails to …

• Snow closes Glacier Park Road

  September 17, 2010 in Outdoors Snowstorms have forced today’s temporary closure of a portion of Going-to-the-Sun Road through Glacier National Park.

• At 100, Glacier National Park is tourism hot spot

  September 14, 2010 in Outdoors, Region Glacier National Park is seeing a near record number of visitors during its centennial year. 1

• Yellowstone gift shop encourages patrons’ care for climate

  September 5, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I5 The gift shop at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel is one of a kind. Who would ever think that bison dung would be a product to purchase in a national park? …

• Glacier Memories: Trip was done in usual style

  August 29, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C13 Ann Murphy was just short of 30 years old in the late 1940s when she rounded up the courage to join a friend on a train tour north from San …

• Glacier Memories: Taking the scenic route

  August 29, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C14 “Look at this trail, Joel,” I said to my 11-year-old son, pointing out a wide, smooth gradual downhill stretch leading away from Granite Park Chalet. “We’ll fly down this.” I …

• Glacier Memories: Smooth riding for 62 years

  August 29, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C14 Of all the memories forged by visitors to Glacier National Park, few are any more enduring than a Spokane couple’s love-at-first-sight relationship. Daryl Hagie was in his second season as …

• Glacier Park’s Logan Pass open

  June 25, 2010 in Outdoors Glacier National Park’s famous Going to the Sun Road was cleared for the first time this season on Thursday and vehicles were allowed to pass under walls of snow from …

• Glacier park turns 100, but age has not been kind

  May 11, 2010 in Region Age has not been kind to Glacier National Park. The gorgeous million-acre park in northwestern Montana celebrated its 100th birthday today. But many of its glaciers have melted, and scientists … 4

• Special fishing report coming Thursday

  April 11, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C10 OUTLOOK – Fishing 2010, The Spokesman-Review’s annual update on fishing prospects, rules and opportunities throughout the Inland Northwest, will be inserted in the Thursday paper. The tabloid includes a map …

• Park loses 2 more namesake glaciers

  April 8, 2010 in City on Page A6 BILLINGS – Glacier National Park has lost two more of its namesake moving icefields to climate change, which is shrinking the rivers of ice until they grind to a halt, … 1

• 2 more glaciers gone from Glacier National Park

  April 7, 2010 in Outdoors, Region Glacier National Park has lost two more of its namesake moving icefields to climate change, which is shrinking the rivers of ice until they grind to a halt, a government … 34

• Montana winters knock our socks off

  January 25, 2010 in Awayfinder destinations To some, winter means cozying up next to a fire with a cup of spiced cider and your warmest pair of fleece socks. But in Western Montana, winter means it’s …

• Yellowstone, Glacier featured on new quarters

  September 9, 2009 in Nation/World Quarters dropped into fountains at Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas next year could feature the park itself. The U.S. Mint announced Wednesday that the first in its “America the … 2

• Reluctant rangers shoot, kill grizzly

  August 19, 2009 in Outdoors, Nation/World on Page A4 WEST GLACIER, Mont. – A disturbingly friendly grizzly bear that had boldly wandered through campgrounds and sniffed food and around the edges of tents has been killed after Glacier National … 1

• Glacier park officials to kill aggressive grizzly

  August 14, 2009 in Region KALISPELL, Mont. — Glacier National Park’s bear management team has decided to kill a 17-year-old female grizzly bear that has become overly familiar with people and relocate her yearling cubs … 5

• Out & About

  August 9, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C10 Experts make case for getting out

• Glacier National Park Fund seeks $3.5 million

    June 29, 2009 in Outdoors, Region GREAT FALLS — The Glacier National Park Fund has set a $3.5 million fundraising goal for upgrades and restoration as the park nears its centennial.

• Glacier National Park’s icy wonders shrinking

  June 15, 2009 in City on Page A6 BILLINGS – On the eve of Glacier National Park’s 100th birthday, some of its distinctive features – glaciers – are disappearing and may not be around for the park’s bicentennial …