Adirondack Mountain Club Adventure Travel

Glacier National ParkAugust 9-16, 2009

byMarianne Hebert

Glacier Institute Accommodations

Day 1: Monday 8/10/09

Trail of the Cedars

and

Avalanche Lake 4.5 miles

Elevation gain ~800 ft.

Avalanche Lake

Glacier Institute Guides

Becca and Hilary

Day 2: Monday 8/11/09

Firebrand Pass9 Miles

Quaking Aspen Trees

We see a group of individual trees but

actually an aspen grove is a single organism sharing a single root

system.

Asters

Winds were 40+ miles per hour!

Going-to-the-Sun-RoadForest fires are common and a natural part of the ecology.