Hungry Horse news., 1955-07-01
GIacierPark Naturalist Program Underwa

WEST aGLAOlEn-OHuclW way IIllS
week on full scale except for few
alpine area hikes is the 1855 sum-
mer naturalist program in Glacier
National Park.
Heading the program are M. +.
Beatty, chief PARK naturalist, and
Don Robinson, park naturalist, as
sisted by IL ranger naturalists, who
work in the summer in Glacier, and
during the winter are science teach
ers or advanced college students.
Over the park each of the camp
fire and recreational hall topics are
the same on Monday, Tuesday and
on through the week Objective is for
the vacationer to hear new topics as
he moves on.
Monday topic is what to do and
see in Glacier; Tuesday-"Human
history of Glacier" Wednesday,
"Story of the rocks and glaciers"
Thursday = Animal life of the
park Friday-''Trees and flowers
of the park" Saturday = National
park highlights.''
Schedule of activities by areas is
as follows:
MANY GLACIER
All day hike-To Grinnell glacier ev-
cry Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Leaves hotel lobby at 8:15 a. m.
Round trip distance: IL miles. g a.
m. Boat trip connects with mixers at
head of Lake Josephine reducing
hiking distance to half. Take lunch.
See footnote ~.
All day hike-To Iceberg lake ev-
cry Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day. Leaves campground store a.
m. Total round trip distance: 9 miles
Take lunch. See footnote ~.
Special all day hike-To a pre-
announced destination every Sunday.
Trip may vary from week to week.
Leaves hotel lobby BIS a. m. Take
lunch. ~
Boat and trail frip-HOtel to Grin
nell lake daily at a. M and 2 p. m.
Round trip hike: 2 miles, nearly le-
vel.
Evening faIk-Hotel convention
hall. $3.50 p. m. nightly, except Sum-
day. Illustrated with natural color
slides or movies. (See lecture topics
above.)
ST. MARY RISING SUN
SUN POINT AREAS
Information office-Sun point. OPP
en- daily a. m. to p. m. Out
standing scenic and Photographic
area only 200 yards off main high
way. Flower display, exhibits, view
finder, park publications on sale.
Evening talk-St Mary dormitory
Nightly except Sunday at $3.50 p. m
Illustrated with natural color slides
or movies. Follow directional signs
from ST. Mary entrance station. (Set
lecture topics.)
Campfire prosram-Rising SUI
campground nightly except Sunday
$3.50 p. m. in July and 8 p. m. II
August.
LOGAN PASS
Trail hike-To Hidden lake view
point or through Hanging gardens
Daily at 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. A two
hour trip featuring alpine flowers
glacial geology, high elevation bird
and mammals. ~
All day hiks-Along Garden Wal
trail to Granite Park chalet. Leave
Logan pass parking area a. m
every Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
urday. Excellent scenery, wild flow
ers and animal life. Round trip ab0u
10 miles. Take lunch. ~.
information service-Naturalist o.
duty daily from 9 a. m. to p. m
Free telescope viewing mountai
goats; orientation circle.
LAKE MCDONALD = AVALANCHE
AREAS
Trail hike-Avalanche campgroun
to Avalanche lake. Daily excer
Sunday at 8 a. m. starting from rea
of campground. Interesting pothol
canyon, deep glacial cirque wit
high waterfalls and colorful LAKE
Round trip miles; time hours e.
All day hike-To Apgar lookout eN
cry Monday, Wednesday and Frida!
Meet $3.50 a. m. Apgar amphltheate
parking area. Bring lunch, cantee
for water, and car for drive of
miles to start of trail. Round tri
hike 6 miles. ~.
Sperry overnight frip-Every Wee
nesday from Lake Mcdonald hot
at 8 a. m. Return Thursday afte
noon. Meals and lodging at Sperr
chalet cost about $40. Side trips
Sperry glacier and Lake Ellen Wi
son. Make advance reservations
Lake Mcdonald Hotel transportatie
desk. ~.
Boat frip-On Lake McDonal
Naturalist accompanies afternot
and evening trips daily except Su
day. Check starting times at hot
transportation desk. Time requires
approximately l hour.
Evening taIk-McDOnald hotel re
reation hall. Nightly except Sund;
at $3.50 p. m. Illustrated with natu
al color slides or movies. See lectu
tOpics)
Campfire prosrams-At Avalancl
campground nightly except Sunda
and at Sprague campgr0und Tue
day, Thursday and Saturday eve
ings. Programs start at $3.50 p. m.
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