Death in Glacier National Park: Stories of Accidents and Foolhardiness in the Crown of the Continent (Death in the National Parks)

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by Randi Minetor

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Adventures in the wilderness can be dramatic and deadly . This fully revised and updated second edition explores deaths in Glacier National Park dating back to January 1913, when a man froze to death while snowshoeing between Cut Bank and St. Mary. All told, 306 people have died or are presumed to have died in the park during the first 112 years of its existence. One man fell into a crevasse on East Gunsight Peak while skiing its steep north face, and another died while moonlight biking on the Sun Road. A man left his wife and five children at the Apgar picnic area and disappeared on Lake McDonald. A man died while photographing grizzly bears; his final photos showed the bears charging toward him. Collected here are some the most gripping accounts in park history of these unfortunate events caused by natural forces or human folly. Randi Minetor has written more than thirty books for Globe Pequot/Lyons Press, including Historic Glacier National Park , Backyard Birding, Hiking Waterfalls New York (FalconGuides), Scenic Routes & Byways New York, and Day Trips Hudson River Valley, and Day Trips Hudson Valley. She lives in Rochester, New York.

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