The Best Hikes in Glacier National Park With Kids

Guided Glacier National Park Hiking

Check out this amazing video of grizzly and black bears interacting, from visitor Anthony James! Normally agreeable when food is abundant, grizzly and black bears run into one another more often when food is scarce—like early summer. While grizzly bears are larger and typically stronger than black bears, this black bear displays its powerful exit strategy: climbing! The short, sharp claws of the black bear are ideal for tree climbing. The grizzly's longer, duller claws are great for digging, but

Bears emerging from dens in Glacier National Park

Bears emerging from dens in Glacier National Park

What’s your favorite bighorn sheep sighting? Bighorn sheep–famous for their large, curly horns–are a common sight in the high elevation areas of Glacier National Park. Sheep live in sex-segregated herds—a group will be either all rams, or a mix of ewes and kids. Sheep of both sexes have horns, although the larger, curlier horns belong to the males. Unlike an antler, a sheep horn is never shed; it continues to grow throughout a sheep’s life. These horns can weigh as much as 30 pounds! As you can