CDT – Day 127 – East Glacier M2927.6

8/29/15 Day 127 – East Glacier M2927.6, 4796′
Cabin – Nights Spent Alone: 15
0, 2617.8 Trip Miles

Day’s of Snow: 9 – Day’s of Rain: 42 – Days of Hail: 19
6 am to 5:10 pm
# of Zero days: 13
Gila Crossings Final Total: 221
Tick Count: 4 (4 more crawling on me)

Wanted List
Mountain Goat
Grizzly Bear
Sasquatch
Black Bear – SPOTTED
Bighorn Sheep
Velociraptor
Mountain Lion
Beaver – SPOTTED
Unicorn
Wolf
Buffalo

Critter Count
1 Squirrel

Totals
1) 618 Pronghorn*
2) 448 Elk*7
3) 406 Chipmunks *5
4) 201 Deer*2
5) 185 Squirrels *9
6) 154 Marmot*4
7) 120 Lizards*6
8) 116 Wild Horses
9) 77 Ground Squirrels*10
10) 71 Pika
11) 57 Cotton Tail Rabbits *8
12) 30 Prairie Dogs
13) 22 Horny Toads
14) 18 Jack Rabbit*3
15) 15 Moose
16) 10 Snakes
17) 7 Black Bears
18) 5 Coyotes
19) 5 Moles
20) 4 Porcupine
21) 3 Toads
22) 2 Mouse
23) 2 Fox
24) 2 Rattle Snakes
25) 1 Beaver
26) 1 Badger
27) 1 Skunk
28) 1 Weasel -Long Tail
*259 from car, *2 – 49 from car – 3 in town, *3 – 1 from car, *4 – 2 from car, *5 – 2 off trail, *6 – 1 off trail, *7 – 9 from car, *8 – 3 off trail *9 – 1 from car & 1- off trail , *10 – 6 off trail
Well I slept till 8:42 am! I couldn’t believe it. Staying up till past 12 wasn’t very smart.
The day was spent hanging out, eating, some drinking, laundry, more eating, organizing, and long talks on the phone with the U.S. immigration office.
The people who run the ferry from Canada were trying to tell me I couldn’t walk the last 4.5 miles from Goat Haunt to the border without my passport. I knew that had to be total bullshit. It’s U.S. soil and I’m a U.S. citizen. I just couldn’t cross the border.
Finally I talked to two supervisors who said I was fine to walk to the border. I’ll still cross into Canada as my dad will be handing me my passport at the border when he meets me.
I think the plan is for him to walk from

Waterton and meet me at the border. Then we’ll both hike back to Goat Haunt and take the ferry to Waterton. That should make the hiking easier on him and be a relaxing cruise to end my Triple Crown.

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