Highlight (Segment) • Trail
East Glacier Loop Trail — East Side
Hiking
5.0
(6)
This Highlight goes through a protected area
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Tongass National Forest
Tips
April 24, 2023
Hiking
This is a temperate rainforest so, although you won't get to enjoy tropical heat, you might spot eagles, ravens, or bears as you wander through towering spruce, cedar, and hemlock trees. Occasional boardwalks and stairs make it easier to navigate the land contours hidden beneath the forest.
July 5, 2020
Hiking
According to a report by the Washington Post, US President Donald Trump instructed his Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue in August 2019 to lift 20-year-old protections for the equivalent of 3.8 million hectares of the Tongass National Forest. Trump intends to target deforestation for energy and mining projects 😱(Wikipedia)
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Distance 1.06 km
Uphill 80 m
Downhill 40 m
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