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now making our way closer to water with Cosley Ridge as our guide. It really dominates the landscape both in the Belly River and Mokowanis River side.
From https://www.parkcabinco.com/blog/2019/1 ... joe-cosley
If you were to approach a gathering of true, die-hard Glacier-philes and demand of the party a single pick for the most important person in the Park’s history, you’d likely be met with a squabble or at the very least a lack of consensus. Perhaps the “discovery and protection” orientated among the group would declare for the sainted George Bird Grinnel, while others might point out that the Blackfeet and other native tribes have existed here for over 12,000 years. Another faction could reasonably chime in for Louis Hill, the great promoter of the Park in hopes of profits for his railroad and hotels. Surely there would be a vote or two for the renowned naturalist, Morton J. Elrod. The hiking and climbing crowd might split in twain over the original exploits of Norman Clyde versus the instructional bent of J. Gordon Edwards.
Ask a more pointed query to that same savvy group, one invoking the search for the most colorful character in the history of Glacier Park, and the results are immediately reduced to a single, fascinating figure: Joe Cosley, the Panther-on-Snow-Shoes.
From https://www.parkcabinco.com/blog/2019/1 ... joe-cosley
If you were to approach a gathering of true, die-hard Glacier-philes and demand of the party a single pick for the most important person in the Park’s history, you’d likely be met with a squabble or at the very least a lack of consensus. Perhaps the “discovery and protection” orientated among the group would declare for the sainted George Bird Grinnel, while others might point out that the Blackfeet and other native tribes have existed here for over 12,000 years. Another faction could reasonably chime in for Louis Hill, the great promoter of the Park in hopes of profits for his railroad and hotels. Surely there would be a vote or two for the renowned naturalist, Morton J. Elrod. The hiking and climbing crowd might split in twain over the original exploits of Norman Clyde versus the instructional bent of J. Gordon Edwards.
Ask a more pointed query to that same savvy group, one invoking the search for the most colorful character in the history of Glacier Park, and the results are immediately reduced to a single, fascinating figure: Joe Cosley, the Panther-on-Snow-Shoes.