Death in Glacier National Park, Randi Minetor
Death in Glacier National Park, Randi Minetor
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Death in Glacier National Park
Stories of Accidents and Foolhardiness in the Crown of the Continent

Author: Randi Minetor

Narrator: Stephanie Dillard

Unabridged: 5 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/29/2020


Synopsis

Adventures in the wilderness can be dramatic and deadly. Glacier National Park's death records date back to January 1913, when a man froze to death while snowshoeing between Cut Bank and St. Mary. All told, 260 people have died or are presumed to have died in the park during the first hundred 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. His boat was found halfway up the west shore wedged between rocks with the propeller stuck in gravel. Collected here are some of the most gripping accounts in park history of these unfortunate events caused by natural forces or human folly.

About Randi Minetor

Randi Minetor has written more than thirty books, including Historic Glacier National Park, Death in Glacier National Park, and Death in Zion National Park. She lives in Rochester, New York.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on July 19, 2016

Good book. Glad I read it on my way back from a Glacier hiking trip! Ha!......more

Goodreads review by Lisa McCormick on July 05, 2021

Interesting book that tells the stories about people who met their untimely deaths at my favorite national park. Some clearly got in over their heads or disobeyed rules made in order to protect us or went against advice given. However, some people did everything they should have but experienced trag......more

Goodreads review by Merissa on July 19, 2022

Very interesting stories about tourist mishaps in Glacier National Park.......more

Goodreads review by Jesse on October 28, 2024

I enjoyed hearing about all the cautionary tales, although it was a bit repetitive and matter of fact at points. Still a good read/listen! Personal note: this was my first audiobook!......more

Goodreads review by Gail on November 02, 2024

Not as many people have died in Glacier as I would have thought. There's no hot springs to fall into so I guess that brings the number down a bit.......more