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Don MacLaurin – Arrival at the Batzer Hut location (audio)

Don MacLaurin – Arrival at the Batzer Hut location (audio)

Don MacLaurin recalled. “I was the guy that went up with the first flight with all kinds of equipment to get things ready. The other guys climbed up […]
Hoary Marmot

Hoary Marmot

The Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata), a large squirrel-like rodent, communicates with one another by whistling. In the 1960s, a group of Vancouver businessmen led by Franz Wilhelmsen were […]
Alpine critters impact on the Himmelsbach Hut (audio)

Alpine critters impact on the Himmelsbach Hut (audio)

Don MacLaurin said, “You know one of the things we learned very quickly within the first year or so. We used what was called Crezon and it was […]
Conrad Kain Porcupine Defence

Conrad Kain Porcupine Defence

Leigh and Spring McClurg took a trip to the Conrad Kain Hut in the summer of 2015. The protection around their vehicle is to keep the porcupines from […]