100 Days In Glacier

In 2001, a friend of mine and his father set out on a camping trip in Glacier National Park. It was a 14 mile hike from the trailhead to the campsite, and along the way, they met some doctors that were on the same journey. My friend sped up towards the end of the hike to see where they'd be sleeping, and while he was ahead, his father had a heart attack. The doctors found his father, did some life saving doctor things and had him airlifted out of the park to a hospital. There also happened to be a long distance runner already at the campsite who, the following morning after the helicopter came, ran down the 14 mile trail and the extra several miles to my friend's car, and drove it back to the trailhead to save time for the rest of the group. It's a hell of a story that I haven't been able to stop thinking about all weekend. My friend's father was at the party where the story was told and still keeps in touch and visits the doctors that saved his life. Great ending.The above picture is from Glacier Park Magazine's 100 Days In Glacier feature that celebrates the park's 100th birthday in 2010. More after the jump.