Entry - July 29, 1936

10.00 P.M. I took a little hike today. I seen a couple of bear and a mormouth. It is an overgrown species of a ground squirrel as big as a cat. Walked about 8 miles up and 8 miles back.

Robert


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Comments From Chris -


When transcribing these entries I stay with they way Robert wrote them. This includes any spelling or grammar errors. In this entry I think he was talking about a Marmot, of which there there are two kinds in Glacier National Park. These are the yellow-bellied marmot and the hoary marmot.

The hoary marmot is the largest American ground squirrel and averages 24-32 in. long. Their weight can vary quite a bit as these animals hibernate. Just before hibernation they can get around 20 lbs. Some can even get to 30 lbs.

Yellow-bellied Marmot
"Marmota flaviventris standing S of Donahue Pass" by Dcrjsr - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 4.0