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News and Adventure from Glacier National Park Glacier National Park spokesperson Autumn Sifuentes confirmed to SFGATE earlier today that “a surprise encounter involving a hiker and a bear occurred on the Grinnell Glacier Trail in Glacier National Park” yesterday. The Grinnell Glacier Trail and the North Shore Josephine Lake Trail,…

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