Marc Ankenbauer's ten year quest to swim in every lake in Waterton and Glacier National Parks for charity
Good evening, It’s been an amazing summer, for sure. In the last five or six weeks since I wrote alot has happened. I nabbed seven more lakes in Glacier. That brings the totel to 86. Then came the decision that I was going to include Waterton National Park in the lake bid project. So there was a push that incorporated seven lakes up there which … [Continue reading]
Speaker: Good Morning everyone, Can I see a show of hands…Who here has been to the Two Medicine valley of Glacier National Park? It’s in the southeastern corner…Huh….. Great, that’s actually a good amount of you. Speaker: Yes, Maam? You in the back with the blue shirt on…Do you have a question? Lady: Dmoiunamdklsdfjlkoiwekdfasdklfj … [Continue reading]
This Blog Entry is Dedicated to "Billy", most know him as Brad. Have a great year back in college. This trek would not have been done without you. Good Morning everyone, That’s right, I’m casting off my nighttime literary window and trying the morning. Hopefully this entry will be fueled by the big mug of coffee that is sitting next to me … [Continue reading]
Good evening, all Yes that’s right, it’s night time again and I’m trying to make sure I get this thing updated. I have actually done much since I wrote last. So, here goes…. . Back to the lake bids. My girlfriend and I went on a trek last week. In the Many Glacier valley there is Kennedy Lake. It’s quite … [Continue reading]
So, has anyone ever heard of booby-junk leeches? This is more a goofy entry sentence than legitimate question. Everyone knows that right? Allow me to expand…. My friends Josh and Laura went a swimmin’ with me the other day. Laura who is daughter of one of my most devout readers Chris Kloeck, by the way. Hi, Chris…Thanks for the 70’s TV show … [Continue reading]
Well hello all,First of all, I would like to thank many of you for you comments and emails. I write this a little bit for my self but without knowing that people are reading it…its kind of tough to put the time in. So, thank you for your support…I feel like I’m running for office..Jeez..So, back to business. The last week has been…well..HOT … [Continue reading]
Good evening…how is everyone? I find myself writing these well into the evening. Hope all my word choices are up to par, I’m kind of tired. In the last week, I finally swam in a new lake. Goat Haunt Lake was #67 swam in out of 168 named lakes. It hangs out on the other side of Goat Haunt Ridge which makes up much of the eastern landscape … [Continue reading]
My friend Cara just taught me about about blogging. So since I'm just beginning I can only imagine that this will be a slow process to get going. If your interested, stick with me and give me some incentive. I tend to have a random story at the end of the day. I'll see how many I can get down on paper for you. It's winter so things are a bit … [Continue reading]
Hi my name is Marc Ankenbauer and I jump into freezing cold lakes for charity. I'd like to personally thank you very much for visiting my website, Glacier Explorer. My Story For the last 10+ years I've been attempting to be the first person ever to jump into all of the 168 named lakes in the … [Read More...]
