Folks can head out to Glacier National Park on Saturday and see the sights for free.

Entrance fees are being waived on Sept. 28 as part of National Public Lands Day, and visitors are being encouraged to pay a visit and experience Fall in the park.

National Public Lands Day is an annual event intended to improve the health of public lands and encourage shared stewardship through volunteer service.

Ranger-led activities will be available in the Lake McDonald Valley area on Saturday, including John's Lake Loop Hike, an easy three mile walk through cedar-hemlock forest, quiet lakes, and roaring cascades.

Visitors are reminded to come prepared for changing weather conditions by layering clothing and having the appropriate footwear for planned activities. The park is also home to black and grizzly bears, and visitors should always be "bear aware."

Outdoor enthusiasts should always communicate activity plans and time of return to someone.

KPAX

The police blotter for the Flathead area reports on heinous crime, misdeeds and mishaps on a typical Montana day.

Police Blotter
 
5:40 a.m. Someone in a white car was seen shooting a BB gun at another vehicle on Third Avenue West.

9:07 a.m. A slightly vicious brown dog was seen on Bay Harbor Drive in Bigfork.

9:09 a.m. Two holes were shot through the front window of a home on Fourth Street West. BBs were found on the floor.

9:09 a.m. Numerous people who had parked their vehicle on Third Avenue West found that their windows had been shot out.

2:45 p.m. A truck on Tamarack Lane in Columbia Falls looked as though it had been keyed.

3:57 p.m. A man called from Bayou Road to report that his three-year-old boy and his three-year-old nephew had wondered out of the yard. The boys were found a short time later “deer hunting” in a nearby field.

8:49 p.m. A woman was heard screaming on the Going-to-the-Sun Road in West Glacier. A ranger discovered a singing transient.

11:02 p.m. A Whitefish resident called 911 to report that a llama was in their backyard.

Flathead Beacon

A fall like weather pattern has moved into Montana today with areas of rain a few thunderstorms and higher elevated snow.

I have been monitoring web cameras at Big Sky and Bridger Bowl and sure enough snow is falling over the higher peaks at both resorts.

As of 10am local mountain passes are seeing rain, however, temperatures tonight will fall below freezing and there could be some icy spots to watch out for this evening.

Montana and Wyoming DOT have close down the Beartooth Highway between Long Lake in Wyoming and Vista Point in Montana due to snow and ice on the roadway. I expect snow showers to continue through tonight down to about 8000 feet.

KZBK