New edition of guidebook for Flathead Valley hikes released

The popular guidebook, “Day Hikes Around the Flathead,” originally came out in 1999. Local author Stormy Good Monod recently released the 25th anniversary edition that highlights over 120 hiking trails in the Valley.  

“I've been so happy people respond to it positively,” Good said of her book. “I'm trying to add (trails) all the time and I try to re-hike each trail between updates.” 

In the book, trails are organized into seven sections: Glacier National Park, the Galton Range, the Swan Crest, the Great Bear Wilderness and South Fork, the Whitefish Range, the Mission Mountains, Salish Mountains and Valley hikes.