George Ferguson Column: Bearmageddon: Griz season came early for me

You know the feeling you get when you’re totally prepared for something. Something you’ve been looking forward to for so long, and you’ve done everything to be ready, and all that’s left is the excitement of it actually happening.

It’s a great feeling.

I get that feeling toward the beginning of August every year, as another season of Montana Grizzly football rolls around. I also had that feeling as I approached my second hiking trip of the summer earlier this month, a three-day trip to one of my favorite places on earth, Glacier National Park.

On the itinerary were two major hi...