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Photos: Sperry Chalet Resurrected

Glacier National Park's Sperry Chalet, after burning in the Sprague Fire in 2017, is rebuilt and receiving guests again for the 2020 season, as seen August 13, 2020.

Hunter D'Antuono
Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park on August 13, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Charred railings from the old Sperry Chalet rest in the grass off to the side of the rebuilt Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park on August 13, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A mule train descends the trail from Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park on August 13, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park on August 13, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A sign denotes trail distances on the outside of the mess hall at Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park on August 13, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The afternoon sun shines through burned trees along the trail to Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park on August 13, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Mike Warrington, on site manager of Sperry Chalet, is pictured outside the chalet’s kitchen hall in Glacier National Park on August 13, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Laundry is hung to dry at Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park on August 13, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The dining area at Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park on August 13, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Sperry Chalet is visible through burned timber in Glacier National Park on August 13, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Flowers bloom near Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park on August 13, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park on August 13, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A mountain goats feeds around Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park on August 13, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A mountain goat walks around Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park on August 13, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park on August 13, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A triangle dinner bell hangs from the deck of Sperry Chalet mess hall in Glacier National Park on August 13, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A plaque and goat skull in Sperry Chalet’s mess hall in Glacier National Park on August 13, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park on August 13, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A view of McDonald Lake from Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park on August 13, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The final sun rays of the day eek through the burned timber along the trail to Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park on August 13, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon

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