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camera icon © CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES Elwood is the lead packer at Glacier, where he oversees 45 mules, 20 horses and five seasonal packers who work from May through October. In addition to making weekly trips to the park’s two functioning, century-old chalets with necessities such as propane tanks, toilet paper, food and tools, the packers stay busy hauling gear across the backcountry to support trail crews their priority as well as fire lookouts, carpenters, scientists, law enforcement, and search and rescue teams. “We pack in everything from chainsaws to fishing nets,” explained Elwood, 62, who grew up in Montana, began shoeing racehorses as a teenager and has worked with livestock in national parks since 1999. He pushed back his mud-splattered cowboy hat and his handlebar mustache tipped into a smile. “We pack in the fish biologists, too,” he added. “I’ve learned a lot by sitting around the campfire with geologists or archaeologists

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