Overview of Patrick Whalen
Patrick, a survivalist, frequented Glacier National Park, Blackfeet Tribal Lands and the Columbia Falls area for several weeks during Spetember and October 2000 prior to his disappearance. Patrick's vehicle was later located at the Lake McDonald Lodge Restaurant in the vicinity of US Hwy 89 and State Hwy 49 in Glacier Park, MT. A Park Ranger located an abandoned camp in Glacier Park, along the North Fork of Cut Bank Creek at the Atlantic Creek Backcountry Campground where personal belongings of Patrick's were identified; however subsequent ground searches have yeilded no further information.