Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park - a place where everything looks like a postcard. Picturesque, quiet natural surrounding. Too many waterfalls to count, numerous hiking trails, hotels for every taste. Even the techie, computer-addicted, most-in-touch person will benefit from a few days in the natural surroundings of Glacier National Park. Abundant wildlife: bears, moose, deer, birds, fish, etc.

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Rent a car from one of the local airports. Driving through is the best way to take in everything the park has to offer. There are vintage red buses that stop at major points throughout the park and at the hotels.

The Rising Sun Motor Inn is situated at the east end of Glacier National Park (US) about 5 miles from the east entrance to the park. It is what its title suggests...a motor inn. It has a few separate buildings that contain about 15 rooms each. There are also cottages available. The main building contains the registration desk, gift shop, and restaurant. There is a building across the parking lot that has a sundry shop.

We stayed in a queen-size room. It was VERY simple. NO TV, NO phone, NO Internet, NO A/C. But you go to the park to get away from all that, and we spent very little time in the room, so it was manageable. The bed was hard, but hey, for the location, the place was just fine.

It is 2 miles from the lookout to Wild Goose Island, the picture-perfect location in the park. And about 10 miles from Logan Pass.

The maid service was adequate, and we never were without necessities provided at normal motels. We would stay again, not for the hotel's amenities, but for the prime location to everything you'd want to do in the park.

The wildlife may be amazing, but beware, they are WILD. While walking along trails, we were advised to make some noise every now and then, talk loudly to each other, or clap to "warn" any wildlife (especially bears!) that we were on our way. You're much less likely to get attacked if you don't startle wildlife. We saw many carrying bear spray but didn't have the foresight to bring some.