Written by btwood2 on February 20, 2007
- The eastern portion of the famed Going-to-the-Sun Road is where you really get to see what glaciers are capable of. Their awesome icy power is now mostly a thing of the past in this park...
Written by btwood2 on February 20, 2007
- We probably wouldn’t have returned to the town of East Glacier Park if it hadn’t been for forgetting to pick up our mail as we were driving through on our way up. Since we’re full...
Written by btwood2 on January 28, 2007
- The 52-mile long Going-to-the-Sun Road bisecting Glacier Park is rightfully famous. Brainchild of park superintendent William Logan, serious construction on this road between west and east Glacier began in 1921. Eleven years later (1932), the...
Written by btwood2 on January 28, 2007
- Just getting to Polebridge is an adventure. There are two ways to get there from West Glacier: the Outside North Fork Road, or the Inside North Fork Road. They roughly parallel one another, on either...
Written by creekland on October 21, 2006
- There are mountains, and then there are mountains. While all of them have their own beauty and character and should be seen, those in Glacier are simply awe-inspiring. To date, we haven't seen...
Written by Lovestogo on February 22, 2004
- On our final day in Whitefish and Glacier National Park, we had no particular agenda. We were just going to go with the flow and see what happened. As we left Whitefish, the...
Written by dawn on September 16, 2003
- "There’s a war being fought in the forests." The contract firefighter looked at me with tired brown eyes and a soot-streaked face. The once-yellow bag on his shoulder was mostly black and smelled as if...
Written by callen60 on March 22, 2006
- Glacier was the third stop on our tour of the northern Rockies national parks. Like a lot of folks, our itinerary included the big three of Glacier, Grand Teton, and Yellowstone. We found it surprisingly...
Written by gowest youngman on December 17, 2004
- For a mere $10 admission to Glacier National Park, I was able to take a scenic drive like no other. After stopping briefly at the busy center of Apgar on the park's west side, I...
Written by Astromaid on October 20, 2002
- The Going to the Sun road is the most scenic stretch of road I have ever seen. During our week long stay at the park, we traversed this road several times. We never...
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