| If you like the outdoors and scenery that's hard | | | | are visitor centers that have maps throughout |
| to beat anywhere on the planet, Glacier National | | | | the park to help you. Glacier Park Inc. operates a |
| Park may be the place for you. Located in | | | | daily shuttle service along this road from July 1st |
| beautiful Northwest Montana and extending into | | | | to Labor Day weekend. |
| Canada, this National Park is one of the most | | | | The glaciers that you find in Glacier National Park |
| beautiful in the entire United States. If you enjoy | | | | today are all geologically new, having formed in |
| fishing, hiking, animal watching, camping, mountain | | | | the last few thousand years. Presently, all of the |
| biking, swimming, or most other outdoor activities, | | | | glaciers within Glacier National Park are shrinking. In |
| Glacier National Park is the place for you. | | | | other words, more snow melts each year than |
| Glacier National Park is one of the largest and | | | | accumulates each winter. As the climate has |
| most intact ecosystems in North America. There | | | | changed over the last two million years, glaciers |
| are over fifty glaciers within the park, thus the | | | | have formed and melted away many times. So |
| name. There are also over 200 lakes and streams | | | | at the end of the day, this process is as it should |
| in Glacier National Park. The largest lake is Lake | | | | be. |
| Macdonald, and the various streams and river hold | | | | The Park itself is full of wildlife. Although there are |
| nice populations of wild trout. There are also over | | | | to many species to list here, some of them would |
| 730 miles of trails for hikers to enjoy within | | | | include: mountain goats, white tailed and mule |
| Glacier National Park. Hiking is probably one of the | | | | deer, elk, moose, black bear, grizzly bear, |
| most popular activities within the park. If you go | | | | mountain lions, and various rodents and birds. If |
| hiking in this area of the country having bear | | | | you're interested in viewing wildlife, Glacier National |
| spray with you is always a good idea. Glacier | | | | Park won't disappoint. There are also many fish |
| National Park is home to a decent population of | | | | species located in the rivers and lakes throughout |
| wild grizzly bears. | | | | the Park. Most of the fish are in the trout family |
| The Park is divided from east to west by | | | | and would include: lake, rainbow, cutthroat, brook, |
| Going-to-the-Sun road. It's a spectacular drive, and | | | | and bull trout. |
| if you go once you'll realize where the road got its | | | | The bottom line is that if it's outdoor activities and |
| name. Bisecting the heart of the park, this fifty | | | | scenery that interest you, Glacier National Park is |
| mile long road hugs the shores of the parks two | | | | the place for you. Whether your favorite activity |
| largest lakes and then goes right below the cliffs | | | | is rafting,fishing, hiking, camping, driving, or biking |
| of the Continental Divide as it traverses Logan | | | | you'll find it within the boundaries of Glacier |
| Pass. If you're looking for more information, there | | | | National Park. |