Glacier National Park Day 1
We will be spending a few days here, exploring as much as we can. Throughout time, people have sought out Glacier National Park's rugged peaks, clear waters, and glacial-carved valleys; its landscape giving both desired resources and inspiration to those persistent enough to venture through it.
The majority of early European explorers came to this area in search of beaver and other pelts. They were soon followed by miners and, eventually, settlers looking for land. By 1891, the completion of the Great Northern Railway sealed the area’s fate, allowing a greater number of people to enter into the heart of northwest Montana. Homesteaders settled in the valleys west of Marias Pass and soon small towns developed.
By the late 1800s, influential leaders like George Bird Grinnell, pushed for the creation of a national park. In 1910, Grinnell and others saw their efforts rewarded when President Taft signed the bill establishing Glacier as the country's 10th national park.
3 comments:
Fun! We stayed at Apgar last year!
Enjoy a swim in the lake!
We saw a rainbow or two from there... :)
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The mountains..wow! The bear grass is pretty cool too.
The Jeep/tent doesn't look too stable...I'll take your RV.
Bear grass is cool. I like the Pileated babies too--wow--fun adventures.
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