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KOOTENAY 115° 114°W Map Key What Is Geotourism All About? NATIONAL According to National Geographic, geotourism “sustains or enhances Community PARK the geographical character of a place—its environment, culture, Museum aesthetics, heritage, and the well-being of its residents.” Geotravelers, To Natural or scenic area then, are people who like that idea, who enjoy authentic sense of Calgary place and care about maintaining it. They find that relaxing and Other point of interest E having fun gets better—provides a richer experience—when they get E Black Diamond Outdoor experience involved in the place and learn about what goes on there. BOB CREEK WILDLAND, AB ALBERTA PARKS Turner Geotravelers soak up local culture, hire local guides, buy local Valley World Heritage site C Radium l foods, protect the environment, and take pride in discovering and EHot Springs os Scenic route ed observing local customs. Travel-spending choices can help or hurt, so i n 22 National Wild and Scenic River geotravelers patronize establishments that care about conservation, BARING CREEK IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MT CHUCKHANEY.COM wi nt er Urban area preservation, beautification, and benefits to local people. 543 Learn more at crownofthecontinent.natgeotourism.com. Columbia High River E 23 Protected Areas Wetlands Indian or First Nation reserve Geotraveler Tips: Buy Local 93 541 National forest or reserve High C w Patronize businesses that support the community and its conservation O Frank 40 oo KMt. Joffre N d Longview Lake National park and preservation efforts. Seek out local products, foods, services, and T E 11250 ft I E ELK N 3429 m E Longview Jerky Shop shops. When you support the people who support the place, they’ll N Other protected area T Invermere- A usually reward you with a richer, more memorable trip. L

on-the-Lake D Administered by UNESCO, the World Heritage LAKES IV Volunteer ID 540 List recognizes the most significant cultural E ( and natural treasures on the planet. G A great way to get to know a place—and the people who work to R E A Albers Conic Equal-Area Projection protect it—is to lend a hand. Options abound: Repair hiking trails, pull T PROVINCIAL K D E Standard Parallels 47° and 50° Windermere IV Cayley invasive weeds, restore streamside habitat, catalog historical artifacts. 10719 ft Mt. Abruzzi ID Lake 3267 m E) SCALE 1:500,000 Roll up your sleeves with the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation or 0 10 KAYAKER ON BOWMAN LAKE WITH RAINBOW PEAK IN THE BACKGROUND, MT STEVEN GNAM PARK the Nature Conservancy of Canada. w Bob Creek Wildland 0 10 Bob Creek Wildland protects Whaleback MAP DATA DERIVED FROM: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL Take a Hike Ridge and one of Alberta’s most important elk 2 RESOURCES CANADA; MIISTAKIS INSTITUTE FOR THE The region features thousands of miles of hiking, biking, and horse trails. ranges. At the southern limit of this backcoun- ROCKIES; MODIS/TERRA VEGETATION CONTINUOUS Local volunteers lead various nature groups on educational day hikes to Quiet Seasons FIELDS, NASA; NASA EARTH OBSERVATORY; NATURAL try preserve, which has no visitor facilities, the RESOURCES CANADA, CANADIAN FOREST SERVICE - watch birds, identify wildflowers, and explore public wildlands. Outings PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE; OAK RIDGE NATIONAL Oldman River breaks free of the mountains Nanton E Alpine wonders draw summer multitudes, but amateur natu- LABORATORY LANDSCAN 2004™/UT-BATTELLE, LLC; are free, but your donation will support conservation. ralists and wanderers may find sweeter serenity in the spring, through a narrow slot locals call “The Gap.” Canadian Grain Elevator SRTM DATA, INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR TROPICAL Discovery Centre AGRICULTURE (CIAT); UMD GLOBAL LAND COVER Visit First Nation and Tribal Lands fall, or winter. Marvel at giant larch trees as they golden in CLASSIFICATION, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND On First Nation land or an American Indian reservation, you are a guest 533 Seeley Lake during the Alpine Artisans Tour of the Arts in Courcelette Peak K where people live and work. Taking photos and video can be a sensitive 9987 ft Mt. BurkeK8340 ft issue, so ask permission first. A great time to visit is during traditional October. On her day in May, take mother to spy harlequin 3044 m 2542 m L i t powwows. R t l

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either be the Whitefish Winter Carnival in February or the paved. Take it slow, keep the dust down, and give the wildlife a brake. Elk T R A Don’t drive off road, and please respect private property. Fernie Griz Days Festival in March. Fort Macleod welcomes I q Lussier Hot Springs L Santa and his reindeer, alongside horse-drawn carriages, at From steamy hot to merely tepid, find your Chain Lakes Provincial Park Bears, Cougars, and Wolves Alberta’s largest Santa Claus parade. comfort level among the cascade of primi- Fishing and RV camping As a visitor, you’re sharing one of North America’s wildest places with Fording on the Cowboy Trail tive rock pools alongside the bubbling, frigid 9684 ft KMt. Lyall ROCKY W these majestic creatures. Hike in groups, make noise, and stay at least 2952 m i ECanal Flats l Lussier River, just inside Whiteswan Lake l E ten bus lengths away. Livingstone Falls o Stavely 116° White Provincial Park. w Lussier Hot Springs Whiteswan Step Away from Your Car q Lake P Travel options abound so you may better appreciate the scenery and o e Kimberley r meet others. Glacier National Park provides a free shuttle service across c Hike, cross-country ski, or ride your bike in the r Chimney Rock e u the Going-to-the-Sun Road. Drivers double as cultural guides on the

i Bed & Breakfast p Kimberley Nature Park, one of Canada’s larg- s Blackfeet-run Sun Tours, or try the elegant convertible-top red buses. s r Marysville Falls & Eco Park i est municipal parks at 800 hectares (1,800 u n Amtrak provides passenger service along Glacier’s southern border. For L Follow a forested trail, cross a beautiful (and acres). Visit the Old Bauernhaus Restaurant, a O e 22 MOUNTAINS muscle-powered transport, pedal the unpaved Great Divide Mountain German farm building first registered in 1640 brand new) timber frame bridge and follow a H lovely boardwalk to a viewpoint overlooking Bike Route on both sides of the border. and moved to Canada in 1987. Plug a coin in L i O l the impressive, 30-metre (98-foot) Marysville ld l the country’s largest freestanding cuckoo clock s Lucasia Ranch Leave No Trace m Claresholm E Frontier Western Shop Ltd and enjoy boutiques, cafes, and Kimberley Falls. Opposite the trailhead is the Eco Park, a i Saddles, duds, and horse feed draw Take only photographs and leave only footprints. Travel on existing trails with picnic tables, flower gardens, and a E n BOB PRINCE OF WALES HOTEL, WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK, AB 520 Farmers’ Market at the Downtown Platzl. Elkford TONYBYNUM.COM cowboys, working and wannabe 50°N sculpture of a westslope cutthroat trout. and camp on hard surfaces. Keep campfires small in established fire v 50°N pits. Pack out garbage if no trash receptacles are nearby. Let animals 93 w

K eat natural foods rather than yours. 95 o Tornado Mountain K10167 ft i CREEK o SCOTT NIEDERMAYER WITH STANLEY CUP ATOP FISHER PEAK, BC 3099 m BLACK Thinking of Moving Here? t ALAN MAUDIE PHOTOGRAPHY e If you plan to relocate, live in town or close by. The fragmentation of n FOREST n a 43 y CREEK working farms and forests into rural subdivisions and small ranchettes Crown of the Premier Lake WILDLAND harms water quality, wildlife habitat, native plants, and traditional liveli- Provincial Park g HERITAGE hood. With global warming, the risk of dangerous forest fires has soared along the valley fringes and forested foothills. s RANGELAND Crossing the Border The Gap E 519 BRITISH C t Granum Enhance your adventure by exploring both countries. We value our cross- O Continent border visitors. Please check for current border crossing requirements. C ld O m N o a T RESERVE n Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers I n N a E Recreational activities such as boating, angling, waterfowl hunting, NORTH AMERICA’S N E COLUMBIA m n T 2 Maycroft d A l and diving can spread aquatic invasive species. Protect our waters by L

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r ) E 113° C C series of Waterton lakes. Wild bouquets and r More than 45,000 colourful blossoms e Crowsnest and Montana—provides visitors with . s 9138 ft Fort Macleod 509 r bears spill across overlapping ecological zones on 5 manicured hectares (12 acres) 2785 m KMountain a 1! o t Fisher Peak and multihued rocks. Lethbridge E H Head-Smashed-in 73,000 square kilometres (28,000 square 1# EKimberley A vigorous hike to the spire of Fisher Peak offers Chinook Provincial Recreation Area d Buffalo Jump 810 Nikka Yuko l e n n T i Wide variety of year-round a stunning view of two provinces and three o Kimberley Nina's Hillside Garden World Heritage Site t Japanese Garden miles) of spellbinding scenery and a good ST. W states. National Hockey League’s local hero Scott recreational opportunities with r K te Marysville Falls MARY’S P views of Crowsnest Mountain. a O E Niedermayer used his champion’s right to a day g W chance to spy bighorn sheep, mountain goats, Marysville r & Eco Park O INDIAN E L with the Stanley Cup and hoisted the trophy at LETHBRIDGE r Fort Steele K Chris’ Restaurant Cinnamon Bear G St. Ma y RESERVE R L G A 1! Head-Smashed-in Buffalo Jump AIRPORT elk, or, with luck, the monarch of the Crown— the top of the peak. P Crowsnest Pass Bakery & Deli E e PIIKANI WycliffeE CANADIAN ROCKIES W C 4452 ft World-reknowned archaeological site where A A 1357 m Country Encounters INTL. AIRPORT R E Ep P you can bear witness a buffalo jump used the grizzly bear. The region includes two United D Communities of N Bed & Breakfast Crowsnest 93 E l for nearly 6,000 years by native people. NorthStar R l Crowsnest Pass ALBERTA y - u ElkE Pass 1# Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden F NATION Nations World Heritage sites. One, Waterton- Rails to Trails O t B ELundbreck Remarkable interpretive centre tucked in 95A R Fisher Peak Hosmer Experience artful blends of vegetation, rock, T Oldman River the hill side offers the best opportunity S and water in celebration of Japanese culture T CASTLE WILDLAND ECowley Reservoir Glacier International Peace Park, protects head- y E 3 y Elk Valley F Lundbreck Falls to learn about the North American Plains EL which rooted in Lethbridge after compulsory E Community 1% st Provincial Recreation Area Isadore RO e E RESERVE Native Tribes culture. 5 11 A n wartime migration from coastal areas. waters of three continental river systems, and affirms the wisdom D Trail Crows 507 Canyon Trail PROVINCIAL 3 5 Brocket p Communities of Crowsnest Pass 2 Historic Cranbrook uE Historic Downtown l KAINAI of transcending political boundaries in the management of shared Cranbrook Fernie Nevados Squeezed into a steep, narrow valley, a oE K i Fernie PARK string of small mining towns merged into Lebel 1@ Beauvais Lake Provincial Park o Wardner-Fort ecosystems. The second, Alberta’s Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Elizabeth Lake o Steele Road Mansion Climb Mount Albert or Piney Point. Launch ry 3 t Fernie the municipality of Crowsnest Pass in 1979. EPincher Creek a Bird Sanctuary ena Island Lake Lodge a your kayak on the lake. Go bird-watching in 95 y Museum Though linked by disasters, a railroad, and a M attests to the region’s 6,000 years of human economy derived from Protected marsh and nesting area 1$ Old Growth Cottonwoods Pincher Creek . 507 the wetlands. Hike or cross-country ski more t for waterfowl covering a hundred 3 93 river, they retain their distinctions: Coleman, S Veloured in dense green moss, 400-year-old Y than 18 kilometres (11 miles) of trails (notice (BLOOD) NATION the diversity of the landscape and its wildlife. hectares (247 acres) black cottonwood trees congregate on the Blairmore, Frank, Bellevue, and Hillcrest. E t Lynx Creek 6 the rare white bog orchid or mountain lady’s Stand Off

side of the Elk River at Morrissey Bridge. A Campground y Trans Canada Trail Castle Falls P slipper along the way). You can take your pick Not long ago, visitors to remote mountain valleys were likely to be CASTLE E E

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Provincial Park L backcountry trekkers are most often birders, fly casters, photogra- railway bed with the Purcell and Steeples Cottonwoods 1$ O O Wardner to e Mountain Ranges as its backdrop. It then links E e l P Galloway Elko Trail HISTORIC DOWNTOWN FERNIE, BC t phers, or snowshoers. Many of today’s year-round residents first to the Isadore Canyon Trail, Wardner to Elko TOURISM FERNIE s The Great Canadian Barn Dance

y a (gravel road) 1% Castle Parks and Family Campground Glenwood E Trail and Elk Community Trail traveling through C Beaver came as tourists who, smitten by the mountain vistas, returned with meadows, marshes, rolling hills, and forests, Offering front-country, back-country and wil- Alberta beef and prairie potatoes, a Mines derness experiences across 105,500 hectares. with side of stomp north to Fernie, Elk Lakes Provincial Park, and Lake St. Mary their professions or savings—and their urban tastes and expecta- MOUNT Alberta’s Castle Parks protect diverse habitat beyond to Banff, Alberta. i Wardner-Fort Steele Road 1^ West Castle Reservoir Take the Wardner-Fort Steele byway for inti- River Valley and major wildlife movement corridors for 505 Elko E BROADWOOD d tions. While ranching and woodcutting continue to define some small mate close-ups of mountains rising sharply CASTLE WILDLAND wide-ranging species such as grizzly bears and EHill Spring 5 from flat ranchlands, herds of foraging elk, HERITAGE KMt. Haig westslope cutthroat trout. communities, demographics are changing rapidly as builders cater to 8566 ft 1% Waterton sand cliffs densely colonized by swallows, and CONSERVATION 2611 m PROVINCIAL PARK Reservoir migrants and weekenders who may not be aware of how their choices the chance of finding a gold nugget in Wild AREA Horse Creek. W Twin Butte Country General Store e R impact the ecosystems they came to enjoy. Along timbered valleys s 1^ West Castle River Valley & Mexican Restaurant

Groceries and gifts, full-service dining, 116° C Spring wildflowers draw botanists and photog- a and live entertainment in a friendly, and across open foothills, landowners, conservationists, and many s raphers to West Castle Wetlands Ecological t l a welcoming atmosphere e Reserve. Late summer attracts trout stalkers. 62 u Historic Cranbrook E of the newcomers themselves, are joining to sustain working ranch- TRAIL Cardston Winter beckons cross-country skiers. OY Pick up an Explore Historic Cranbrook map B n W Cobblestone Manor O lands, clear streams, and free-ranging wildlife. Increasingly, those (available at the Cranbrook Visitor Centre) and C Take your time at this river-rock

tour 98 storied landmarks in three distinct 6 restaurant, meticulously constructed fortunate enough to visit or live in the Crown of the Continent are areas: the Railway Heritage Area, Baker Hill g between 1889 and 1928. Red Rock Residential Heritage Area, and downtown Canyon seeking less to dominate the landscape than to find a personal core. Take in some live theatre, local music, E HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER EVENT, AB AND MT e 5 Mountain View CHRIS PETERSON or an art exhibition. o Historic Downtown Fernie WATERTON LAKES harmony with it. 93 A stunning alpine backdrop frames the view 1& Grasmere E of Canada’s best preserved mountain-style Payne Lake Provincial Recreation Area — David Thomas, writer, Crowsnest Pass, AB Mt. Blakiston K Wildlife viewing, fishing, swimming, and railway station and a slate-roofed courthouse. 9645 ft NAT. PARK FARMERS MARKET, WHITEFISH, MT TOBACCO M 2940 m camping with dramatic views of the BRIAN SCHOTT The Brickhouse, in a century-old bank build- Canadian Rocky Mountains. PLAINS ing, and Nevados will serve you offbeat food. Prince of Wales KAINAI E Hotel INDIAN Work those calories off with mountain sports, Waterton Park (BLOOD) 2 Upper Waterton NATION RESERVE which now challenge mining and timber cut- AKAMINA-KISHINENA Lake ting as economic mainstays. RESERVE CANADA Road closed in winter ERoosville Carway E E PROVINCIAL PARK WATERTON- 49° 49° Port of UNITED STATES W 1* Ten Lakes Wilderness Study Area Cameron Lake Roosville Located east of Eureka, in the northern Rent canoe or kayak at the foot Whitefish Range, the area’s namesake of the Continental Divide 89 Lake network of crystalline alpine lakes are Goat Haunt E 17 ilk 93 h Kintla M TEN LAKES WILDERNESS best explored on foot or horseback, or Lake 10101 ft KKintla Peak 9080 ft 213 3079 m Chief Mountain K2767 m Koocanusa 1* with fishing rod and berry-picking bucket GLACIER i in hand. Here you’ll find yourself atop a K10466 ft STUDY AREA Mt. Cleveland 3190 m craggy peak by noon, and gazing at the Highest peak in park KOOTENAI t Milky Way after midnight. Eureka E 2) 1( FLATHEAD Duck 2) Waterton-Glacier International Eureka e Bowman Lake O Babb E Peace Park 213 Lake INTERNATIONAL Local Rotary Clubs on each side of the E Road closed in winter 508 Yaak 49th parallel inspired the U.S. Congress BLACKFEET f and Canada’s Parliament to establish the H.A. Brewing Co. NATIONAL F GLACIER 37 l world’s first international peace park in 1932. a Lake Sherburne i th 2! Rotarians, park managers, and school chil- KNasukoin Mountain ea Many Glacier Hotel Lower St. Mary 8036 ft d Lake dren reaffirm the peace with an annual hands 2465 m Horseback Rides in Glacier N.P. across the border pledge. The conjoined park s PEACE PARK Saddle up like the first park 444 Y is now a United Nations World Heritage site. BOULDER GLACIER, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MT, CIRCA 1910 MORTON ELROD / GLACIER NATIONAL PARK ARCHIVES A Polebridge E visitors in 1910. W S E 2@ Polebridge Y Fortine B FOREST Grinnell St. Mary C Eureka h NATIONAL E I 1( Glacier D N A E Snowcapped peaks of the Galton Range O C R

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O along the Tobacco River, then take your hun- R Historic District or stroll along the Transboundary 6646 ft Lace up your boots and explore this backcoun- k K e 2025 m Cre Eating Local E l ger uptown to Café Jax. E PARK Lake nk K Stryker Flathead River Interpretive Trail while tasting 89 try wilderness woven with 734 miles (1,181 Cut Ba A

Polebridge Mercantile & Bakery’s hefty sand- kilometers) of hiking trails. While just a few U 2# St. Mary Refined tastes of residents and visitors are fueling a robust a Falls P whiches on freshly baked bread or sample cold Going-to-the-Sun Road glaciers remain, the park’s majestic landscape EA i C brew from the Northern Lights Saloon. is the product of massive ice sheets sculpting local-food movement. Farmers markets are found throughout E PA RK Off-the-grid and a long haul from asphalt, ancient sea beds into rugged mountains and 2 the region, integral to downtown summers in Fernie, Whitefish, LO n O Polebridge shows you a favorite haunt of the emerald valleys starting two million years ago. P C ON Jackson Cranbrook, and Missoula. Busy producer networks hustle backcountry set and a little-used portal to T 464 s Lake Lake McDonald IN Glacier EN Glacier National Park. D TA RESERVATION to meet popular demand at community-minded restaurants. g McDonald A Lodge L DIV AMTRAK O IDE E R Inspired by foodie groups like Nourish the Flathead and PEAS N Blackfoot FOREST U Browning 2^ -S EBrowning h E E Farm, young volunteers invest sweat equity in community gar- Olney e H

Dog Sled Adventures -T BOULDER GLACIER, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MT, AUGUST 2007 DAN FAGRE AND GREG PEDERSON / USGS O -T dens and greenhouses. Perennial favorites include Flathead Travel at dog speed on a snow G IN sled pulled by ten Alaskan huskies. O Mt. Stimson K10142 ft ne Lake cherries, Dixon melons, Hutterite chickens, grass-fed beef, G 3091 m ici 49 ed and Taber corn. Residents are borderline obsessed by wild 2 2# Going-to-the-Sun Road M AMTRAK o West Glacier E 2$ West Glacier An engineering marvel completed in 1932, Tw Climate Change, treasures: huckleberries, saskatoons, morel mushrooms, fresh- Road closed in winter West Glacier 2$ Change is glacial in this gateway village, 93 Belton Chalet the cliff-hugging Going-to-the-Sun Road tra- ly caught trout, and venison. M where you can enjoy the same general store, Whitefish Bike Retreat Whitefish verses the Continental Divide. If you’re there saloon, restaurant, and service station that Glacier Park Lodge in spring, when snowplows clear the higher Community slice of life is served up daily at Chris’ Restaurant FLATHEAD Retreat to Beaver Lakes area Lake N Two Medicine Grill 37 for trailside lodging, camping, have served park visitors since 1938. E passes, cycle or walk the traffic-free lower Climate Solutions in Crowsnest Pass and Two Medicine Café in East Glacier Park. Libby Wildflower Herbarium at Red Buses of Glacier East Glacier Park and rental services. National Park 2% sections. See harlequin ducks ride the riffles Dam Whitefish Library E Locals take their guests to Nina’s Hillside Garden in Kimberley RED BUSES ON GOING-TO-THE-SUN ROAD, MT o Coram of McDonald Creek, and spot grizzly bears 89 Catch melting ice fields while you can by taking a CAROL POLICH Tally Lake The Whitefish Trail EWhitefish emerging amid the avalanche chutes. and the Curry Bowl in Fernie. With an ethnic twist in Whitefish, Stacked loops, scenic overlooks, and 2& Garden Wall Inn, M day climb to the receding Grinnell Glacier in Glacier O Downtown Pescado Blanco N rolling trails lead hikers and bikers T Pescado Blanco serves locally grown food from several farms. E A National Park. Once home to 150 glaciers, the park’s through newly conserved lands. Whitefish Columbia P N E Hungry Horse O A u Falls In Bigfork and Kalispell, Sweet Peaks concocts strange, wonder- 40 O S 25 remnants are expected to be gone in a couple of L Four Horns C 2* 2 IC E NATIONAL N BLACKFEET WARRIORS SCULPTURE, BLACKFEET RESERVATION, BROWNING, MT N Montana Coffee Traders RBM Lumber, Inc. E Lake I decades. Drier woodlands fuel increasingly intense for- ful ice creams with local ingredients and milk from Hutterite C C F CHUCKHANEY.COM S L Learn conservation forestry A N O dairy farms. A O est fires, as evident in Waterton and Glacier National 2 from Roy, Ben, and their mom. T P l N n O GLACIER PARK G 44 Parks, Marias Pass, and Swan Valley. Lower summer Marias Pass M INTL. AIRPORT a 5220 ft L 1591 m streamflows and warmer rivers require occasional fish- 93 t Izaak Walton Inn E ing closures on the Blackfoot and Dearborn Rivers, less 2 Essex t h irrigation water for ranchers in the heat of summer. FOREST 206 2* Montana Coffee Traders Tenderfoots might prefer these organic, fair- e The region has taken steps to curb carbon pollution, trade, shade-grown roasts to grounds boiled T To a Great Falls including bans on oil drilling on the Rocky Mountain a Kalispell Historic over a campfire, cowboy style. National Geographic and the people of Alberta, British Columbia, and Montana Moose's Saloon Walking Tour Inn Dupuyer Bed and Breakfast Front and a binational agreement to leave massive coal Sawdust covers the floor 2( d Overnight in a centenarian present this Geotourism MapGuide to the Crown of the Continent region. but, please, no spitting. E GREAT homestead house. E seams underground in the transboundary North Fork Kalispell Ashley Lake M Dupuyer Sweet Peaks i of the Flathead. Wind turbines spin by the hundreds Lead project partners include National Geographic Maps and the Crown of the i d Lone Pine State Park Ice Cream Hungry Horse d le F in southwestern Alberta. Biological fuels are produced Continent Geotourism Council, with regional coordination provided by Alberta Hike the cliffs above Kalispell to R o 2% Red Buses of Glacier National Park rk view the Flathead Valley and Flathead by Kyoto Fuels in Lethbridge and Algae AquaCulture SouthWest Regional Alliance and the Whitefish Convention and Visitors Bureau. Board one of Glacier National Park’s fleet Glacier National Park. 93 Reservoir of 33 soft-top tour buses introduced in n Echo Lake Cafe a Technologies in Columbia Falls. We gratefully acknowledge funding support for the reprint and redesign of this Join the Swan Rangers here for the 1930s to shuttle sightseers over the Little n MapGuide from the following: Alberta Parks and Environment, Alberta SouthWest Continental Divide. The original red buses built Bitterroot breakfast before Saturday outings BEAR Lake MONTANAE by boot, snowshoe, or ski. by White Motor Company were restored as E g Regional Alliance; Central Montana Regional Tourism; Flathead-Kootenai and Island Kila 82 2^ Browning a gift by Ford Motor Company, which fitted Marion s Range Chapters of the Montana Wilderness Association; Glacier Country Regional E Sweet Peaks e Warrior sculptures welcome you to the them with stronger chassis and clean burning Somers Blackfeet Reservation. Unfurl your bedroll Tourism; Kalispell Convention and Visitors Bureau; Kootenay Rockies Tourism; 2 Bigfork E Ice Cream propane engines. 3) beside a crackling campfire, eat a traditional Montana Office of Tourism and Business Development; Polebridge Mercantile Bigfork 209 FLATHEAD meal of roast buffalo, and arrange a cultural & Bakery, Southwest Montana Regional Tourism; Toursim Fernie, and Whitefish 83 A tour at Lodgepole Gallery and Tipi Village. Compare early and modern Indian art at the Convention and Visitors Bureau. ELakeside 3) Bigfork WILDERNESS FLATHEAD E Museum of the Plains Indian and Blackfeet 48° Woods Bay Check out the artists and actors in Bigfork— Heritage Center. 48° Text by Steve Thompson and Sheena Pate; map notes by Angela Burnford, David a walker’s delight of galleries, eateries, and DOWNTOWN WHITEFISH, MT NATIONAL FOREST Thomas, Steve Thompson, and Sheena Pate CHUCKHANEY.COM Bigfork Summer Playhouse on the north shore of Flathead Lake. Stroll the Swan River Nature 2( Kalispell Historic Walking Tour Corridor on your own or in a group guided by Step into early 20th-century Main Street. local naturalists. The optimism of Kalispell’s pioneer boosters Morley Canoes 3@ Central Montana Birding Trails endures in the grand architecture of Hockaday Since 1972 the Morley's have been Museum of Art, Conrad Mansion, Museum at Rollins Flathead Swan Twelve birding routes in north-central Montana E Lake skillfully handcrafting wooden vessels Central School, and the Grand Hotel. Ein an unassuming cabin. Tours available. offer incredible diversity in geography and bird Swan Lake species. East and West mix here offering bird 115° 3! Teton S watchers a special place to view an array of 3@ S species, in the Rocky Mountains, grasslands, Central Montana

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Montana mineral waters of Hot Springs still attract MARSHALLS r e . tors. Mosey over to the Latigo & Lace cap- globe-trotters from afar. Symes Hotel and n INDIAN F Alameda’s Retreat provide hot baths and o puccino bar and art gallery, and you’re in a 9356 ft r Swan Valley Connections KHolland Peak 3& k different era, pardner. Sunsets over Sawtooth vintage comforts. Rose’s Plunge and Big MTS. 3^ 2852 m E ECondon F Ronan FOREST M Ridge are best admired from the balcony of Medicine Hot Springs offer day soaks near V la 21 MISSION O th N ea the downtown 1912 Bunkouse Inn. ancient Indian pools. T d A Augusta E N 3* Augusta a A

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WILDERNESS 4) Elk Country Visitor Center 3& Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s visitor Seeley By horse or by backpack, explore these 1.5 center celebrates the conservation of public Lake FOREST million acres (607,000 hectares) of road- 3% Eagle Circle wildlands, working ranches, and forests where less, wild nature. Dozens of outfitting busi- Located in the center of the Confederated elk herds can thrive. The autumn bugling of nesses provide backcountry adventures under Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ headquarters in ESeeley Lake lustful bulls is a call to arms for hunters seek- EArlee Seeley Lake 3( Forest Service permit. The complex includes Pablo, Montana, these carved granite stones ing winter meat and trophy antlers. the Great Bear, the Bob Marshall, and the and ribbon-topped giant tepee poles welcome Scapegoat Wilderness areas, all contiguous. HELENA home and offer a thank you to all veterans 93 9411 ft Red Mountain who served in defense of this country. Take 2868 m K a short walk across the gorgeous pedestrian bridge to Salish Kootenai College, one of the best known tribal colleges in North America. 3( Seeley Lake NATIONAL Gus, the world’s largest larch tree, dominates hiking and cross-country ski trails at Girard RATTLESNAKE Grove near Seeley Lake. In town, Grizzly Claw Trading Company offers native artifacts, WILDERNESS crafted leather and furs, and fine art produced EOvando FOREST 90 E Blackfoot Challenge 4@ Frenchtown by local artisans. 113° WEST SHORE STATE PARK, FLATHEAD LAKE, MT 47° 47° CHUCKHANEY.COM High Country Lodging Lincoln 4# ELincoln 200 Afternoon tea, British style, and a dream view greet you B ot Missoula Aerial Fire Depot and Elk Country lackfo at the Prince of Wales Hotel at the foot of Waterton Lake. Smokejumper Visitor Center Visitor Center MISSOULA INTL. G 4) Grandiose and cozy, Many Glacier Hotel provides Swiss- AIRPORT style respite after a day hiking slope-side trails, or cruising Missoula Carousel and 4! 200 by wooden boat, red bus, or horseback. Jiggle the piano Caras Park E Missoula 4@ Blackfoot Challenge 141 amidst hand-hewn pillars at Lake McDonald Lodge. Grand 4! Missoula Carousel and Caras Park 93 Visit this interpretive center in tiny Ovando to hotels of the railway tradition are strung across 60 miles E Ride one of 38 wooden ponies carved to restore 12 learn how ranchers, anglers, and public agen- Helmville 4# Lincoln this 1918 carousel, while hearing a 400-pipe Gateway to the Scapegoat Wilderness, along Glacier National Park’s southern boundary: Belton C cies allied to save 80,000 acres (32,000 hect- organ play notes directed by perforations in la Lincoln is nestled among stately old pines rk ares) from exurban sprawl in the Blackfoot Chalet, Izaak Walton Inn, and Glacier Park Lodge in East continuous paper rolls. From here, explore funky F o watershed. Next door, learn about the old in the upper Blackfoot Valley. View a stuffed r Glacier Park. downtown Missoula or stroll trails along the k days at the Brand Bar Museum. 830-pound (376-kilogram) grizzly bear at Clark Fork River. 90 the Lincoln Ranger Station or stroll through Visit an ancient cedar rain forest for rigorous hiking, E Clinton Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild cross-country skiing, and refined dining at Island Lake International Sculpture Park. Then calm E 114°W 12 Lolo your pulse at the Lincoln Log Hotel, a refuge Lodge in Fernie. In the Porcupine Hills surrounded by 3! Flathead Lake 93 favored by participants in winter’s Race to the prairie, Dames on the Range wrangle horses and wildflow- . . Preserving the clarity of Flathead Lake from Sky sled dog race. geo tour ism (n): Tourism that contamination by industry, agriculture, or care- ers along Alberta’s Cowboy Trail at Lucasia Ranch, Oxley sustains or enhances the geographical character of a less recreation is a Montana obsession. The Ranch, Sierra West Cabins, and Chimney Rock Bed and state maintains 12 parks and anglers’ access place—its environment, culture, Breakfast. Settle downtown Whitefish as a small-town aesthetics, heritage, and the points to the largest body of fresh water in

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