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On May 11, 1910, Glacier National Park wide variety of activities, animals, trails was designated as our nation’s 10th na- and much more. We hope this little green Zion National Park tional park. Known for its glacier-carved guide will become as well-used as your is the result of erosion, jagged peaks, turquoise and emerald hiking boots! sedimentary uplift, and lakes, abundant and diverse plant and animal communities, and U-shaped valleys, Stephanie Shinmachi. 8 ⅞ Glacier has become an icon due to its FUN FACTS many designations. In 1932, international cooperation between the Rotary Club members of Mon- Established: Glacier National Park was cre- 8 ⅜ tana and Alberta convinced the United ated in 1910. Waterton Lakes National Park was first called Waterton Lakes For- States and Canada to join Waterton Lakes est Park when it was created in 1895. and Glacier National Parks as a symbol 7 ⅜ of their longtime friendship. In recogni- Land Area: Glacier is comprised of 1,600 square tion of this historic agreement, the parks miles. Waterton measures 195 square miles. 5 ⅞ were designated Waterton-Glacier In- ternational Peace Park, the world’s first Lowest & Highest Elevations: Glacier’s lowest 5 ⅜ international, transboundary park or pre- elevation is 3,150 feet at the juncture of the serve. In 1995, the Peace Park became Middle and North forks of the Flathead River, the world’s first International Peace while its highest elevation reaches 10,466 4 ¾ Park World Heritage Site. Although feet at the summit of Mount Cleveland. administered by two different countries, Waterton: 4,050 feet on the Waterton River the parks share a common boundary and is the lowest elevation in Waterton, while the myriad resources. highest reaches 9,580 feet at Mount Blakiston. Glacier National Park encompasses a region of mountains, valleys and prairies Number of Plant & Animal Species: There in the northwest corner of Montana that are nearly 1,132 species of vascular plants, abuts Waterton Lakes National Park in including 20 major species of trees, 276 southwestern Alberta. species of birds, 71 species of mammals This American Park Network guide to and 24 species of fish, including 18 native. Glacier National Park is provided to en- hance your appreciation and enjoyment Hiking: Glacier features more than 730 miles of this special place. It is made possible of hiking trails. Waterton boasts more than 120 miles of maintained trails. Horseback by the generous support of the sponsors travel is allowed on many of these trails. whose messages appear inside. During your stay, we hope our guide helps you discover the amazing wonders of Glacier National Park and inspires a variety of ideas to make your visit a spe- GET THE APP! Join the community at IT’S FREE! DOWNLOAD NOW cial one. Inside the guide, you will find a nationalparks.org

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Glacier and Waterton Lakes National the world to celebrate Canada’s 150th Parks are open daily, year-round. anniversary by offering free admission Glacier’s visitor services, hotels, tours to all Parks Canada locations. From and restaurants are available from late January 1, 2017 through December 31, May to late September. Most Waterton 2017, enjoy free entry to Waterton Lakes services are available from late May to National Park. For more information, visit mid-September. pc.gc.ca/en/voyage-travel/admission or call (403) 859-2224. ENTRANCE FEES Every Kid in a Park: To help engage Glacier: An entrance fee of $30 is and create our next generation of park required for vehicles during the summer visitors, supporters and advocates, the (May 1st to October 31st) and includes Obama White House, in partnership with a 7-day vehicle permit; the fee is $15 the Federal Land Management agencies, for bicyclists and hikers, and $25 for launched the Every Kid in a Park initiative. motorcyclists. Reduced rates are offered The immediate goal is to provide an in the winter (November 1st to April 30th). opportunity for each and every 4th grade An annual pass to Glacier is $50. There student across the country to experience are several fee-free days throughout the their federal public lands and waters in year including August 25, 2017 for the person. All kids in the fourth grade have National Park Service Birthday. For more access to their own Every Kid in a Park pass information, visit nps.gov. at everykidinapark.gov. This pass admits Waterton: Parks Canada is inviting the pass owner and any accompanying Canadians and visitors from around passengers in a private non-commercial

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GLACIER’S SHUTTLE SYSTEM vehicle to the park. You can obtain the crossing from Canada into the United pass by visiting everykidinapark.gov and States. Special restrictions exist for Park visitors are able to access many you must print it and present it at the park. crossing the border with pets, firewood, destinations along the Going-to-the- The Every Kid in a Park pass is valid until alcohol and bear sprays. All firearms must Sun Road (Sun Road) while enjoying the August 31, 2017. be declared. U.S. registered bear spray spectacular scenery by riding on one of must have on it a United States EPA label. Glacier’s environmentally friendly passenger shuttle buses. David Restivo / NPS CROSSING THE BORDER U.S. citizens need proof of identity and PARK ENTRANCES Glacier’s shuttle buses allow you to avoid traffic PARK SHUTTLE and visit the park without driving. citizenship, in the form of a U.S. Passport Glacier: Glacier’s main entrances, West Shuttle buses are wheelchair-friendly Book, Enhanced Driver’s License, Glacier and St. Mary, are located on the and meet audiovisual accessibility EAST SIDE SHUTTLE NEXUS Card or U.S. Passport Card western and eastern park boundaries at requirements. Larger buses are equipped Glacier Park, Inc. offers a shuttle service when crossing to Canada from Glacier either end of Going-to-the-Sun Road. Enter with bicycle racks. Space for baggage is between East Glacier and St. Mary with a stop National Park. Single parents must also the eastern areas of the park from U.S. 89 limited. There is no additional charge to ride at Two Medicine inside Glacier National Park. provide proof of custody of their children. or State Highway 49. Western areas hare the optional shuttle, tickets are not required Seating up to eight on a space-available basis, A U.S. Resident Alien Card is required accessed from U.S. 2. and transit stops are clearly marked along it connects guests to the National Park Service for resident aliens (legal residents of the Waterton: The only entrance is located shuttle on the Going-to-the-Sun Road as well Sun Road. United States who are not U.S. citizens) on the park’s northeast edge. To reach The transit system offers two-way service as the shuttle to Many Glacier operated by traveling to Canada by air or land. Contact Waterton from the United States, take along Sun Road between the Apgar Transit Glacier National Park Lodges. It operates June (506) 636-5064 for information about Route 17 (Chief Mountain International Center and St. Mary Visitor Center. In 2017, 7, 2017 to September 20, 2017. Reservations the shuttle will operate from July 1 through are not required but are recommended. For entering Canada from the United States. Peace Parkway) through the Chief September 24. Buses run approximately more information, call (844) 868-7474 or visit Call (406) 889-3865 for information on Mountain customs port, northwest of every 15 to 30 minutes on the west side glacierparkinc.com. and every 40 to 60 minutes on the east A shuttle between St. Mary Visitor Center and side, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Learn more Many Glacier Hotel/Swiftcurrent Motor Inn & at the Apgar Transit Center and St. Mary Cabins is offered by Glacier National Park Lodges Visitor Center. for a fee from July 1, 2017 to September 4, 2017, THINK OUTSIDE THE PARK. Visitors are encouraged to use the shuttle connecting St. Mary with the free NPS shuttle Just outside Glacier is a world of ranches, mountains, wildlife and bus to explore the park, getting on and off at system. For more information, call (855) 733- history waiting to be explored. Start planning at southwestmt.com any of the system’s stops, marked by large, 4522 or visit glaciernationalparklodges.com. or call 800-879-1159 ext. 1701. double-sided signs. Each sign highlights area features and activities. Many parking GLACIER PARK EXPRESS areas, especially at major trailheads, are The Glacier Park Express and Summer often filled to capacity prior to mid-day. S.N.O.W. bus provides fast and convenient It is suggested that visitors interested in summer shuttles from Whitefish to the Apgar going to Avalanche, The Loop, Logan Pass Transit Center in Glacier National Park and from or St. Mary Falls trailhead areas utilize this Whitefish to Whitefish Mountain Resort. free transit service. Current bus schedules The Glacier Park Express requires pre- are posted at every shuttle stop and purchased tickets and ticket sales are non- informational kiosk. They are also available refundable. Ticket sales are not available on the at visitor centers and viewable online at the bus. Note: the ticket price for the Glacier Park park’s website. Express does not include the cost of the entrance The free shuttle service is not fee required by Glacier National Park. Tickets are intended to replace Sun Tours or Glacier available for sale online at bigmtncommercial.org National Park Lodges’ Red Bus Tours. and several ticket outlets in Whitefish. AUGUSTA

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Babb, or follow U.S. 89 north to Cardston, miles northeast of the Waterton entrance, 2017. Please call 406-253-9192 or visit glaciernationalparklodges.com/red-bus-tours; Alberta, through the Piegan customs port. or Calgary, Alberta, 165 miles to the north. bigmtncommercial.org for more. or stopping by any hotel. From Cardston, follow Alberta Highway Bus: Transcontinental bus lines serve Rental cars: Rental cars are available For over 75 years, Glacier National Park’s 5 west to the park entrance. Visitors Kalispell and Great Falls. Greyhound bus in Browning, Columbia Falls, Essex (for fleet of 33 Red Buses have been providing coming south from Calgary follow Alberta lines serve Kalispell and other communi- guests only), East Glacier, West Glacier visitors unparalleled experiences touring Highways 2, 3 and then 6 for approximately ties nearby. For more information, call (seasonally), Great Falls, Kalispell, through one of the most spectacular parks three hours. Winter conditions close (800) 231-2222 or visit greyhound.com. Whitefish, Lethbridge and Calgary. in the world. Considered by many to be the the Chief Mountain customs station and The Flathead Glacier Transportation ser- Train: Amtrak’s historic Empire oldest fleet of touring vehicles anywhere, parkway from October to mid-May. vice is available from any location in the Builder travels between Chicago, Illinois the Red Buses are as much a part of Flathead Valley; call (406) 892-3390 or visit and Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Glacier National Park as are the mountains GETTING THERE glaciertransportation.com. A shuttle Washington. It follows the southern they scale and the wildlife inhabiting the Air: The closest airport to Glacier is van runs between Pincher Creek and Wa- border of Glacier National Park, making park. The drivers of the Red Buses are Glacier Park International Airport near terton Lakes National Park during the peak stops in East Glacier, Essex, West affectionately called “Jamme r s” by the Kalispell, Montana, 25 miles southwest visitor season. The East Side Shuttle also Glacier and Whitefish. For information, locals; a name that carries over from of the park’s west entrance. It’s serviced offers services to many locations along call (800) 872-7245 or visit amtrak.com. the days when the buses had standard by Alaska, Allegiant, United and Delta/ the east side of Glacier National Park; call As part of the National Park Service’s transmissions and the drivers could Skywest. Allegiant, United, Delta and (844) 868-7474 for more information. The 100th Anniversary celebration and Every be heard “jamming” the gears as they Alaska/Horizon airlines fly into Great non-profit Glacier Park Express provides Kid in a Park, Amtrak is offering a 75 drove up and down the rugged mountain Falls, Montana, which is 138 miles from daily round-trip shuttle service between percent discount to fourth graders, with highway. The Jammers’ sharp eyes are East Glacier. Those flying into Canada can Whitefish and the Apgar Visitor Cen- the purchase of one adult ticket, through also trained to spot wildlife. land at Lethbridge, Alberta, which is 80 ter from July 1 through September 24, August 31, 2017. For more information, The Red Buses also play an important visit amtrak.com/everykidinapark. role in helping to preserve the park. By leaving your car in the parking lot, you PARK SHUTTLE reduce the amount of emissions released Once you pay your park entrance fee, in the park. Since most buses run on clean you are granted free and unlimited access burning propane, it significantly helps

Dean_Fikar/iStock to the shuttle. The shuttle offers multiple keep our Glacier air as pure as possible. stops along Going-to-the-Sun Road, from Reservations are encouraged prior to Apgar Transit Center to St. Mary Visitor arrival. Center, and is available July 1 through Sun Tours: Join one-day Blackfeet September 4 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and perspective tours over the Going-to-the- September 5 through September 24 from Sun Road. Tours depart from Browning, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weather permitting. East Glacier, St. Mary, Apgar Village and West Glacier. For more information, please TOURS see the American Indians in Montana Sightseeing Interpretive Tours: sidebar in the “History & Culture” chapter. Let the drivers of the Red Bus Tours For reservations, call (800) 786-9220. do the driving while you take in the sights of Glacier National Park. ROAD INFORMATION Glacier National Park Lodges offers Roads and highways to Glacier and visitors informative and narrated tours Waterton are generally well-maintained and in vintage sedans. Reservations can be open for vehicles much of the year. Most Glacier National Park’s Swiftcurrent Lake is the backdrop for the only hotel in the park. made by calling (855) 733-4522; visiting roads are clear in spring, summer and fall.

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Since 2007, the National Historic weather and work permits, and opening popular month because the weather is still Road at the Continental Divide, the Logan Landmark Going-to-the-Sun Road has been the alpine section over Logan Pass from comfortable, autumn colors emerge and Pass Visitor Center features exhibits on undergoing a much needed rehabilitation. mid-June to mid-September. Regardless the summer crowds are gone, information alpine zone plants and animals, and a sales The spring and summer of 2017 will bring of construction on the Sun Road, access and ticket information. outlet for park publications. It is generally the final phase of the Going-to-the-Sun to Logan Pass ends every year no later open from mid-June through September. Road rehabilitation project, including 14 than the Monday following the third full GLACIER VISITOR CENTERS Many Glacier Ranger Station: The miles (22.5 km) of parking and signage weekend of October (October 23, 2017), When you arrive, stop at a park visitor Ranger Station can be found adjacent to improvements from the park boundary weather permitting. Note: Severe winter center to become acquainted with the Many Glacier Campground. It has maps in West Glacier to beyond the Avalanche weather events can close access to Logan wonders of the region. The centers and publications for sale and is open from developed area. Paving improvements Pass earlier than October 23 dates. have exhibits, maps and information on late May to mid-September. will occur from the park entrance station In winter, all areas of Glacier are open, interpretive programs. Polebridge Ranger Station: Just off to the intersection with Apgar Loop Road although not easily accessible by motor Staff members will be available to the outer North Fork Road in the park’s on Going-to-the-Sun Road. Expect short vehicles. The Going-to-the-Sun Road along answer questions and provide services northwest region, the Polebridge Ranger traffic delays in construction zones, Lake McDonald is plowed, but other park such as backcountry trail information. Station also has maps and publications some one-lane directional travel and no roads may be accessed only by cross- Visitor centers have sales outlets for park for sale. It is open from late May to early more than a 30-minute total daytime country skis or snowshoes. Snowmobiles publications and provide restrooms and September. delay. During this summer period, night are not allowed in the park. The road to water fountains. Glacier National Park St. Mary Visitor Center: Situated delays are not anticipated. Schedules Waterton Park is plowed all winter. The Lodges information desks at park lodges near St. Mary Lake, this centrally located for the multi-year rehabilitation call for Akamina Parkway is also plowed to and motels provide information about visitor center on the east side of the park opening lower elevations in the spring, as provide access to skiing opportunities dining, lodging and tours. Please note features exhibits of the American Indian in the Cameron Lake area, but it may be that there are neither telephones nor food perspectives of the area we now call

NPS temporarily closed. Current road conditions services at Logan Pass. The new Crown Glacier National Park. The center is open are available for Glacier at nps.gov/glac. of the Continent Discovery Center in West from late May through early October. You can obtain up-to-date road conditions Glacier offers extensive information about Two Medicine Ranger Station: by contacting the Montana Traveler the history, recreational opportunities, Located west of the Highway 49 turnoff Information System. Call (800) 226-7623 cultural heritage and environmental near East Glacier in the park’s southeast or visit mdt.mt.gov. The toll-free number significance of the entire Crown of the corner. Publications and maps are available also provides current park road information. Continent region. for sale. It is open from late-May to Tune your radio to AM 1610 at the Glacier National Park Headquarters: mid-September. St. Mary and West Glacier entrances for The headquarters—located just before detailed road information. In Alberta, call the entrance station at West Glacier— WATERTON VISITOR CENTRES 511 or visit 511.alberta.ca for up to date. houses the park’s main offices. It is Waterton Lakes Visitor Centre: Mountain weather is fickle, so there’s a open year-round, Monday through Located near the Prince of Wales Hotel, chance for bright sunshine or snow every Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call this center offers literature about park day of the year in Glacier and Waterton. (406) 888-7800 for more information. features and the surrounding region. Snow is not uncommon during summer. Apgar Visitor Center: This center is near Staff members are available to answer Although the days may get very warm the foot of Lake McDonald on the west side, questions and register backcountry (July’s average high is 79°F, maximum two miles inside the park. It offers exhibits on campers. Weather permitting, the center is is 99°F), temperatures may dip to around Glacier’s plants and animals, and is open daily open from mid-May through mid-October. 45°F after the sun goes down. Late spring from mid-May through early October and on Cameron Lake and Red Rock Canyon: to early fall is the most popular time to weekends only the rest of the year. These unstaffed interpretive exhibits are see the region, although many visitors Logan Pass Visitor Center: Perched found on Akamina Highway and Red Rock Plan to take a dip in Glacier National Park’s cool, incredibly clear waters. enjoy winter treks as well. September is a atop Logan Pass on the Going-to-the-Sun Canyon Road, respectively.

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IMPORTANT NUMBERS GENERAL INFORMATION Glacier (406) 888-7800 nps.gov/glac Waterton (403) 859-2224 pc.gc.ca/waterton David Restivo / NPS EMERGENCIES Glacier 911 Waterton (403) 859-2636 EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE Glacier (406) 888-7800 Waterton (403) 859-2636 GLACIER LODGING RESERVATIONS Glacier National Park Lodges¹ (855) 733-4522 glaciernationalparklodges.com Glacier Park Inc.² (844) 868-7474 glacierparkinc.com Granite Park Chalet (888) 345-2649 graniteparkchalet.com Sperry Chalet (888) 345-2649 sperrychalet.com BOAT TOURS Glacier (summer) (406) 257-2426 glacierparkboats.com Waterton (summer) (403) 859-2362 watertoncruise.com

HORSEBACK RIDING—GLACIER A backcountry use permit is required for all overnight backcountry camping. Summer (mid-May – Sept.) swanmountainoutfitters.com/glacier Apgar Corral (406) 888-5010 Heritage Centre: The Heritage led activities (guided hikes, ranger talks Lake McDonald Corral (406) 888-5121 Centre in Waterton Townsite Park and special events) in Glacier. Both Many Glacier Corral (406) 732-4203 is operated by the Waterton Natural publications are available for free at Year-round (406) 387-4405

History Association. It offers exhibits respective park entrance stations and HORSEBACK RIDING—WATERTON (403) 859-2462 alpinestables.com and literature on the history of Waterton visitor centers. These publications are GUIDED DAY HIKES & (800) 521-RAFT glacierguides.com Lakes National Park, the townsite, and also available online at nps.gov/glac. BACKPACKING TRIPS (800) 521-7238 animals and plants found in the park. It is AMERICAN INDIAN open in the summer months. VISITOR SERVICES INTERPRETIVE TOURS Waterton Lakes National Park Duty-free: American citizens who have Focus on Blackfeet culture & history (800) 786-9220 glaciersuntours.com Headquarters: Waterton’s headquarters visited Canada for more than 48 hours, and relating to Glacier’s natural features can be found five miles from the entrance. have claimed no exemptions during the last AMERICAN INDIAN Please call (403) 859-2224 for more 30 days, may bring back up to $800 worth VISITOR INFORMATION information. It is open weekdays during the of duty-free Canadian purchases. They must Blackfeet Nation (406) 338-7406 blackfeetnation.com winter for information. be for personal use or for gifts only. For The People’s Center (406) 675-0160 peoplescenter.org more information on crossing from Canada TRANSPORTATION PARK NEWSPAPERS into the United States, call (406) 889-3865. Red Bus Tours (855) 733-4522 glaciernationalparklodges.com Waterton-Glacier Guide, a newspaper For information on crossing into Canada Sun Tours (800) 786-9220 glaciersuntours.com for both parks, is published several times from the United States, call (506) 636-5064. In-Park Shuttle (406) 888-7800 nps.gov/glac a year and offers seasonal information on Speed limits: Canada uses the metric East Side Shuttle (844) 868-747 glacierparkinc.com (855) 733-4522 glaciernationalparklodges.com visitor services, wildlife, weather, safety system, so be aware of speed limits when and more. The Ranger-led Activities driving in Waterton. Speed limits are 25 ¹ Many Glacier Hotel, Rising Sun Motor Inn & Cabins, Lake McDonald Lodge, Cabins & Suites, Village Inn at Ap- gar, Swiftcurrent Motor Inn & Cabins. Schedule, a summer park publication, to 45 mph on Glacier National Park roads ² Glacier Park Lodge, Motel Lake McDonald, Prince of Wales Hotel, St. Mary Lodge & Resort, Grouse Mountain contains a complete schedule of ranger- unless otherwise posted. Lodge, Apgar Village Lodge & Cabins, West Glacier Motel & Cabins.

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Money: Both U.S. and Canadian dollars (406) 752-5111, Whitefish’s North Valley POSTAL SERVICES and at Waterton Townsite. If your car are divided into 100 cents, but exchange Hospital, (406) 863-3500, or the clinic in West Some Glacier hotel sites have breaks down on a park road, contact a park rates vary daily. You can convert money Glacier, (406) 888-9924, which operates only mailboxes. Outside the park, you can find ranger or warden, or call one of the main at banks near Glacier National Park and in during the summer months. At Browning, post offices in West Glacier, Polebridge, park numbers: (406) 888-7800 in Glacier the Townsite of Waterton. on the east side of Glacier, Blackfeet Indian East Glacier, Babb and Browning. and (403) 859-2224 in Waterton. Health Service will treat non-tribal persons Canadian postal services are available in BANKS on an emergency basis only; please call Waterton Townsite. ACCESSIBLE FACILITIES & SERVICES - Several communities provide a range (406) 338-6164. Kalispell and Great Falls Park facilities accessible to visitors of banking services. U.S. institutions provide helicopter medical teams in RELIGIOUS SERVICES with disabilities are indicated throughout serve Bigfork, Columbia Falls, Kalispell, emergencies. In Canada, full hospital facilities Nondenominational services are held this guide by the - symbol. Many public Whitefish and Browning. Automated are available in Cardston, (403) 653-4411, or on Saturdays and Sundays during the facilities are wheelchair-accessible. Visitors teller machines (ATMs) are available in Pincher Creek, (403) 627-3333. summer near Glacier’s Park Headquarters, with mobility impairments may need St. Mary, Columbia Falls, East Glacier, most major Glacier campgrounds and at assistance to reach facilities during winter West Glacier, Hungry Horse, Coram GIFT SHOPS many hotels. Visitors can check with the because of frequent heavy snows. and Waterton Townsite. ATMs are also Postcards and souvenirs are sold at hotels, visitor centers or at a lodge. Ask at the Services: The park switchboards can located at Apgar, Glacier Park Lodge, gift shops and restaurants in Apgar, Lake front desks for specific days and hours. receive calls from telephone devices for Many Glacier Hotel, Rising Sun Motor McDonald, Rising Sun, St. Mary, East Glacier, the hearing-impaired (TDDs). To contact Inn Campstore, Swiftcurrent Motor Inn Two Medicine, Swiftcurrent, Many Glacier VEHICLE SERVICE & REPAIRS Glacier, please call (406) 888-7806 and Campstore and Lake McDonald Lodge. and West Glacier, as well as other gateway More complicated repairs can be for Waterton, please call (403) 859-2224. For currency exchange, go to The Money communities. Stores in Waterton Townsite, handled in Columbia Falls (20 miles There are CDs that narrate most major Exchange in Tamarack Village Square in St. Mary, East Glacier and Browning also southwest of West Glacier), in East Glacier park routes at gift shops. All self-guided Waterton or the aforementioned U.S. supply visitors’ gift needs. For collectibles, banks. All Waterton merchants accept regional products and eco-tourism U.S. currency. information, stop by The Trail of the Great Bear Gift Shop and Travel Centre in Waterton, CAMPING SUPPLIES & GROCERIES or the Crown of the Continent Discovery Supplies such as food, firewood, Center in West Glacier. Books and maps are fuel, camping gear and first-aid kits sold at Logan Pass Visitor Center as well as at are sold at camp stores in Apgar, Lake the Apgar, Many Glacier, Polebridge and St. McDonald, Two Medicine, Rising Sun and Mary visitor centers and ranger stations. OUT HERE, WANDER Swiftcurrent. Stores in Waterton Townsite and the gateway communities of Babb, LOST & FOUND MEETS WONDER. Browning, St. Mary, East Glacier, West Report or drop off lost and found Glacier and Polebridge also carry supplies. items at any Glacier visitor center. Write You keep saying that someday you want to see to Glacier National Park, Attn: Lost & EMERGENCIES & MEDICAL SERVICE Found, West Glacier, MT 59936; or Glacier National Park, cruise Flathead Lake, cycle First-aid services are available at all visitor call (406) 888-7800. In Waterton, drop Montana trails. So plan an itinerary. Book a room. centers and ranger and warden stations. In off found items at the Royal Canadian Stop thinking about Montana — experience it. Glacier, please call 911 for immediate help Mounted Police (RCMP) building For a free visitor guide, call 888-888-2308. regarding all emergencies. In Waterton, call during the summer. You can also call Discovery in Every Direction (403) 859-2636 for emergencies. For medical (403) 859-2044 or fax (403) 859-2003. treatment on the west side of Glacier, During the off-season, drop off found www.discoverkalispell.com | 888-888-2308 | #discoverkalispell contact Kalispell Regional Medical Center, items at park headquarters.

20 GLACIER NATIONAL PARK | | GLACIER NATIONAL PARK 21 PLAN YOUR VISIT WHO’S WHO AT THE PARK trails include printed brochures or signs and Waterton Townsite have accessible LODGING & DINING for interpreting points of interest. Visitor sites and accessible restrooms. Roads centers and hotels feature displays, through most campsites are paved, but lectures and slide shows that give wheelchair passage on foot trails may ABOUT LODGING & DINING serves Continental and American cuisine visitors a peek into the park’s most require assistance. Glacier National Park is host to several with dramatic views of Many Glacier’s difficult-to-reach areas. Contact Glacier National Park for inviting lodging options, outlined below. It towering peaks. Swiss and Interlaken Trails: Trail of the Cedars at a complete listing of the accessible is recommended that, because of Glacier’s Lounges (), located on the lobby Avalanche Campground—five miles facilities and services in the free short season, you make reservations six level, have well-stocked bars. Open mid- up Going-to-the-Sun Road from Lake brochure entitled Accessible Facilities months to a year in advance, particularly June through mid-September. For more McDonald Lodge—is designed for all & Services. At Waterton, the Access for July and August. Rooms may become information, call (855) 733-4522 or visit people to negotiate. Other accessible Guide is available. You can consult Easy available due to cancellations, but call early glaciernationalparklodges.com. Note: trails include Swiftcurrent Lake Trail, Access to the National Parks, which to secure your stay. For more information The final phase of a seven-phase reconstruc- the Oberlin Bend overlook near Logan is available in most bookstores. For about restaurants, accommodations and tion plan that has been implemented over Pass and the Goat Lick Overlook along more information, visit nps.gov/glac/ tours, stop at information desks located in the past 15 years will be completed at the Highway 2 in Glacier, and the Linnet Lake planyourvisit/accessibility.htm. the park hotels and inns. A  indicates that Many Glacier Hotel this summer. Portions of and Townsite loop trails in Waterton. reservations are required. the lobby will be closed for construction dur- The first wheelchair-accessible trail ing the early part of the 2017 season as they

on Glacier’s east side now provides NPS 1. Located in East Glacier, the Gla- work to restore the lobby’s original spiral access to Running Eagle Falls in Two cier Park Lodge’s impressive lobby staircase. The completion of the construc- Medicine Valley. The trail is signed with is lined with gigantic Douglas-fir tion project corresponds with the 100th an- interpretive messages regarding the trees which always impress visitors. niversary of Annex II of the hotel. importance of this significant place in This majestic lodge has 161 rooms, an out- Blackfeet culture. door swimming pool, nine-hole golf course, 3. Rising Sun Motor Inn & Cabins is situ- Lodging: Most hotels and visitor pitch-and-putt, lounge, gift shop and offers ated along the Going-to-the-Sun Road in St. facilities in Glacier and some in Waterton easy access to Red Bus Tours and horse- Mary Valley, surrounded by soaring mountain are wheelchair-accessible. back tours. The Great Northern Dining peaks. It has 72 cottage and motor premises, American Indian Interpretive Tours: Room () offers a full breakfast buffet as well as a campstore, gift shop, and pub- Bus tours highlighting Blackfeet culture and serves á la carte comfort food with a lic showers. Two Dog Flats Grill () and history in relation to Glacier’s natural Montana flare. Lunch is not served in the serves classic American cuisine. For more features are available. Depart from East dining room. Empire Bar () has a well- information, call (855) 733-4522 or visit Glacier, West Glacier, St. Mary, Apgar stocked bar and bar menu and is a popular glaciernationalparklodges.com. Village and Browning. Spring and fall gathering place. Open early June through tours are also available. Call (800) 786- late September. For more information, call 4. Located 10 miles inside Glacier National 9220 for more information. (844) 868-7474 or visit glacierparkinc.com. Park’s west entrance, Motel Lake Mc- Museums: The Whitefish Museum, Donald is nestled near the shores of the located in the heart of Whitefish, explores 2. Many Glacier Hotel is the largest lodge largest lake within the park, 300 yards from the area’s logging and railroad history. The in the park and features stunning views Lake McDonald Lodge. The 27 rustic yet Museum of the Plains Indian, located in of Swiftcurrent Lake. The hotel also has welcoming rooms feature modest ame- Browning, displays richly varied arts of a snack bar and lounge, gift shop, and nities and cozy accommodations, each Northern Plains Tribal peoples. nightly entertainment. Glacier Park Boat with its own private bathroom. For more Camping: Campgrounds at Fish Glacier National Park takes pride in being an Company tours and horseback rides from information, call (844) 868-7474 or visit accessible place to visit, both in the front Creek, Apgar, Sprague Creek, Avalanche, country and on trails. However you get around, Swan Mountain Outfitters can be booked glacierparkinc.com. The motel is open Rising Sun, Two Medicine. St. Mary you’re always welcome. here. Ptarmigan Dining Room () June through late September.

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5. Prince of Wales Hotel sits on a promon- 8. Village Inn at Apgar, situated along the tory and features huge picture windows southern shore of Lake McDonald, boasts overlooking the string of mountains ringing breathtaking views of Lake McDonald Valley 4 Waterton. In addition to 86 rooms, the prop- and the Continental Divide. Open late May erty features a lounge, English-style tearoom, through mid-September. The Inn offers easy 1 2 3 5 gift shop and easy access to golf, horseback access to gift shops, horseback rides from rides and boat tours. The Royal Stewart Swan Mountain Outfitters and boat rentals. Dining Room ( ) serves fine Eng- Fore more information, call (855) 733-4522 8 lish and Continental cuisine. The Windsor or visit glaciernationalparklodges.com Lounge () features traditional English fare and a full bar. Open late May through late 9. West Glacier Motel & Cabins of- 6 7 9 10 September. For more information, call fers rustic, comfortable accommodations (406) 892-2525 or visit glacierparkinc.com. for an enjoyable stay on the western entrance to Glacier National Park. Open late 6. Lake McDonald Lodge, Cabins & Suites May through late September. Please call is one of the finest examples of Swiss chalet (844) 868-7474 or visit glacierparkinc.com. 11 12 13 architecture. A short walkway leads from the hotel to the Lake McDonald shore. There is 10. Swiftcurrent Motor Inn & Cabins is a provided by Swan Mountain Outfitters. (No rid- surrounded cottages, which offer privacy a gift shop and campstore on premises and short walk from the Many Glacier Hotel and ers under 10 years old or over 250 lbs.) Granite for groups or romantic retreats. There is a easy access to Red Bus Tours, boat tours by a stone’s throw from the Iceberg Lake trail- Park Chalet (June 30–September 7) currently gift shop, day spa, reading and writing area, Glacier Park Boat Co. and horseback rides head, one of the most dramatic and popular operates as a self-service hiker hostel. Res- shuffleboard, ping pong, complimentary cof- from Swan Mountain Outfitters. Russell’s hikes in the parks. Open early June through ervations for both properties are required. For fee and tea, board games, books and puzzle Fireside Dining Room () serves late September, the property offers several more information, call (888) 345-2649 or library. Belton Grill Dining Room () makes wild game, as well as more familiar dishes. accommodation options—from basic mo- visit graniteparkchalet.com and fresh fare with local ingredients. Open 5 p.m. Lucke’s Lounge () serves local micro tel rooms to private cabins. There is also a sperrychalet.com. to 10 p.m. Belton Tap Room () offers fine brews and an extensive bar menu. Jam- campstore, token-operated laundry, and pub- wine, spirits and Montana-made beer. Open mer Joe’s Grill & Pizzeria () serves lic restrooms and showers. Nell’s () 12. St. Mary Lodge & Resort, at Glacier’s 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. For more information, call pizzas, salads and sandwiches. Open late offers casual dining located in Many Glacier east entrance on Going-to-the-Sun Road, (888) 235-8665 or visit beltonchalet.com. May through late September. For more Valley, about a mile from Many Glacier Ho- provides a combination of natural beauty information, call (844) 868-7474 or visit tel. The menu features breakfast served all and modern comforts. The resort boasts an LODGING & DINING glaciernationalparklodges.com. day, local Montana fare and pizza to go. For array of unique dining venues, a gift shop, OUTSIDE THE PARK more information, call (855) 733-4522 or visit grocery store, espresso bar, gas station, 7. Apgar Village Lodge & Cabins is set glaciernationalparklodges.com sporting goods store, satellite TV and Wi- Accommodations and restaurants can also amidst the old growth cedars along the Fi in the lobby of the main lodge. Snow- be found in Glacier’s gateway communities southern end of Lake McDonald and the 11. Granite Park & Sperry Chalets are both goose Grille & Mountain Bar () and in the town of Waterton Park. Contact shores of McDonald Creek. Most of the 48 National Historic Landmarks constructed by has an extensive menu and dramatic park Glacier Country at (800) 338-5072; Ka- rustic cabins have a kitchen (fridge, stove, the Great Northern Railway, in 1912 and 1914 views. Open early June through late lispell Convention & Visitors Bureau at (888) 888-2308; or Cut Bank Area Chamber toaster, coffee maker). The units have elec- respectively. Both have undergone extensive September. For more information, call of Commerce at (406) 873-4041 for more tric heat, televisions and shower stalls, but restoration, thanks to considerable public and (844) 868-7474 or visit glacierparkinc.com. information. For Waterton accommodations, no telephones. Smoking is prohibited. Open federal support. Sperry Chalet (July 10–Sep- please call (800) 215-2395. For general late May to late September. For more infor- tember 7) offers a traditional full-service stay 13. The Belton Chalet in West Glacier of- information, contact the Waterton Lakes mation, please call (406) 892-2525 or visit featuring private rooms and three meals a day. fers year-round accommodations, be it in National Park at (403) 859-2224. glacierparkinc.com. It can be accessed via hiking or horseback, their beautifully restored lodge or garden-

24 GLACIER NATIONAL PARK | | GLACIER NATIONAL PARK 25 WHO’S WHOPARK AT THE PARK REGULATIONS PARK REGULATIONS & SAFETY amount of ultraviolet light reaching your TICKS & SAFETY skin. The thin air can adversely affect While they are difficult to see, always even the strongest of individuals. Better keep an eye out for ticks. These arachnids Enjoy a safe visit and help protect the path near Apgar and two unpaved paths safe than sorry! can carry a variety of diseases, including parks’ natural features by adhering to the near West Glacier. Waterton has four Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme following park regulations. hiking trails that permit bicycle travel. DRIVING Disease. If bitten, check for a rash in the Be alert while driving in the parks. area and watch for flu-like symptoms. If LITTER FIREARMS & FIREWORKS Wildlife feed along roadsides and they appear, consult a doctor immediately. Pack out all you pack in, and please As of February 22, 2010, a new federal sometimes jump in front of cars. Mountain recycle when possible. It is illegal to litter law allows people (who can legally possess roads are narrow and occasionally littered RODENTS & HANTAVIRUS or feed the animals in the parks. firearms under applicable federal, state with fallen rock. Watch for drivers who Deer mice are possible carriers of and local laws) to legally possess firearms may stop to avoid hazards, view wildlife or Hantavirus. Initial symptoms are almost PETS within Glacier National Park. The new take pictures. The Blackfeet Reservation identical to the onset of flu. Avoid exposure Pets must be leashed and under law does not change prohibitions on the is open range for livestock. Be alert for all by avoiding rodent infested areas. If you have the owner’s control at all times while use of firearms in national parks. Hunting animals on roadways east of the park. potentially been exposed and exhibit flu-like in the parks. They are allowed, but not and recreational use of firearms are still symptoms, seek medical care immediately. encouraged, on Waterton trails. Pets prohibited. Federal law also prohibits HYPOTHERMIA are prohibited on all Glacier trails (except firearms in certain facilities in this park. This life-threatening condition occurs WATER HAZARDS paved trails at Apgar Village), in park hotels when the body is so chilled it can no Drowning is tied with hiking and climbing (except for designated guide, service, and/ HIKING longer warm itself. It can happen even accidents as the number one cause of or hearing companion animals) and Please stay on established trails. Taking on a cool summer day when you are tired death in Glacier. Use extreme caution near anywhere in the backcountry. Kennels are shortcuts destroys fragile, high-altitude and wet. Warning signs include shivering water. Visitors should be aware of extreme available in Columbia Falls, Kalispell, Cut vegetation and causes erosion. and disorientation. Seek shelter and low temperature water danger. Giardiasis is Bank, Pincher Creek and Cardston. raise your body temperature by drinking caused by a parasite (Giardia lamblia) found STEWARDSHIP warm liquids. Be sure during this time to in lakes and streams. Persistent, severe VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS It is illegal to collect cultural and natural monitor breathing. When traveling in the diarrhea, abdominal cramps and nausea Vehicles crossing Logan Pass between artifacts—and features like wildflowers, backcountry, carry clothes for layering. are symptoms of this disease. Hikers and Avalanche and Rising Sun must be no more antlers and rocks—in the parks. backpackers are urged to filter or treat water than 8 feet wide (including mirrors) and 21 taken from park lakes and streams. feet long. Vehicles in excess of 10 feet in STAYING SAFE PACKING ESSENTIALS height need to exercise caution to avoid WILD ANIMALS Don’t hit the trail without: hitting rock overhangs. Oversize vehicles As in any mountainous area, an All wildlife should be considered • Topographic Map and Compass + GPS and commercial trucks must cross the understanding of alpine weather, terrain dangerous. Glacier and Waterton are home • Whistle Continental Divide by way of U.S. Highway 2. and hazards is necessary. The following are to grizzlies, black bears, wolves, wolverines, • Flashlight or Headlamp a few tips to make your visit a safe one. mountain goats and mountain lions. All • Sunglasses, Sunscreen and Hat bears, mountain goats and mountain lions BICYCLING • High-energy Food and Plenty of Water Glacier does not allow bicycle traffic ALTITUDE • Appropriate Clothing and Extra Layers are extremely dangerous and should be along Lake McDonald between Apgar and Because Glacier and Waterton • Waterproof Matches avoided. Feeding or harassing animals is Sprague Creek, and eastbound from Logan are several thousand feet above sea • Insect Repellent strictly prohibited by law. Creek and Logan Pass, from 11 a.m. to 4 level, come prepared with appropriate • Pocket Knife p.m. daily between June 15 and Labor footwear, high SPF sunscreen and • First-Aid Kit For answers to all your questions, Day. Bicycle travel is prohibited on all appropriate clothes for every day of the • Sturdy Footwear go to OhRanger.com Glacier hiking trails except for one paved year. The higher altitude increases the

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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) GLACIER NATIONAL Glacier and Waterton Lakes National of Logan Pass, an area filled with lush The National Park Service is responsible PARK CONSERVANCY Parks are a paradise for outdoor meadows of wildflowers and surrounded for preserving and protecting the natural The Glacier National Park Conservancy enthusiasts of all kinds! by jagged peaks. There is about a 500- and cultural resources of our national is the official non-profit fundraising foot increase in elevation. Note that the parks, protecting the wildlife therein, and partner of Glacier National Park. For GLACIER NATIONAL PARK Logan Pass section of Going-to-the-Sun providing for public use and enjoyment more information, call (406) 892-3250 or Road is usually open from mid-June of the parks. For more information, call (406) 888-5756, or visit glacier.org. APGAR through the third weekend of October, (406) 888-7800 or visit nps.gov/glac. Lake McDonald is one of the most weather permitting. During the Sun Road THE GLACIER INSTITUTE scenic lakes in the park. It is also the rehabilitation, after the third Monday in PARKS CANADA This nonprofit enables people to learn longest and deepest. Immense glaciers September, Logan Pass is accessible by Parks Canada manages more than about the cultural and natural resources of carved the 10-mile-long, 464-foot- vehicle from the east side only, weather 39 parks and reserves. For more Glacier National Park and the surrounding deep lake. The Kootenai people called it permitting. information, call (403) 859-2224 or visit area. The Institute offers hands-on learning “Sacred Dancing Lake” and performed Other popular stops near Logan Pass pc.gc.ca/en/index. through youth camps, day programs, adult ceremonies on the shore. Guided boat include Oberlin Bend, Weeping Wall, and family field seminars, and special tours, Red Bus Tours, horseback riding, Big Bend and Haystack Creek to the GLACIER PARK, INC. (GPI) workshops. Field courses are offered year- fishing and recreational boating are west, and the East Side Tunnel, Siyeh Glacier Park, Inc. (GPI) operates Motel round to all ages in science, culture, history popular activities at the lake. Bend, Jackson Glacier Overlook and Lake McDonald, Glacier Park Lodge, St. and the arts. For more information, call Sun Rift Gorge to the east. Mary Lodge & Resort, Prince of Wales (406) 755-1211 or visit glacierinstitute.org. LOGAN PASS Hotel, Grouse Mountain Lodge, Apgar Straddling the Continental Divide, this MANY GLACIER Village Lodge & Cabins, West Glacier GLACIER NATIONAL PARK 1.5-mile (one-way) mountain pass to the Visitors can enjoy boat cruises, Motel & Cabins and the East Side Shuttle. VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATES overlook crosses the Hanging Gardens horseback rides and trails while exploring For more information or to make a This nonprofit volunteer organization

reservation, please call (844) 868-7474 or works with park staff to sponsor park NPS visit glacierparkinc.com. programs and activities, raise funds for projects and perform voluntary XANTERRA PARKS & RESORTS services. For more information and to get Xanterra Parks & Resorts operates involved, please call (406) 888-7851 or Glacier National Park Lodges (GNPL)— visit glaciernationalparkassociates.org. Many Glacier Hotel, Lake McDonald Lodge, Cabins & Suites, Village Inn at WATERTON NATURAL Apgar, Swiftcurrent Motor Inn & Cabins, HISTORY ASSOCIATION Rising Sun Motor Inn & Cabins, the This organization cooperates with Parks Two Medicine Campstore and the Red Canada to further public understanding, Bus Tours. GNPL also operates the appreciation and appropriate use of Waterton East Side Shuttle between St. Mary Lakes National Park. The association operates Visitor Center and Many Glacier Hotel/ the Heritage Centre, which is located in Swiftcurrent Motor Inn & Cabins. For Waterton Park. For more information, call more information, call (855) 733-4522 or (403) 859-2624 or visit facebook.com/ visit glaciernationalparklodges.com. WatertonNaturalHistoryAssociation. Glacier National Park’s roads offer stunning views, so have your binoculars and camera ready!

28 GLACIER NATIONAL PARK | | GLACIER NATIONAL PARK 29 SIGHTS TO SEE WHO’S WHO AT THE PARK this glacial valley of creaking glaciers and the cliff wall. Later in the season, the HISTORY & CULTURE iceberg-filled lakes. upper fall dries up, leaving the lower The 5.5-mile (one way) Grinnell fall apparently springing from solid rock. Glacier Trail from Many Glacier Hotel There is a wheelchair-accessible loop From prehistoric days to the present, the Assiniboine. These other tribes visited brings hikers to one of the most visible with interpretive trail signs explaining its area’s claim to fame has been its beauty the mountains of Glacier and Waterton as glaciers in the park. Along the way, it significance to the Blackfeet culture.  and its trade routes. The American Indians well, since many of them venerated the passes beautiful mountain views and knew the region’s passes and trails, and spirits of creation, weather and knowledge vibrant wildflower displays. Hikers WATERTON LAKES used them to journey from one hunting believed to be living there. can ride the Many Glacier tour boats NATIONAL PARK ground to another. The eastern prairies of The mountains also contained routes along Swiftcurrent and Josephine lakes, Montana and Alberta were home to great these tribes could cross on their own or take a horseback ride for part of the CAMERON LAKE herds of American bison, also known as buffalo expeditions. The Blackfeet, in turn, trail’s length. Visit Cameron Lake in Waterton for buffalo. Bison were a primary food source chased the hunters back over the passes Although Iceberg Lake’s glacier a better understanding of the unusual to many of the region’s American Indians, when they found them, or crossed the disappeared long ago, it still delights visitors aspects of this mountainous region. who also fished and hunted other animals passes themselves to raid and intimidate with a flotilla of icebergs that sometimes Trail and road signs and a visitor center in the mountains. their neighbors. remain into July and August. The lake lies at explain how plants and animals adapt to The Blackfeet people of the northern the base of a 3,000-foot sheer cliff, and its environments that change within just a plains dominated “The Backbone of the AMERICAN INDIAN BELIEFS freezing waters have long been rumored few thousand feet in elevation. World” long before any European explorer The region’s American Indians believe to be home to Montana’s fur-bearing trout confronted the area now known as the that spiritual beings (or values) live in (or so mischievous mountain men told CRYPT LAKE Rocky Mountains. The Blackfeet were every feature of the land. Animals not only newcomers). It is reached via a 4.8-mile Newsweek magazine once rated the aggressive, and protected their east-slope symbolize characteristics—such as gossip (one way) trail from Swiftcurrent Motor Inn Crypt Lake Trail the best in Canada. A buffalo hunting grounds from incursion in the raven or strength and wisdom in the & Cabins in Many Glacier. popular way to start the trip is to take by the western tribes of the Kalispell grizzly bear—but are also the embodiment a tour boat down Waterton Lake to the and Kootenai, and interlopers from the of spirits who can teach those qualities TWO MEDICINE trailhead. The trail then ascends 5.4 south such as the Crow, Sioux and to humans. As a Blackfeet elder said, Many believe the park’s most dazzling miles past waterfalls into the mountains.

colors of rock and foliage are in Two An enlarged natural tunnel in the cliff NPS Medicine Valley, near East Glacier. leads to Crypt Lake itself, hidden behind Here, mountains of red, yellow and green mountain walls. stone encircle lakes filled with fish. Because of the way valleys curve and THE RED ROCK PARKWAY twist in the Two Medicine area, hikers The Red Rock Parkway travels 9.3 often laud it for containing the most miles up the Blakiston Valley through dramatic collection of trails and viewpoints. rolling grasslands and ends at Red Rock The name is reported to have been Canyon. The parkway is the best place derived from the name “Two Medicine to see where Waterton’s classic prairie Lodge Creek,” so called because at one meets mountain landscape. At the end time there were two “medicine lodges” of the parkway, a short, self-guided located on either side of the creek. trail loops around the canyon. In June, Running Eagle Falls, near Two the wildflower and wildlife viewing is Medicine Lake, is also known as “Trick great along the road. Please note that Falls.” One waterfall tumbles over a cliff the parkway is narrow and may not be The Blackfeet people inhabited the area around the Continental Divide long before and another pours out of a huge hole in suitable for larger motor homes. Europeans explored the area.

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AMERICAN INDIANS IN MONTANA had they found it, probably would have Marias Pass lay. Marias was important simplified their journey over the mountains. because it is the lowest mountain pass Consider taking a guided tour of a reser- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Other Europeans and Americans between Canada and Mexico, so its low vation to learn more about local American Alberta, Canada: (403) 553-2731 traveling the area in the early 1800s were altitude and easy grade made it perfect for Indian culture. Tours offered by Blackfeet mostly fur trappers seeking beaver skins trains to cross the Continental Divide. Historical Tours go to old bison jumps, the Museum of the Plains Indian for fashionable top hats. Blackfeet raiding Stevens’ good fortune was at the sites of old camps and other historic sites of Browning, MT: (406) 338-2230 parties from the east-slope tribe protected expense of the Blackfeet who, by the the Blackfeet Nation. For more information, their valuable lands by attacking neighboring 1880s, were devastated by smallpox please call any of the phone numbers below. Sun Tours (American Indian tribes and the occasional foreign traveler. epidemics and frequent persecution by the Interpretive Tours) Blackfeet Historical Tour East Glacier, MT: (800) 786-9220 To the north, John Palliser’s 1858 U.S. government. The railroad line crossed Heart Butte, MT: (406) 338-7406 British expedition was scouting a route the mountains in 1891 and spawned a Bus tours highlight Blackfeet culture and to the Pacific Ocean for the Hudson’s number of work camps. Two of them Blackfeet Nation Office history in relation to Glacier’s natural fea- Bay Company. Lieutenant T. W. Blakiston eventually became the towns of Belton Browning, MT: (406) 338-7521 tures. Tours Depart East Glacier, West Gla- penetrated the Waterton area and began (West Glacier) and Midvale (East Glacier). cier, St. Mary and Browning areas. June bestowing names, including Waterton Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes 1–September 30; tours are also offered in Lakes, in honor of English naturalist Charles THE BLACKFEET Pablo, MT: (406) 675-2700 spring and fall. glaciersuntours.com.  Waterton. Although Waterton never visited Word finally began to spread about the lakes, his reputation for bold and the plight of the Blackfeet. With the last eccentric globe-trotting lent the area an bison in the area killed in 1882, there was everything under the sky has a voice to THE FIRST EUROPEAN exciting aura. rampant starvation on the Blackfeet speak with and knowledge to tell. EXPLORERS ARRIVE Reservation during the winters of 1883 Thus, according to many tribes’ Many French and English (and even a THE RIDE OF THE IRON HORSE and 1884. James Willard Schultz, an philosophies, humans are just one few Spanish) trappers passed through Hints about a perfect mountain pass American who had long traveled with instrument in an ongoing orchestra of the Glacier and Waterton area in the late to run a railroad over the Rockies kept them and had become a full member of life. They are responsible for keeping 1700s, seeking furs and trade routes. explorers searching Glacier for a number one band, decided to help his friends. themselves in tune and playing correctly. British trapper David Thompson is generally of years. Although many of the region’s He wrote to George Bird Grinnell, the To that end, almost every aspect of tribal credited as the first European to record American Indians knew the location of influential editor of Forest & Stream life has a spiritual ritual attached to it, from his impressions of the area in the 1780s. Marias Pass, it wasn’t well known by magazine. Through his magazine and the way a tipi is set up, to the way a hunter Of the towering Rocky Mountains, he American explorers because the Blackfeet powerful government friends, Grinnell requests an animal’s forgiveness before he wrote, “[T]heir immense masses of snow guarded it closely. Railroad scouts asked helped increase government aid to the kills it to feed his family. appeared above the clouds and formed an American Indian guides for clues and Blackfeet. Because the mountains of Glacier impassable barrier even to the Eagle.” were generally led over safer, but steeper, Grinnell was introduced to the area and Waterton are thought to be home mountain routes. by Schultz and declared it “The Crown to spirits, members of many area tribes LEWIS & CLARK In the 1850s, Washington Territorial of the Continent.” Visiting many times journey there on vision quests. Chief These intrepid explorers’ famous Governor Isaac Stevens—hoping to pacify between 1880 and 1900, he initiated the Mountain, in the northeast corner of expedition across the American West took the area’s residents so his explorers could movement to declare the area a national Glacier, was—and still is—widely revered them very near Glacier in 1806. Captain find a railroad right-of-way—started to park. Grinnell is celebrated today as the as the home of powerful medicine. Its Meriwether Lewis took three men with negotiate treaties with the various tribes. “Father of Glacier National Park.” authority is easy to re cognize, given him to find the headwaters of the Marias its unusual appearance. It stands in River on the east side of the Rockies. The A PASSAGE WEST FOOL’S GOLD the prairie away from the rest of the weather was overcast, and they had little In 1889, an explorer for the Great As more Americans and Canadians mountains, like a warrior chief leading his idea of what lay around them. The clouds Northern Railway named John F. became aware of the area, rumors spread tribe to the rising sun. blocked their view of Marias Pass, which, Stevens finally figured out where the vital about vast gold, copper and oil deposits in

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NPS AMERICAN INDIANS TODAY

The American Indian tribes of Montana NPS and Alberta actively maintain their ancient cultures and traditions while finding ways to keep in step with today’s society.

THE RESERVES The Blackfeet Nation in Montana borders nearly all of eastern Glacier National Park, while the Blood Indian Reserve in Canada lies east of Waterton Lakes National Park. The Piegan Reserve lies north of Waterton near Pincher Creek. To the southwest, the Reservation of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai covers 1.2 million acres and sur- A Civilian Conservation Corps crew pose at their Many Glacier camp circa 1933. rounds half of Montana’s largest natural lake, Flathead Lake. Nine other tribes have or share Glacier. Prospectors rushed in, drilled oil to just 13.5 square miles. Then, in 1914, reservations within Montana and make up wells and sunk mine shafts. In spite of the a reorganization of the Canadian forest about nine percent of the state’s population. Bird Rattler of the Blackfeet Nation in full dress, photograph circa 1933. feverish interest, prospectors found no preservation system resulted in the commercial quantities of oil or minerals. expansion of the park to almost 500 MAKING A LIVING square miles. Reshuffling of government These tribes are working to improve their original Blackfeet languages considered to be NATIONAL PARK STATUS boundaries changed the park’s size three lives through community and education proj- the glue holding their traditions together. The By the turn of the century, 10 years of more times, eventually placing the park at ects. They have been initiated to ensure that Museum of the Plains Indian in Browning ex- active lobbying by George Bird Grinnell its current 195 square miles. residents of reservations receive training and hibits a world-renowned collection of ancient created the momentum needed to make opportunities for jobs in the area to help sup- and modern American-Indian art and artifacts. Glacier a national park and attracted THE PARKS TODAY port the local economy. One such program— The Salish Cultural Center in St. Ignatius and the attention of the U.S. Congress. On In 1995, Waterton-Glacier was named developed through the coordinated efforts of the Kootenai Cultural Center in Elmo offer ex- May 11, 1910, President Taft signed the world’s first international peace park the Blackfeet Tribe, Glacier Park Inc. (GPI) and hibits about these tribes’ cultural traditions. the bill creating 1,600-square-mile World Heritage Site. This designation area colleges—provides education and training The World Heritage Site, Head-Smashed-In Glacier National Park. Glacier’s first honors parks for their outstanding natural in the hospitality industry, along with opportu- Buffalo Jump, is located in Alberta and recalls superintendent, William Logan, spent and cultural values. nities for graduates to work at GPI facilities. In how American Indians hunted bison before that first summer attempting to control Recognizing that Glacier and Waterton addition, the work of local American Indian arti- horses and rifles. numerous forest fires. Glacier’s centennial are not self-contained ecosystems, park sans is featured in many GPI gift shops. Cultural traditions are maintained through was celebrated throughout 2010. managers work together to protect the special events, such as the Blackfeet’s Across the border, thanks to the efforts parks and help shape the growth of PRESERVING CULTURE North American Indian Days, held July 6–8, of conservationist Frederick Godsal, surrounding communities. Administrators & TRADITION 2017, and the Blackfeet’s Heart Butte Soci- the Canadian Parliament approved for both parks maintain a spirit of Preserving culture is another important goal ety Celebration, held the second week of Waterton Lakes Forest Park in 1895. cooperation unusual between government for the region’s American Indians. Programs, August annually; and the Salish-Kootenai’s Later, it was renamed Waterton Lakes bureaus, let alone separate countries. such as the one at the Piegan Institute in big festivals, including the Arlee Pow Wow, Dominion Park. Timber and mining Together, they are setting an impressive Browning, near East Glacier, rediscover the taking place June 28–July 4, 2017. interests there diminished the park example for the future.

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Waterton-Glacier International Peace choked undergrowth from wooded areas Park was recognized as a Biosphere and fertilizes certain soil types. As a result Reserve in 1976 and designated again as of fire management, vegetation build-up the Waterton-Glacier International Peace has been reduced in developed areas. Park World Heritage Site in 1995. This lofty To protect campgrounds, hotels and title means several things. The world’s first other developed areas in the park, the NPS international peace parks hold unparalleled and Parks Canada use predictive modeling resources, they are in nearly pristine to gauge a fire’s potential to burn out of Dual-layer LCD The display uses a two-layer structure consisting of environmental condition, and they need control and determine when and how monochrome liquid-crystal overlaid with color liquid-crystal. protection to stay that way. suppression actions should occur. Human- The monochrome liquid-crystal permanently shows the time, while the color liquid-crystal displays maps, measurements caused fires are suppressed, with the and apps. ALPINE PROTECTION exception of carefully managed prescribed MIL STANDARD-compliant Mix high altitude, harsh weather and fires set by park specialists to burn specific TOOL button The watch’s resistance to heavy visitor traffic and you’ve got a areas for specific objectives. Calls up tools such as environmental conditions complies the compass or recipe for destruction of a fragile area. Once a forest fire is controlled, park with the MIL-STD-810G altimeter and can be environmental test standard assigned to any app. Much of the soil that produces the park’s workers may spend more time eliminating stipulated by the US Department of Defense. wildflowers is only a few inches thick. the scars of suppression—fire lines— This testing checks that Direction In places such as Logan Pass, where than they did fighting the actual blaze. the watch operates Measurement normally under a thousands of hikers go daily, indiscriminate This is a relatively recent change in fire wide range of environmental Altitude wandering tramples and destroys the thin management practices. Though not all stresses, including Measurement net of vegetation that makes Hanging impacts of a wildfire are desirable, they are being dropped and AD subjected to vibration, Gardens famous. often a natural and healthy component of and that it can handle Atmospheric Pressure the tough demands Measurement To protect fragile soil and plants, park the ecosystem. You can spot the location of outdoor use. trail crews built a boardwalk that spans of recent fires on park roads and trails part of the 1.5-mile trail leading from the now carpeted by an abundance of native Location Memory visitor center to Hidden Lake Overlook, wildflowers, grasses, shrubs and untold Links with the GPS function APP button to accurately display local one of the most popular sights in the park. numbers of tree seedlings—the start of a places and track your Can be assigned to any app. movements, as well as allowing Temporary restrictions are implemented new, younger forest. A mix of young and you to record speci c locations. each summer to limit off-trail travel that old trees and a variety of other vegetation Knowing Where you Are can seriously damage fragile alpine flowers creates a diverse and healthy ecosystem The color map display means you as snow melts and plants emerge. Don’t for both plants and animals. can always see where you are. Downloading the maps beforehand be a meadow stomper! Tread lightly, allows you to check your location on the map even when your smartphone whether walking or skiing on nature trails RECENT LARGE FIRE SEASONS is out of signal range. Android Wear™ APP or on backcountry trails. Do not walk in In 2003, a record dry and hot summer As well as noti cations and responses Recording Memory on Maps to incoming email and calls, the phone areas closed to foot traffic. set the stage for historic wildfires on You can use the “TOOL” and “APP” supports a range of apps and services buttons to zoom the map in or out. provided by Google™. Glacier’s west side. Although portions You can also use the tracking marks and voice input to leave text memos FIRE MANAGEMENT of 146,000 acres were affected on the map. Fire is an essential natural process by the fires, more than 85 percent of the that revitalizes forests. It creates new park’s 1 million acres remained untouched. meadows for grazing wildlife, removes Again, in 2006, during another extensive Water Resistant to 50 Meters * Android Wear, Google and other product names are trademarks of Google Inc. 36 GLACIER NATIONAL PARK | * Some functions are not available when the phone is connected to an iOS device. Size: 61.7 x 57.7 mm (H x W) Thickness: 15.3 mm Weight: 92 g PRESERVATION WHO’S WHO AT THE PARK dry and warm period, the Red Eagle Fire Lodges, Glacier Park Inc. and Parks Canada THINGS TO DO started south of St. Mary Lake. Despite conduct in-house recycling programs for suppression efforts, the fire grew very wastepaper and other recyclables. rapidly the following day. It traveled Throughout the year, you can enjoy on to Goat Haunt Ranger Station. A boat almost seven miles in just a few hours, A PLAN FOR GLACIER’S FUTURE numerous park activities and programs. Be cruise brings the group back to Waterton leaving the park boundary and crossing In 1999, Glacier National Park finalized sure to check park newspapers for current on the half-day trip. Cruise tickets are U.S. Highway 89 just south of St. Mary. its comprehensive General Management programs and schedules. $9–$24 CAN (one-way trip), depending Plan and accompanying Environmental on age, and can be purchased at the dock. PLANT MANAGEMENT Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) to guide SPRING, SUMMER & FALL There is also a shuttle that can take you Glacier’s native plant restoration park management. These documents from Upper Waterton Lake to the Crypt crews have been hard at work restoring provide a framework for protecting PARK PROGRAMS trailhead ($9.50–$19 CAN). For more vegetation to disturbed parklands. Crews resources and managing visitor use. The Glacier: Free evening talks, slide information, call (403) 859-2362. (Fees revegetate approximately five to eight final GMP/EIS is available at: shows and guided walks are among the subject to change.) acres each year, including front and nps.gov/glac/parkmgmt/planning.htm. many park programs that will pique your backcountry campgrounds, roadsides and curiosity about Glacier’s cultural, natural BUS TOURS other areas of high visitor use. Visitors GLACIER NATIONAL PARK and historic wonders. Take a ride back in time while you view can take a tour of the park’s native plant VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATES Park ranger naturalists visit the main the sites of Glacier National Park in style nursery. Scores of high school students Comprised of volunteers, this nonprofit hotels and several campgrounds for on one of the historic Red Buses. These help with projects each year, and organization educates visitors about the evening talks. Programs change daily, so vintage motor coaches, built by the White volunteers are always welcome. park’s resources, raises funds for projects check with the hotel’s front desk or park

and assists park management with visitor centers for the day’s offerings. NPS WILDLIFE PRESERVATION volunteer services on various trail clearing These park interpreters lead free walks Park rangers and wardens have the and other rehabilitation projects. For more and day hikes on popular trails, interpreting constant duty of asking visitors not to information, please see the “Who’s Who each area’s plants and animals, and recalling feed wildlife. Safety warnings, animal at the Park” chapter. native tales. Activities and times are listed life histories and explanations of park in the publication Ranger-led Activities regulations are part of the rangers’ guided GLACIER NATIONAL PARK Schedule, available in the park visitor walks and evening programs that help LICENSE PLATE centers; please call (406) 888-7800 or visit educate visitors. Montana residents can buy Glacier nps.gov/glac/planyourvisit/brochures.htm. Park rangers and wardens also try to National Park vanity plates, featuring a Waterton: Various interpretive and inform the animals. Requiring visitors to photo of Lake McDonald. Each is $40 ($20 educational programs are offered at keep their food in animal-proof containers to renew), and $20 goes to the Glacier Waterton. These include theater programs, teaches wildlife that free meals will National Park Conservancy, supporting children’s programs and guided tours. not be available at campgrounds. Bear projects in Glacier preservation, Some programs require a fee. Ask for more management personnel use horns, cracker education, research and celebrations. For information at the Waterton Visitor Center shells and other annoyances to haze bears more information, call (406) 892-3250 or or Heritage Centre, or call (403) 859-5133. away from human developments. visit glacier.org. The free, full-day International Peace Park Hike is offered every Wednesday PLEASE RECYCLE and Saturday in July and August, and Recycling receptacles are available WHAT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT spans both parks. Led by a U.S. park in both parks for some materials, and OF YOUR TRIP? ranger and a Canadian park interpreter, Spend some time staring at the stars. there are trash bins for other refuse. The the hike starts in Waterton, stops near the TELL US! @ Glacier National Park’s dark skies make for National Park Service, Glacier National Park International Boundary for lunch, and goes quite a show!

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FIELD SEMINARS Inter-Nation Shoreline Cruise Company GOLF Glacier Institute offers half-day to multi- Ltd. (in summer) at (403) 859-2362 or visit At 3,000 feet above sea level or higher, FUN FACTS day classes on topics such as art, history, watertoncruise.com. golf takes on a whole new dimension. CAN YOU geology and natural science. College credit Rent small boats at Lake McDonald, Apgar, Duffers can nail the long drives within RECOMMEND A GOOD can be arranged for many courses. Waterton Two Medicine, Many Glacier and Cameron Waterton Park and in East Glacier and WAY TO EXPLORE THE Natural History Association also offers Lake. Keep alert for sudden changes in wind West Glacier just outside the park. Please PARK’S LAKES? several special educational programs in the and weather, and head to shore immediately call Glacier Park Lodge Golf Course at summer. Please contact Glacier Institute at if you see a storm on the horizon. Although (406) 226-5642 for more information Glacier National Park is a land of big lakes. Boat tours with (406) 755 -1211, Waterton Natural History both parks have patrol boats, lake water is about golfing in East Glacier; please call commentary are available and optional Association at (403) 859-2624, or visit extremely cold and lakeshores are often Glacier Country at for more information guided hikes are offered on some glacierinstitute.org for more information. empty, making it difficult to find help in an about golfing in northwest Montana; and, cruises. Small boat rentals are also an emergency. Personal watercrafts (Jet Skis®, for Waterton golf information, please call option. For additional information, call BICYCLING Wave Runners®, etc.) are not allowed in (403) 859-2114. (406) 257-2426. Bicycling is a popular way to tour Glacier either park. and Waterton. Cyclists should be aware that HORSEBACK RIDING For answers to all your questions, park roads are winding and narrow, and have FISHING For updated information on guided go to OhRanger.com limited shoulder space. At Glacier, during Whitefish, Kokanee salmon, Arctic horseback riding and drop camp services, busy summer months (June 15 to Labor Day) grayling and five kinds of trout are contact Swan Mountain Outfitters, the and the most congested hours of the day examples of fish that can be found in exclusive providers of trail rides in Glacier Motor Company, travel over the Going-to- (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.), bicycles are not permitted park waters. Please note that all bull trout National Park. Call (406) 387-4405 or visit the-Sun Road and link all of the park’s hotels along Lake McDonald, between Apgar and caught in Glacier and Waterton must be and inns. These bright red coaches have Sprague Creek, and eastbound between immediately released to help protect this roll-back canvas tops offering spectacular Logan Creek and Logan Pass. Please check endangered species from extinction. Also, views. To book a Red Bus Tour and let at a visitor center for more information. the use of lead-free fishing sinkers or jigs Glacier National Park Lodges do the driving, is required in both parks. please visit glaciernationalparklodges. BOATING A fishing license is not necessary com or call (855) 733-4522. Reservations Boats generally operate from June to to fish at Glacier, but anglers should are highly recommended. mid-September with park interpreters be familiar with park regulations and Sun Tours provides American Indian on-board for many of the trips. Tours limits. Pick up a copy of Glacier’s fishing interpretive tours that highlight Blackfeet average one hour, round-trip. For more regulations at any entrance station or culture and history in relation to Glacier’s information, please contact Glacier Park visitor center. The North and Middle natural features. They depart from East Boat Company at (406) 257-2426 or visit Forks of the Flathead River, which Glacier, West Glacier, St. Mary and Browning. glacierparkboats.com. border the park, are subject to Montana For more information, call (800) 786-9220. The International is the flagship of State fishing regulations and do require the Waterton Inter-Nation Shoreline a license. In Waterton, anglers need to BACKPACKING & GUIDED DAY HIKES Cruise Company Ltd. on Waterton Lake. obtain a Canadian National Parks fishing Guided backpacking and day-hiking This 72-foot ship was built in 1927 to permit. It costs $34.30 CAN for a one- park tours can be arranged from mid- complement the Prince of Wales Hotel. year permit or $9.80 CAN for a day pass May through September. Please visit One of the routes includes a stop at the (fees subject to change). These permits Glacier Guides Inc. at glacierguides. Crypt Lake trailhead, the start of one of are valid in all Canadian national parks. com or call (800) 521-7238 for more Canada’s most famous day hikes. The Trout fishing is also popular on Blackfeet information. Please also see the Waterton Lake trip usually takes about tribal lands, where a tribal fishing permit “Walking & Hiking” chapter. two hours. Please contact Waterton is required.

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NPS Riders may also bring their own horses WINTER Two Medicine Valley and Many Glacier into the parks, although horses are prohibited Winter adventurers will find much Valley. Current road status is available in some areas. Inquire at the backcountry to explore. Free ecology interpretive at home.nps.gov/applications/ permit office for details. snowshoe hikes are offered on the glac/roadstatus/roadstatus.cfm weekends from early January through RIVER RAFTING mid-March; meet at the Apgar visitor PARK PROGRAMS & INFORMATION The Middle and North Forks of the center. To preserve the winter solitude, Apgar Visitor Center is open weekends Flathead River provide a range of rafting snowmobiles are not permitted in either in the winter. For weekday winter adventures. The Middle Fork, along Glacier or Waterton. information, including road, weather Glacier’s southern border, contains and camping conditions, please call some excellent white water. The North VISITOR SERVICES (406) 888-7800. For Waterton Park Fork, bordering Glacier to the west, The parks’ major hotels are closed Headquarters; call (403) 859-5133. has both fast and calm water. It is between October and May, but West popular for all-day sightseeing tours Glacier, Essex, Kalispell, East Glacier, CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING because it meanders past Glacier’s Browning, Columbia Falls, Whitefish and & SNOWSHOEING Livingston Mountain Range. Numerous Cut Bank host winter enthusiasts. Please Snowshoers and cross-country skiers rafting companies provide trips of call Glacier Country at (800) 338-5072 or can enjoy the long, gentle stretches of varying lengths, including Glacier Raft visit glaciermt.com for more information. road on the eastern and western sections Co., (800) 235-6781; Great Northern Winter lodging is available at: Waterton of Going-to-the-Sun Road, the Camas Whitewater, (800) 735-7897; Glacier Lakes Lodge, (403) 859-2150; Crandall Road, North Fork Road and the road Guides Inc., (800) 521-7238; and Wild Mountain Lodge, (403) 859-2288; and into Two Medicine Valley. In Waterton, River Adventures, (800) 700-7056. Waterton-Glacier Suites, (403) 859-2004. routes from the Little Prairie picnic area, Take advantage of warm weather and try stand-up paddleboarding on Lake McDonald. You can also bring your own raft or Winter camping is available at Glacier’s which has washrooms and a kitchen boat to run the rivers. Stop in at Hungry St. Mary Campground and Apgar picnic shelter with a wood-burning stove, are swanmountainoutfitters.com/glacier Horse Ranger Station on the Flathead areas. Backcountry permits are available great for families and novice skiers. for more information. National Forest near West Glacier or call for up to seven nights in advance. Winter The rolling terrain is not difficult and is Day rides are offered out of three in- (406) 387-5243 for more information. camping and winter backcountry permits very scenic, particularly when you arrive park locations: Apgar, (406) 888-5010; are free. Waterton also has winter camping, at Cameron Lake. More experienced Lake McDonald, (406) 888-5121; and WILDLIFE WATCHING which is at the Pass Creek picnic area. skiers make extended backcountry Many Glacier, (406) 732-4203. Day rides, In Glacier, look for ground squirrels, trips into the parks’ interiors, especially dinner rides and overnight trips are offered marmots, deer, gray jays, ravens, raptors ROAD & WEATHER CONDITIONS around Cameron Lake, Avalanche Lake, out of West Glacier. Call (406) 387-4405. and countless songbirds. Logan Pass Going-to-the-Sun Road from West Bowman Lake and Many Glacier Valley. Horse rides lasting from one hour to a full in Glacier is a prime spot for mountain Glacier to Lake McDonald Lodge (a day are also available through outfitters in goats, while Many Glacier Valley and distance of 10 miles) and the east WINTER WILDLIFE WATCHING East Glacier. Alpine Stables in Waterton Waterton are home to bighorn sheep. entrance to St. Mary Campground (a Look for elk foraging on the prairie or will also board horses overnight. Check at The Goat Lick turnout along U.S. distance of 1.5 miles) is open all year mountain goats and bighorn sheep pawing a visitor center about special restrictions Highway 2 on Glacier’s southern border and (weather permitting) is plowed through the snow to find lichens and and park access. is also a common spot to see mountain during winter, as is the main road to grasses. Just try not to disturb them! Alpine Stables provides guided horse goats, as well as an occasional elk. Two Waterton. Akamina Parkway is plowed to tours in Waterton; please call (403) 859- Dog Flats near St. Mary Lake and the Little Prairie but may close temporarily. 2462 for more information. Call (403) forests around West Glacier are prime U.S. 2 and 89 are plowed as well and For answers to all your questions, 653-2449 or (403) 653-2089 in the elk and coyote habitat. Always maintain allow some access to Glacier’s remote go to OhRanger.com off-season. a safe distance from wildlife. southern boundary, St. Mary Valley,

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WALKING & HIKING TRAILS OF GLACIER & WATERTON LAKES Round-Trip Difficulty Trail Distance Elevation The parks are best experienced on foot. to return. Please see section on bears Trailhead Description Time Gain Only on the trail can you truly appreciate for more information. Trail of the Cedars A pleasant stroll through the old-growth 0.7-mile loop Easy the mountains for their beauty and power. • Rock climbing is not recommended Avalanche Campground cedar-hemlock forest along Avalanche 30 minutes Level Creek.  Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, due to the unstable, crumbly nature of there’s a trail for you. the park’s ancient sedimentary rock. Swiftcurrent Nature Travels around the lake offering great 2.5-mile loop Easy views of Grinnell and Salamander • Know your limitations. If the trail is Trail 2–3 hours Level Grinnell Glacier Trail- glaciers and Mount Gould Grinnell Point. HIKER SAFETY steep, figure another hour for every head Mountain hiking requires you to follow a 1,000 feet of elevation. Red Eagle Lake Trail This old buffalo hunter’s route stretches 15 miles Easy few common sense tips. • Carry water. Streams and lakes may St. Mary 1913 Ranger behind the St. Mary Lake Mountains to all-day to over- 200 feet a network of passes through the peaks. • Take proper gear. Bring rain and sun carry Giardia lamblia protozoans, making Station night trip Note: This area burned during the Red protection (year-round), sturdy footwear, water unsafe to drink unless boiled, Eagle Fire (2006). The scenery has a first-aid kit with blister treatments and chemically treated or filtered. changed, but one can see fire ecology firsthand. maps. • Know where you’re going. Check • Don’t go alone. Glacier is bear and in with a ranger for directions before Highline Trail Parallels the Garden Wall, along the 7.6 miles to Moderate Logan Pass to Goat Continental Divide. Experienced hikers Granite Park Varies mountain lion country. Solo hiking and starting out. Haunt can travel the 39.5-mile route north Chalet; 24.4 backpacking is strongly discouraged. If from Logan Pass to Waterton Townsite. miles from Concession boat available at Goat Haunt. Granite Park to you must, let someone know when and BACKCOUNTRY PERMITS Goat Haunt where you are going and when you plan A backcountry use permit is required Cracker Lake Trail Winds through open grasslands and then 12.2 miles Moderate for all overnight backcountry camping. A Many Glacier Hotel enters Canyon Creek, where the cliffs of 1,400 feet permit can be obtained from: The Apgar Mount Siyeh rise 4,100 feet straight up. NPS Backcountry Permit Center; the St. Sperry Chalet Trail Fascinating walk through several of 12.8 miles to Strenuous Lake McDonald Lodge Glacier’s climate zones, culminating with the chalet 3,400 feet Mary Visitor Center; Many Glacier, Two a sweeping view from high in a glacial all-day to over- Medicine or Polebridge Ranger Stations; cirque. Experienced hikers can continue night trip or the Waterton Lakes Visitor Recreation up to the glacier itself. Centre (for trips starting in Goat Haunt Lakeshore Trail Many hikers travel this trail in one direction 7 miles to Goat Moderate Waterton Townsite and return by riding the Waterton tour Haunt at the or Chief Mountain). At Glacier, there is launches. Launches run five times a southern end a $7 per person per night backcountry day from mid-May to mid-September. of Waterton Lake (one way) fee for adults (June through September). Excellent views of Waterton Lake. Hikers intending to ride the tour boat partway all-day round- trip Advance reservations are accepted for a should buy their tickets in advance. $40 fee ($10 administrative fee and $30 Bertha Lake Trail Leaves Waterton Lake shore and enters a 8 miles Easy to fulfilled trip request fee) starting in mid- South end of Waterton Douglas-fir forest leading to a magnificent 2–6 hours Strenuous overlook view of Upper Waterton Lake, April. Please call (406) 888-7800; March Townsite 2,000 feet then on to Lower Bertha Falls. From the 15 to October 31, call (406) 888-7859 falls, a steeper climb takes you past Upper for more details or visit nps.gov/glac/ Bertha Falls to Bertha Lake. planyourvisit/backcountry.htm. Carthew/Alderson Panoramic views of mountain lakes, 12 miles to Strenuous At Waterton, a Wilderness Pass Trail including Carthew and Cameron lakes, Waterton Park 2,255 and surrounding peaks. A shuttle service feet, fol- Cameron Lake (one way) is available for a fee. Reservations are from Waterton Park to Cameron Lake lowed by accepted (up to three months in advance; leaves Tamarack Mall at 9 a.m. during the all-day 3,360- summer. It costs a minimum of $24 CAN, foot credit card payment only). For more descent The Firebrand Pass trail offers stunning or $6 CAN each for four or more riders. views at every turn. information, call (403) 859-5133.

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NATURE & WILDLIFE To protect yourself and the bears: • Never leave food, trash or other scented items unattended. Glacier National Park’s diversity of habitat in the park, a trip to Glacier rewards visitors • Store all food, trash and odorous items types creates opportunities for a wide range with a wealth of wildlife sightings and the in storage boxes where provided, NPS of animals. Everything from the large and knowledge that they help preserve one of sealing items in air-tight containers to majestic elk of the prairies on the east side the planet’s most amazing ecosystems. minimize odors. This includes grocery of the park, to the small and seldom seen Glacier National Park is also home to at bags, garbage and scented articles northern bog lemming in the coniferous least 1,132 species of vascular plants (those like soap, sunscreen, hairspray and forests of the wet west side of the park. containing vessels that conduct water and toothpaste. Clean fire grills and picnic Many people think of bears when they nutrients). There are about 20 different tree tables after use. think of Glacier. The park provides the core species, 93 woody shrubs or vines and 892 • Follow all park rules on bear-proofing of one of the largest remaining grizzly bear types of herbaceous (non-woody) plants. your food. For more information about Knowledge of bear behavior can keep you safe if you encounter one while visiting the park. populations in the lower 48 states. Recent Included in these numbers are 127 non- bear safety, ask at any visitor center. research provides interesting insight to this native species. Besides vascular plants, stop short of touching you. If possible, stay threatened population. More frequently the park also has at least 858 species IF YOU SEE A BEAR still until the bear calms down, then slowly seen than the grizzly, however, are the of mosses and lichens. More than 200 If you spot a bear, do not approach it. back away. If you cannot detour, wait until snow-white mountain goats who thrive on species of fungi have been identified, but Female bears with cubs or bears defending the bear moves away from your route. If the steepest of slopes along the Continental many more have not yet been inventoried. a carcass are especially dangerous. the bear knocks you down, curl into a ball Divide. Seventy-one vascular and 42 non-vascular Do not run or make abrupt moves. Bears and protect your stomach and neck. Whether it’s a Golden-mantled ground plant species found in Glacier Park are listed are hunters and instinctively chase anything Report bear sightings to a park ranger. squirrel in the alpine meadows at Logan as “sensitive” by the State of Montana. that flees. A bear may “bluff charge” and The safety of others may depend on it! Pass or a brown bat on its nightly foray for insects around one of the few street lights BEARS Black bears and grizzlies live in the park. Look for bear signs like overturned NPS or torn apart logs, excavated burrows, broken branches, claw marks on trees, WE ♥ scat (droppings) or tracks. Be cautious and alert. Make loud, irregular noise by NATIONAL PARKS talking or singing, as to not surprise bears. Hikers in bear country should carry bear pepper spray, have it within reach and know how to use it. GO DON’T FEED THE BEARS A fed bear is a dead bear. When bears ACTIVE are accustomed to eating human food and garbage, their role in the natural environment is altered. They can become aggressive BIKING | WALKING & HIKING | MULTISPORT | FAMILY | PRIVATE & CUSTOM intruders who must be killed if they pose a Call 800-GO-ACTIVE or visit backroads.com for The National Park Service has worked to increase threat to visitors. Be responsible and safe by a free catalog and your active vacation of a lifetime. fish populations in Glacier National Park. bear-proofing all food and related supplies.

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WATCHABLE WILDLIFE CAMPING

Glacier has two types of auto camp- refundable $10 processing fee and each grounds: Class A (accessed by paved road, successful request incurs a $30 fee. The running potable water, flush toilets and of- camping fee has increased from $5 to $7 fering waste disposal) and Class B (accessed per night. In Waterton Lakes, a Wilderness 1 2 3 by gravel road, outdoor toilet facilities). Some Use Permit is required for overnight stays in Class B campgrounds have potable water the backcountry. Permits are available at the from a water pump; however, some Class B visitor center. There is no charge for children campgrounds and primitive campsites have aged 16 and under. Annual wilderness no water. Water is obtained from lakes, rivers passes may be purchased and are valid for and streams and should be treated, filtered backcountry camping at all national parks in 4 5 6 or boiled. A few sites are open year-round at western Canada. Reservations must be paid Apgar and St. Mary for primitive camping, but for at the time of booking by credit card. 1. Bighorn sheep (covis canadensis) can 4. Although moose (alces alces) are reclusive no services are available in the winter. There Permits must be picked up at the visitor often be spotted walking along the Going- by nature and rarely seen by visitors, your best are no hookups at Glacier campgrounds. Wa- reception center no sooner than 24 hours to-the-Sun Road, but typically inhabit steep, shot at spying one is at dawn or dusk. They are high mountain terrain. They have adapted the largest members of the deer family. Bull terton provides a range of campsites, from in advance of the start date of the trip. For well to their habitat and are extremely agile moose have large claw-shaped antlers, which fully serviced sites with full hookups (water, more information, visit pc.gc.ca. and nimble. Bighorns are primarily grazers, distinguish them from cows, which have none. sewer and power) to primitive sites with ba- Reservations are available for wilderness feeding in meadows, open woodland and Moose are excellent swimmers and can stay sic services, such as picnic tables, potable campsites. A non-refundable reservation alpine tundra. • Weight 99–297 lbs. • Length under water for more than 60 seconds! • water and toilets (chemical/pit). fee is charged. Reservations for 5–6.5 ft. • Active year-round. Photo: bd Weight 700–1,400 lbs. • Size 6–9 ft. long • Backcountry campgrounds (operated backcountry trips may be made 90 days in Active year-round. Photo: USFWS on an online reservation basis) are reachable advance beginning April 1 of each year. Call 2. The elk (cervus elaphus), or wapiti, is the by hiking trails or, in some cases, by private the visitor centre at (403) 859-5133. second largest member of the deer family and 5. Mountain goats (oreamnos americanus) boats. Additionally, Swan Mountain Outfitters At Glacier, campfires are allowed in des- inhabits forest and forest-edge communities. with their shaggy, white wool coats and can provide drop camp services to backcoun- ignated fire pits only (subject to weather They feed on grasses, plants, leaves, bark and black horns, are beautiful, distinctive animals try locations if the trip is approved in advance conditions). At Waterton, campfires are pro- lichens and are active at dusk and dawn. Bull perfectly engineered for steep, rocky elk have large antlers they shed annually and terrain—they usually live at altitudes up to by the NPS. Food poles and food preparation hibited in most backcountry campgrounds. engage in ritualized mating behaviors during 10,000 feet! These herbivores subsist on areas are available for every campsite. In extreme fire-hazard conditions, the parks the rut. • Weight 450–1,090 lbs. • Size 6.5–10 grasses, sedges, herbs, lichen and other plant may request (or require) that campers use ft. long • Active year-round. Photo: NPS matter. • Weight 101–225 lbs. • Length 40–64 REGULATIONS portable cook stoves. in. • Active year-round. Photo: Evan Lovely Backcountry permits are required for Gathering firewood is prohibited in 3. Hoary marmots (marmota caligate) live backcountry camping and fees are charged most areas at Glacier and in Waterton’s in subalpine meadows and alpine tundra. 6. The largest land-dwelling member of at both parks. (Glacier does not charge campgrounds. Firewood is available for sale Marmots whistle a high-pitched alarm call the weasel family, wolverines (gulo gulo) permit fees for winter camping.) The at camp stores throughout Glacier. when disturbed. Every morning, these are incredibly strong for their size and have new advance reservation system offers Store food in your car’s trunk or in bear- creatures visit each other’s burrows. During been known to kill prey several times their earlier reservation submittal dates, more proof lockers provided at campgrounds, or hibernation, a marmot’s heartbeat slows size. They don dark-brown fur that retains choices to customize itineraries, and a first- picnic areas and on bearpoles in the back- from 130 beats per minute to four beats per little water so it’s relatively resistant to frost. minute. • Weight 6–20 lbs. • Size 15–30 in. Wolverines also give off a strong, extremely come, first-served reservation system. All country. Unattended food and/or storage long • Active May through September. unpleasant odor. • Weight 22–36 lbs. • Length reservations requests must be submitted containers are subject to confiscation and a Photo: NPS 2–3 ft. • Active year-round. Photo: Marie Hale online on the pay.gov website prior to fine. Remember, this is for your own safety, arrival. Each application will have a non- as well as the bears’.

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CAMPGROUNDS Most campgrounds in Glacier are first-come first-served with the exception of Fish Creek, St. Mary and half of the group sites in Apgar, which can be reserved in advance. Half of Many Glacier’s campsites are reservable June 15 to September 4. Please call (877) 444-6777 or visit recreation.gov for more information. A limited number of Glacier campsites are available for bicyclists and pedestrians ($5 per person). In Glacier, check at campgrounds or ranger stations or call (406) 888-7800. In Waterton, check at the visitor center or call (403) 859-5133. For more information on camping in Glacier, visit nps.gov/glac/planyourvisit/camping.htm. GLACIER NATIONAL PARK RV Sites/ Flush Disposal Campground Open Fee Sites Maximum RV Length Toilets Station Showers APGAR - May to early Oct. $20 192 25 sites/40 feet Yes Yes No Lake McDonald’s south shore (Year-round; primitive camping in the spring and fall; $10 fee; free in winter.) along Going-to-the Sun Road. AVALANCHE - Mid-June to mid-Sept. $20 87 50 sites/26 feet Yes No No Seven miles north of Lake McDonald Lodge along Going-to-the-Sun Road at Avalanche Creek. BOWMAN LAKE Late May to mid-Sept. $15 48 RVs not recommended No No No Six miles northeast of Polebridge on lakeshore. (Primitive camping may be available before and after listed dates; $10 fee.) CUT BANK Early June to late Sept. $10 19 RVs not recommended No No No Eighteen miles south of St. Mary. (Primitive camping only.) FISH CREEK* - June to early Sept. $23 180 18 sites/35 feet Yes Yes Yes Lake McDonald’s southwestern shore. KINTLA LAKE Mid-June to mid-Sept. $15 13 RVs not recommended No No No Fourteen miles north of Polebridge on lakeshore. (Primitive camping may be available before and after listed dates; $10 fee.) LOGGING CREEK July to mid-Sept. $10 8 RVs not recommended No No No Eight miles south of Polebridge. (Primitive camping only.) MANY GLACIER Late May to late Sept. $23 110 13 sites/35 feet Yes Yes No Next to Swiftcurrent Motor Inn. (Primitive camping until late October, unless closed by snow; $10 fee.) QUARTZ CREEK Late June to late Oct. $10 7 RVs not recommended No No No Six miles south of Polebridge. (Primitive camping only; may close earlier due to weather.) RISING SUN Mid-June to mid-Sept. $20 84 10 sites/25 feet Yes Yes No Six miles west of St. Mary entrance along Going-to-the Sun Road, near St. Mary Lake. SPRAGUE CREEK Early May to mid-Sept. $20 25 No towed vehicles Yes No No One mile south of Lake McDonald Lodge along Going-to-the Sun Road, on the lake. (9 miles from West Glacier.) ST. MARY* Mid-June to mid-Sept. $23 148 22 sites/35 feet Yes Yes Yes Located one mile from St. Mary entrance along Going-to-the Sun Road. (Year-round; primitive camping in fall; $10 fee; free in winter.) TWO MEDICINE Mid-May to late Sept. $20 100 10 sites/35 feet Yes Yes No Eastern end of Two Medicine Lake. (Primitive camping until late October, unless closed by snow; $10 fee.) WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK

Fee Per Number Flush Boat Dump Kitchen Campground Open Site1 of Sites Toilets Access Station Shelters Showers BELLY RIVER** Mid-May to late Sept. $15.70 24 No No No Ye s No Three miles from U.S.-Canada Chief Mountain customs port. CRANDELL** Mid-May to early Sept. $21.50 129 Yes No Yes Yes No Seven miles off Canadian Route 5, on Red Rock Parkway. TOWNSITE** - May to mid-Oct. $22.50- 237 Yes No Yes Yes Yes $38.20 In the town of Waterton. (Reduced services after early Sept.)

For additional RV information, visit gocampingamerica.com. 1Fees are in Canadian dollars. (Fees subject to change.) * National Recreation Reservation System campground. ** For reservations, visit reservation.pc.gc.ca or call (877) 737-3783.

50 GLACIER NATIONAL PARK | WHO’S WHO AT THE PARK PHOTOGRAPHY

The ecosystems of America’s national behavior so that you can be prepared for and state parks and public lands are among what it will do next. the most diverse on the planet—from the • The eyes have it. Capturing your subject’s wetlands of the Everglades to the tem- eyes will lead the viewer into the picture perate rain forests of Olympic National and make your image more impactful. Park and the deserts of Death Valley to Always keep the eyes in focus and try to the mountains of Yellowstone and Grand place them in the power points (the inter- Tetons. For both aspiring and experienced section of rule of third guidelines). photographers, the goal of any trip to a na- • Keep a safe distance. You’ll want to keep tional park is to capture its endemic wildlife. a minimum of 25 yards between you and Taking photographs of animals presents a your subject and more than 75 yards for unique set of challenges. Landscapes cooper- larger predators. That means that you’ll ate; wildlife does not. Not only are animals need a big telephoto lens if you want to get likely to react to a photographer’s presence, up close and personal. but they are also driven by their own instincts • Shoot in burst mode. Instead of taking a and behavior, which can make capturing them single frame, increase the probability that difficult. The tips below will help you com- you’ll capture the behavior, head position or pose better wildlife images of all creatures angle by capturing multiple frames. great and small—from the bison to the tiniest • Be prepared. Wildlife, and particularly hummingbird and everything in between. birds, move quickly and without provoca- • Use a tripod. If you are using a large tele- tion. Practice your panning skills to better photo lens, consider investing in a gimbal catch birds when they alight. head, which will make it easier to track your • Timing is everything. The best time to subject. photograph wildlife is during the golden • Know your subject. Before you take out hours—at dusk and dawn—when the light your camera, understand your subject’s is soft and less likely to cast harsh shadows across your subject’s face. • Keep it simple. The easiest way to draw attention to your subject is to use a simple background. Use a shallow depth of field to blur any distracting backgrounds. JPecha/iStock • Aim for the action. Make your image more compelling by capturing your subject exhibiting its natural behavior—flying, hunting, eating or caring for young. The best way to take better photographs is to practice, and you don’t need to go far. Buy a bird feeder and build a studio in your Don’t miss your shot! Be aware of your backyard, where you’ll be able to create surroundings. your own version of A Star(ling) is Born.

52 GLACIER NATIONAL PARK | WHO’S WHO AT THE PARK JUST FOR KIDS JUST FOR KIDS

Glacier and Waterton are brimming with Pick up a schedule at a visitor center or from Help Support Glacier activities for children of all ages. Here are a park ranger. For opportunities to donate, volunteer, attend classes or purchase books some ideas to make their time in the parks about Glacier National Park, contact one of the park partners listed below. even more memorable. GO FOR A HORSEBACK RIDE Swan Mountain Outfitters offers guided BECOME A JUNIOR RANGER horseback rides from three locations within Glacier’s visitor centers offer several the park, as well as from the Crown of the programs geared towards kids. Check with Continent Discovery Center in West Glacier, ranger staff for information about how where they also have a petting zoo and ice to become a Junior Ranger. Waterton’s cream parlor. The age limit on the west side Heritage Centre offers kids’ programs, too, is 7 years old and 8 years old on the east side. loaning backpacks containing games and The maximum weight is 250 pounds. nature journals. Glacier National Glacier National Park TAKE A BOAT TOUR Park Conservancy Glacier Institute Volunteer Associates GO FISHING The Glacier Park Boat Company offers PO Box 2749 PO Box 1887 PO Box 91 Columbia Falls, MT 59912 Kalispell, MT 59903 Kalispell, MT 59903 Fish for trout, whitefish and grayling. guided tours from several locations. (406) 892-3250 (406) 755-1211 (406) 257-5567 Rent boats at Lake McDonald, Apgar, glacier.org glacierinstitute.org glaciernationalparkassociates.org Many Glacier, Two Medicine and Cameron LEARN ABOUT LOCAL CULTURES Lake. Fishing equipment can be rented in Stop at the Apgar Visitor Center to see Cameron Lake and gateway communities, or the Apgar Nature Center, which has exhibits purchased at camp stores in the park. designed especially for kids. You can also check out a “Ranger Naturalist” backpack TAKE A HIKE at the visitor centers. These packs are filled Self-guided trails are perfect for families, with a variety of tools and have suggested Go better especially those ranging in length from a activities. Teach children about American quarter mile to two miles. Let your child be Indians at the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, the guide who leads the way and reads the east of the park, go to the Museum of the with a exhibits. Nature trails in Glacier include Trail of Plains Indian, or take a trip with Sun Tours. the Cedars near Avalanche Campground, Sun guide! Point along St. Mary Lake, and Swiftcurrent TAKE A RED BUS TOUR Lake at Many Glacier. Hidden Lake Overlook Glacier National Park Lodges offers Red at Logan Pass is also a good choice for Bus Tours from several locations within the Bike and Hike Trips for individuals and Small Groups families with children. In Waterton, there are park. Kids and adults will love this unique and Mountain, Single Track, Road & Linnet Lake, Red Rock Canyon, Bear’s Hump educational way to experience the park. Custom Trips and Lower Bertha Falls trails. Glacier • Yellowstone • BECOME A JUNIOR JAMMER Grand Canyon • Bryce • Zion • GO ON A RANGER-LED TOUR Check with your Red Bus driver or at Lake & other great parks Take advantage of naturalist-led day McDonald Lodge or Many Glacier Hotel and public lands programs and evening campfire talks, which transportation desks for information about WesternSpirit.com • 800-845-2453 are offered mid-June through September. how to become a Junior Jammer.

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Glacier and Waterton’s mountains and the park. These bright red coaches have valleys are an adventurer’s paradise. roll-back canvas tops that allow for spectacular views. To book, contact Glacier SADDLE UP! National Park Lodges: call (855) 733-4522 Horseback trail rides (one-hour, or visit glaciernationalparklodges.com. two-hour, half-day and full-day) are available at Apgar, (406) 888-5010 and Lake SURF OR TURF McDonald, (406) 888-5121. They are also Several trailheads and two boat tours can available at Many Glacier (406) 732-4203 be accessed from Going-to-the-Sun Road. and West Glacier (406) 387-4405 from Hour-long cruises on Lake McDonald and Swan Mountain Outfitters. St. Mary Lake feature expert commentary. Trails range from the 50-foot walk to Sun- GOING-TO-THE-SUN ROAD rift Gorge to the 32-mile Highline route This paved, two-lane National Historic from Logan Pass to Waterton Lake/Goat Landmark extends 50 miles, compress- Haunt Ranger Station. ing the wide variety of park features into Waterton Lake cruises are an excel- a single experience. Travel the road during lent way to experience the International early morning and early evening to enjoy Peace Park. Tour boats ferry between less traffic, optimal wildlife viewing and the the two parks and two countries. The best light for photographing. boats dock below the great north face of Mount Cleveland, the highest cliff wall RED BUS TOUR in the continental U.S. Some tour boats Take a ride back in time while you view stop at the Crypt Lake trailhead, which Glacier’s sites in style on one of the his- leads to a 5.4-mile hike past waterfalls toric Red Buses. These vintage motor and to a natural tunnel through a glacial coaches, built by the White Motor Com- cirque concealing the lake. Explore the pany, travel over the Going-to-the-Sun Goat Haunt area, with its trails leading Road and link most hotels and inns within into wildlife-rich forests. Exhibits at Goat Haunt and Waterton Marina focus on the

NPS International Peace Park.

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FCA_US Mechanical Size Final Output Size Team Corporate R. Sievert, B. Fernandez, N. Montieth, G. Hammes, J. Polanin, K. Summers, S. Manfrin, S. Koller, C. Scale 1" = 1" Bleed 5.875" w x 8.875" h Ad # FBCJE74907_American_Pk_Nat'l Nieto, E. Ruby, T. Waterloo Trim 5.375" w x 8.375" h Job # P74907 WO# 3 Final Output 100% Safety 4.75" w x 7.75" h Destination(s) Studio PO# 25574 Bleed 5.875" w x 8.875" h American Park National Print_Magazine, , Page, 4/C Bleed Trim 5.375" w x 8.375" h Safety 4.75" w x 7.75" h

File Name P74907_FBCJE74907_American_Pk_Natl.indd Document Path DDB:FCA_US_LLC:Active_Work:FBCJE_Jeep:P74907_FBCJE_Compass:Mechanicals:P74907_FBCJE74907_American_Pk_Natl.indd Revision # 1 Links Fonts Inks Creative Date Created 4-20-2017 12:25 PM MXM_JCP17US4_900Res_V1.psd (CMYK; 2072 ppi; 43.44%), TreadLightlyLogo_White.psd (CMYK; 389 Slug Font Myriad Pro Family Cyan Account Group Saved 4-21-2017 2:27 PM ppi; 18.48%), Jeep_Rev.ai (17.15%) Gotham (Black, Medium; OpenType), Magenta Print Producer [email protected] Printed 4-21-2017 3:20 PM United Italic SemiExt (Bold; OpenType), Yellow Lead Digital Artist emily ruby Print Scale None United Italic Reg (Medium; OpenType) Black Digital Artist emily ruby InDesign CC 2015 Retoucher tom waterloo Notes Proofreader