Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park is located in Montana. It's about 1,600 square feet with elevations that can go up to 3,150-10,466 feet. About 2 million people visit each year. While there you can go,
-camping
-horseback riding
-fishing
-bicycling
-cross country skiing
-hiking



Camping at Bowman Lake.

In 1910, President Taft signed a bill establishing glacier as the country's 10th National Park. Scientists predict, that by the year 2020, all the glaciers will be gone due to global warming. In 1850, about 150 glaciers were within the park. In the early 2000's the park officials had reported that only 35 glaciers remained. The largest glaciers are Grinnell and Blackfoot.

Fire is an essential to Glacier's ecosystem, it maintains a natural balance and reduces the build-up of the dead fall and organic matter in the park. In the year 2003, about 144,000 acres of land burned because of the multiple wildfires.

Wildfire in Glacier National Park

In the park there are many variations of wild life. Some animals live in a certain part of the park. For example, elk live in the prairies on the east side of the park. Snow-white mountain goats live on the steepest of slopes along the Continental Divide and golden-mantled ground squirrels live in the alpine meadows at Logan Pass. The grizzly bear population in Glacier is one of the largest remaining in the lower 48 states.

Glacier Park Grizzly Bear

Glacier park is one of the oldest, tallest, biggest national park, and has one of the greatest sceneries on Earth. Glacier Park has about 250 lakes. The largest lake is Lake McDonald with a length of 10 miles. The smallest lake is Swiftcurrent Lake, and is most famous for it's great beauty. The most beautiful is St. Mary Lake because it is surrounded by mountains. The best time to visit is from May to October.

The Weeping Wall