Happy 100th, Glacier National Park!

[Ptah]

http://www.nps.gov/glac/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm

http://www.glaciercentennial.org/Glacier_s_Timeline.html

[MissMillie]

1. I spent some time there in '94

It's gorgeous

[sakabatou]

2. In some future time, they may need to rename it.

[hippywife]

6. Why?

It was still formed by glaciers so it should still be an appropriate name, no? :hi:

[sakabatou]

9. But there wouldn't be glaciers....

Maybe it's my autistic mind working.

[Ptah]

3. Here's a blog post by a Montana native,

He writes much better than I.

http://predatorhaven.blogspot.com/2010/05/glacier-park-centennial.html


On this day in 1910, Glacier became the eighth member of the
National Park System. The movement to set aside areas of
wilderness and natural beauty is well-documented in Ken Burns'
series The National Parks: America's Best Idea. It was a bold venture,
initiated by President Ulysses S. Grant when he proposed Yellowstone,
the nation's first national park. The concept started a global trend.
Currently there are 58 U.S. National Parks, along with numerous
national military parks, historic parks, lakeshores, monuments,
recreation areas, wild and scenic rivers, and nature preserves.


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enjoy


:hi:

[fishwax]

4. the other day there was a thread about the most beautiful drives

And Glacier National Park's "Going to the Sun" Road is definitely one of them.

Happy birthday to a great idea :toast:

[MajorChode]

5. It's my favorite Nat'l park

The finger lakes are incredible. The park is also not usually all that crowded, so there's plenty of places you can go to get away from everyone.

[Lucian]

7. That place will cease to exist in 20 years.

:(

It's a shame the glaciers are melting at an alarming rate. And they say global warming isn't happening. :eyes:

[Stuart G]

8. Happy Birthday Mr. Glacier...a wonderful place to vist..enjoy..