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| As we neared St. Mary, the eastern entry point for the park, we encountered a family of four feeding on the side of the road. There were actually a stallion, a mare and two ponies of differing ages. What a beautiful sight! |
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| Although there is supposedly only one herd of wild horses in Montana, located south of Billings, these beautiful beasts showed no markings of ownership. We were thrilled that we got to see them. |
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| As soon as you leave the national park boundary, the landscape changes. This is Blackfeet country where their reservation still is. Before white man, the Blackfeet controlled the vast prairies east of the mountains, while the Salish and Kootenai Indians lived in the western valleys, traveling over the mountains in search of game and to hunt the great herds of buffalo on the eastern plains. |
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| Glacier Park Lodge is located just outside the boundaries of the park in the village of East Glacier Park. The lodge was built in 1913 by the Glacier Park Company, a subsidiary of the Great Northern Railway. It was the first of a series of hotels built in and near Glacier National Park by the Great Northern to house visitors brought to the park by the railroad. |
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| We are always amazed, when we visit this area, at the clarity of the water. It is so pure and pristine. |
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| The South Fork of the Flathead River along Highway 2. |
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Glacier National Park goats travel as far as four miles to get to an area called the Goat Lick which consists of mineral-laden cliffs. This old boy has, obviously, had his fill and decided to find a good seat to watch the tourists. |