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| Would you believe that there are
over 200 waterfalls in Glacier National Park? |
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| Once the white men found this
place, influential leaders like George
Bird Grinnell, pushed for the creation of a national park. In 1910,
Grinnell and others saw their efforts rewarded when President Taft signed
the bill establishing Glacier as the country's 10th national
park. Thank you, President Taft, for preserving this incredible
place! |
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| As with many of our other
national parks, we sometimes "love them to death". In
2010, Glacier's 100th anniversary, visitation to the park set a new record
of 2.2 million visitors. |
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| Of course, weather can always be
an issue here. In August 2005, 8 inches of snow fell in Glacier,
forcing hundreds of backpackers out of the back country. There are a
number of snow banks along the Going-To-The- Sun Road. |
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| The majority of early European
explorers came to this area in search of beaver and other pelts. They were
soon followed by miners and, eventually, settlers looking for land. By
1891, the completion of the Great Northern Railway sealed the area’s
fate, allowing a greater number of people to enter into the heart of
northwest Montana. Homesteaders settled in the valleys west of Marias Pass
and soon small towns developed. |
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| Each spring when the snow melts
in Glacier National Park, tiny trickles of water turn into winding creeks.
As the water makes its way to one of the many lakes in the
park, it often must cascade over ledges, creating waterfalls. |
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| While some of these waterfalls
dry up quickly after the spring thaw, a few have water for most of the
spring and summer. |
