Glacier National Park
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Note 95 – Montana Adventure – Little Bighorn Battlefield and Wrap-up
This morning, we traveled back to Billings and ate a late breakfast at the Hog Wild Café. This was small local restaurant, and I think the majority of the customers were “regulars”. Friendly service, hot coffee, and another good breakfast had us ready for our final adventure of the trip – an hour’s drive southeast…
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Note 86 – Montana Adventure – GNP – Going-to-the-Sun Road
Disclaimer: I think I got most of the geographic features and locations labeled correctly in all of today’s pictures. Today’s adventure is back into Glacier National Park on a half-day tour with Sun Tours on Going-to-the-Sun Road (GTTSR) which crosses the park. During peak season you must have a vehicle reservation or book a tour…
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Note 84 – Montana Adventure – GNP – Lake McDonald
Glacier National Park (GNP) is known as “The Crown of the Continent”. Its northern boundary is the border between the United States and Canada, where it adjoins Canada’s Waterton Lakes National Park forming the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. Created in 1910, GNP is over 1 million acres (1583 square miles) and contained a recorded 126…
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Note 82 – Montana Adventure
In a few days we’ll be heading off to Montana and meeting our friends, Keith and Paula, to go explore Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park. Yes, I know that 96% of Yellowstone is in Wyoming and only 3% in Montana (the other 1% is in Idaho), but all of our lodging is in…
Notes By Nancy 