Visited: Saturday, July 9, 2016-Sunday, July 10, 2016
Telling fact about Glacier - Ethan was spellbound by the beauty of the park. There's much to be said for a national park that can get through to a 17 year old.
Glacier is another contender for my favorite of the National Parks. It didn't hurt any that on Saturday we got to see a mother moose and her two calves, wading through the river. A bunch of cars had pulled off to view them; Megan and Ethan saw them, but I hadn't been able to while driving. But we were the first to pull off further up the road, and after a little wait they came to see us.
Then on Sunday, driving towards Many Glacier (a wonderful viewing point, by the way), we saw a young bear - far enough away to be comfortable. Then later in the day we saw a couple of mountain goats, completing the trifecta. Oh, an a twittering ground squirrel, to go with the moose.
And, of course, the best part of Glacier isn't the wildlife...
I've never connected with the national parks as much as Megan has. The historic sites have always been my favorites. But Glacier - when I can drive the length of Going to the Sun road in the rain, tired from being up for 18 hours (with more than 6 hours on planes), and _still_ appreciate the drive - well, it's clearly gotten through to me.
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