Exploring Glacier National ParkOne of the scenic wonders of North America, Glacier National Park in northern Montana offers the visitor the chance to be immersed in a pristine landscape, and an opportunity to experience the Rocky Mountain West in all its unspoiled glory. The author guides the reader on an inspiring exploration of the natural history of this American treasure. |
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Shoving the Park into Place | 25 |
An IceAge Park | 35 |
The McDonald Creek Valley | 143 |
Copyright | |
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alpine Altyn animals Arctic areas aspen parklands Avalanche bark basin Belt rocks birds bison black bears bull trout caches chickadees communities cones conifers cutthroat trout deer dolomite Douglas-fir east side Engelmann spruce fault feed feet female fens fire fish Flathead River floodplain forest Formation fungi Glacier National Park Glacier Park goats Going-to-the-Sun Road grasses Grinnell grizzly bears grow habitat Helena hemlock hike huckleberry insects JOE WEYDT killed kokanee Lake McDonald layers lodgepole pine Logan Pass lower mammals McDonald Creek meadows Middle Fork miles Montana moose moraines mountain nest North Fork Valley northern nutcrackers pack Park Service park's plants populations Prairie predators redcedar redcedar-hemlock Rockies Saint Mary sediments seeds shrews shrubs slopes snow Snowslip soil species squirrels streams stromatolites subalpine fir summer temperatures trail tree line tundra upper subalpine warblers Waterton West Glacier western larch western redcedar whitebark pine wildlife wind winter wolves woodpeckers