Monday, August 24, 2009

Yes, It's Good To Be Back Home Again

Having just spent 8 days in Glacier National Park, it's nice to be home - especially to see my son and dog. Oh, and to have my own PILLOW again. I love my pillow! But I tell you... I'd give up my pillow in a second if I could have more time hiking in the beauty of Montana (I'd have to take my son and dog with me, though.)

Did you know that the park is also called Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park because, in 1932, Glacier National Park in Montana, U.S. and Waterton Park in Alberta, Canada were joined together to become the world's first international peace park? Pretty cool, eh? Maybe we can create a big peace park between us and Mexico now???

I have a few photos that came out alright. Below are a couple photos of mountain goats, taken on the trail that leads to Hidden Lake. I swear the baby goat knew it was cute so it posed sweetly for us.








Below you can see Hidden Lake. We did hike all the way down to it, but I like this photo from above the best.




Fact: In 1850, Glacier Park had 150 glaciers. Today there are 26.


"To borrow a phrase from a well-known pop musician, this could become be the Park Formerly Known as Glacier." - Al Gore
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11 comments:

  1. otowiAugust 25, 2009 at 6:02 AM

    I've never been there - it looks wonderful!

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  2. AnonymousAugust 25, 2009 at 9:00 AM

    Wonderful photos! I love the one of the lake ....

    Hope you and Mr CfP had a great time... it's good to have you back.

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  3. UnknownAugust 25, 2009 at 11:06 AM

    CAROL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Welcome home! I am feasting and will feasting on the photos of your expedition.

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  4. CarolAugust 25, 2009 at 11:13 AM

    Otowi,

    It's amazing. Well, actually, it's beyond amazing. I highly recommend it.

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  5. CarolAugust 25, 2009 at 11:14 AM

    Thanks Dancing,

    We had a perfect time. Everything was perfect. Wow - I couldn't have asked for more.

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  6. CarolAugust 25, 2009 at 11:15 AM

    Kat,

    Thank you! They really are beautiful, aren't they? This earth we live on... spectacular!

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  7. CarolAugust 25, 2009 at 11:16 AM

    Nick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    :-)

    I hope that I am able to share, at least to some extent, the beauty of it all.

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  8. Novice WriterAugust 25, 2009 at 11:51 AM

    Welcome back! I bet you had a wonderful time:-)The goats look so cute! Good photography! Hope I would be able to visit this place some day...
    And the fact about glaciers is really alarming!:-o

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  9. CarolAugust 25, 2009 at 11:57 AM

    Thank you, Novice!

    I, too, hope that you can visit Glacier Park someday. It's good for the soul.

    Yes, with the loss of the glaciers, we will see the loss of so much that depends on the water that comes from summer melts. Sad...

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  10. Billie GreenwoodAugust 27, 2009 at 8:40 AM

    Hi Carol, I'm getting caught up here and feasting on the BEAUTY! Just wanted to mention that there is a peace park in El Paso/Juarez: Chamizal. It has a fascinating history! Since the Rio Grande is the international border--and a river runs wild--a big dispute resulted with the river changed course: who did the land belong to now? It took YEARS to resolve, and they finally turned the disputed land into a peace park, with some of the land in each nation.

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  11. CarolAugust 27, 2009 at 8:50 AM

    B.E.,

    You made my day! Thanks for telling me that!

    I hope you are well and enjoying the last weeks of summer.

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