Glacier National Park of Montana & Parks of USA

The Glacier National Park of Montana is a historic landmark with plenty of activities for all ages, comprised of 1.4 million acres of wild land, located in the western side of the USA. The park is open year round, but a full range of park services are available from late May through September, off season just limited service is available.
Glacier National Park was established in 1890 with vacationers arriving at West Glacier (formerly known as Belton). Since no roads existed at that time in the mountainous area, vacationers continued to travel by stagecoach to Lake McDonald. There they made a boat trip to the Snyder Hotel.
This region of the USA became a forest preserve in 1900, which was open to mining and homesteading. In 1910 president Taft established the preserve as country's 10th national park.
Interesting things about Glacier Montana National Park, Montama, USA are:
- in the park were found archaeological surveys which proved that people lived in this area more than 10,000 years ago.
- there were also found remains of various Indian tribes, such as the Blackfeet Indians (in east), Salish and Kootenai Indians (in west).
- the railroad over Marias Pass was completed in 1891
- the wildlife in the area is very rich even today, including big horn sheep, black and grizzly bears, bald eagles, moose, mountain goats, mule deer, whitetail deer, elk, and wolves.
- most of the rocks from the park are sedimentary rocks from the Proterozoic age which were deposited from 1,600 to 800 million years ago.
In the Glacier National Park of Montana, USA, vacationers can visit interesting rock formations, see beautiful mountain scenery, wildlife, and many sacred spiritual Indian sites. In this park well trained travelers can explore more than 50 glaciers, over 200 lakes and streams and enjoy more than 730 miles of hiking trails.