Glacier National Park is located in northwestern Montana along the Canadian border, and consists of some 1,600 square miles of mountains, forests, rivers, lakes, and, of course, glaciers (over 50 of them). It became our 10th National Park in 1910. In 1891 the Great Northern Railway had crossed the continental divide at nearby Marias Pass, opening the region to settlers, miners, and inevitably tourists. Seeing the potential of the area’s breathtaking beauty, the railroad promoted the region and built a series of lodges across the area connected by primitive trails. Tourists would travel on horseback, staying overnight in the lodges. To make the park more accessible, in the early 1920’s a project was undertaken to construct a 50-mile road across the heart of the Park, crossing the continental divide at Logan Pass. When completed in
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