Cyclone Lookout
The notorious hike: five miles, steep uphill. To some, that might seem a piece of cake, but for me, it was scary as hell. Mind you, throughout the school year, I was a sedentary vegetable, probably best described as some sort of tuber.
It took 40 minutes of driving just to get to the trailhead. The moment we stepped out of the car, the mosquitos were on us throughout the hike.
The entire hike jam-packed with beauty—cold and fast headwaters, flowers, bears and birds. A view that struck me the most was a stretch of dead trees that had black lichen hanging on them. At the roots of these past wildfires, I could see baby trees resurfacing, in different stages of ecological succession.
As I traveled through Glacier National Park and saw these transitioning forests, it reminded me that while the forests are much larger than myself, and will live for much, much longer, I can still see them changing, and that was incredible.
Sincerely,
Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park preserves more than a million acres of forests, alpine meadows and lakes with habitat for a wide variety of plant and animal life.
State(s): Montana
Established: 1910
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Greetings from Glacier National Park
Spent 10 days in the park with family. It was truly amazing. We saw Bears, Moose, Deer and many other types of wild like. Parks are such peaceful places and the best place to unwind.
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Greetings from Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park has been on my bucket list for years and last year my boyfriend and I went on a road trip to see and we left as fiancées!! I love the mountains and Going to the Sun Road was one of the most beautiful places I have ever…
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