Mile 2764 – Kalispell, Montana. Drove across “Going to the Sun Road”. Absolutely gorgeous day, lots of pictures. Look for them later, when we have more time to edit the blog.
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“Mommy, why do they call it Glacier National Park?”
“My child, a long time ago, when your grandfather was still alive, before 2020, the park had glaciers.”
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According to current projections all the glaciers in the park will be gone by 2020 or 2030. The ones that are left today look worn out and dirty. There were major forest fires in 1998, 2003 and 2006. When we were last there, in 1989, we saw no evidence of fires. Now there’s burnt out forest everywhere. It is still a magnificent park, one of my two or three favorites.