US National Parks
Glacier
Glacier National Park is known for its unspoiled mountain beauty and diversity. What makes Glacier National Park so special, however, is not a certain part of the park; it's what the park is a part of!
The Crown of the Continent Ecosystem includes Glacier, Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada, along with federal, private and tribal lands in both the United States and Canada. The entire ecosystem is seven to ten times the size of the park alone - a truly massive part of northwestern Montana, southwestern Alberta and southeastern British Columbia. Glacier is at its core.
This area contains one of the most pristine and intact wild areas we have left in the continental United States and, as such, provides unique habitat and opportunity for preservation and study. The pleasure and spiritual fulfillment from being in an utterly wild place are an important part of the Glacier experience.
“May all your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome... leading to the most amazing view, where something strange and more beautiful and more full of wonder than your deepest dreams waits for you.” - Edward Abbey
