My husband and I lived in Denver for a short time while we were dating. We hiked Rocky Mountain National Park frequently. It was the best summer of our lives before we were married. We returned to Rocky Mountain National Park to tie the knot, honeymooned hiking and exploring through Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Glacier National Parks, and now vacation every summer with our 2 boys to different national parks around the country. The parks are a place of love, peace, adventure, soul searching, health and triumph for our family. They mean the world to us.
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
“They challenge my family and me with adventures that allow us to grow closer and find ourselves every time we enter those park borders.”
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Greetings from Glacier National Park
Pristine glacial lakes, a boat dock, and an old cedar forest. This is Glacier National Park, a place that I’ve never set my foot on due to the pandemic. I took an online course from Glacier Institute and learned about how the landscape of the park came to be. I…
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