Montana 2004: Glacier National Park
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We were just a few of the over 2 million recreational visitors to Glacier National Park in 2004. Like many tourists we were very excited but cautious seeing our first bear (see last image below). Grizzly bears and black bears live in Glacier National Park and not all black colored bears are black bears as the name implies. One of the most distinguishing ways to identify type of bear is the claws but by the time the claws are clearly visible you probably have bigger problems than worrying about the type of bear that is about to attack. A park ranger, identifying the bear from the photos, told us this is a black bear.

Bear Identification Guide
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The Red Bus fleet (bus shown to the right) was introduced to Glacier National Park in the 1930's and quickly became a tourist attraction in their own right. The fleet of buses has recently been refurbished, with modern safety features and new propane- and gas-burning engines, to be 93% cleaner than earlier buses.

St. Mary's Lake (shown above and below) is 9.9 mi/16 km long and 289 ft/88 m deep. The island is Wild Goose Island. St. Mary's Lake is near the East Entrance to Glacier National Park.

Running Eagle Falls (Two Medicine Entrance on lower east side), shown in the last 8 photos below, is sacred to the Blackfeet (Sounther Piegan) people. Running Eagle Falls was named for a woman warrior respected for her great skill in battle. The falls area is one of the sites known to be used by Running Eagle (Pitamakan) for her vision quests. Just as Running Eagle came here for her guidance and strength, people today are renewed by the beauty of the falls.
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