Montana Shaped by Glaciers

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“Glacier National Park is epic on scale. It's one of the most vast places you could go in the United States as far as the bulk and the rise in these mountains coming up out of the ground. You could spend weeks, months, a lifetime just exploring the park and getting into the backcountry and really discover what makes it such a special place.”

— Ian Shive, Professional Photographer

Glacier National Park, together with the Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada, form the world's first International Peace Park. But in this rugged section of the northern Rockies, exhilaration is the universal language. Mountain goats cling to craggy, glacier carved peaks. Pie is served fresh daily in small towns. During the summer and fall, drivers watch the scenery unfold as they drive along a road that defies words.

In winter months, feel the quiet. A depth of quiet that most of the world doesn't even know exists. That is what you are struck by as you enter Glacier National Park blanked with snow. Its rugged spires capped with brilliant white beckons snowshoers and backcountry skiers alike as guides escort you through this winter treasure. Our nations parks are special paces anytime. Winter only makes them more so.

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