Luxury Vacation Rentals Perfect for Glacier N.P.
August 3, 2007. The Los Angeles Times published a story about Glacier National Park that makes us want to book a cabin and pack our bags. With attractions like impressive glaciers, the scenic Going to the Sun Road, and the bears, how can you go wrong?
(Yes, bears. Best seen from far away, of course. Appropriately, the L.A. Times also published a guide to bear awareness and safety.)
The author stayed in a lodge inside the park, but more spacious and affordable accommodations can be found outside the park, too. If you're visiting the area, you'll also want to take some time to visit nearby attractions outside the park. The gigantic Flathead Lake is a great place to go fishing and boating. The historic town of Kalispell offers classic mining town ambience with modern shops and restaurants.
This is an important time in the national park's history because the namesake glaciers are disappearing, according to the article.
"Toward the end of the 19th century, explorers documented more than 100 glaciers, some covering nearly 1,000 acres. Five years ago, there were 37, and today, 27. By 2030, scientists predict, they will all be gone."
So, if you want to include the glaciers in your sightseeing itinerary, you'd better get there sooner rather than later.
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