"Hiking" Glacier

Going on about the wonder and glory of the National Parks here has become something of a cliché. Sorry, the parks are one of the best things for the traveler and outdoorsman that we have to offer.

The problem is, too many people know that. And so when you hit places like Yosemite during the summer (or God forbid, Labor Day) the bovine hordes descend upon these places as if they were offing e-ticket rides to the Rapture.

But one park has managed, by virtue of its remoteness and lack of, say, a geyser named Old Faithful, to keep the hordes at bay. It is Glacier National Park. To let you know how relatively unvisited Glacier is...well, I've never been there. So how's that?

But Susan Hegger with the St. Louis Dispatch did get to go, and in this so-so piece she tells the tale. Now, let me say here that the title of the article "Hiking in glacier" is a bit misleading. If I read the article correctly the writer seems to be doing more driving than hiking as she makes her way through the park. That's rather lame. But you do learn a bit about the park, and I like to take advantage of every opportunity I can to bring attention to the parks and, in particular, places like Glacier, even though that is a rather absurd thing for me to do since I prefer they stay idyllic and yet try to promote them as much as I can. I guess I'm just schizophrenic that way.

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