There's nothing like a good book or two to help you prepare for a national park visit, whether you're looking for some historical background, a trail or two to hike, or interested in the natural resources or local culture. With that in mind, here are a few titles you might consider in preparation of a visit to Glacier National Park in Montana.
Leave it on your coffee table and visitors will be awestruck by the content.
This High, Wild Country, A Celebration Of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
Can something as seemingly inconsequential as a stone trigger a national park memory in your mind? If you pick up a rock on your next hike in a park, will you wonder about its origin?
Glacier National Park: Past And Present
For lovers of Glacier National Park specifically, and for those intrigued by national park history in general, there's a great book out that looks at the past and present of Glacier through postcards and photographs.
Bear attacks horrify us, and yet they also, in a morbid way, fascinate many. They're evidence that even in today's modern world, tragic confrontations with nature do occur and, in the case of bears, demonstrate that man is not always the apex predator.
Crown Of The Continent, The Wildest Rockies
A new book exams an old subject, in a fashion seldom seen before.
The Best Of Glacier National Park
Alan Leftridge's guide to Glacier National Park is a well-organized, valuable resource for visitors.
Death In Glacier National Park: Stories Of Accidents And Foolhardiness In The Crown Of The Continent
With visitation to the National Park System this centennial year at an all-time high, it’s no surprise I suppose that more and more people get in trouble, and some of those pay the ultimate price. Every year, Glacier National Park in Montana lures hikers, anglers, employees, and climbers to the park’s high peaks, deep lakes, and raging rivers … and some to their own demise.
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