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Glacier National Park – Avalanche Lake and McDonald Lake

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Our visit to Glacier National Park took us 16 miles in the West Glacier entrance to Avalanche Campground. With 50 camp sites the campground is definitely on the edge of the wild. While there were no signs of bears the deer had no problem with the campers. After camping at Avalanche Campground, we took a [...]

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Yellowstone Park – Mammoth Hot Springs Terrace – Liberty Cap

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Liberty Cap is a [now inactive] 37-foot hot spring cone located at the bottom of Lower Terraces, in the northern portion of Mammoth Hot Springs. Liberty Cap was created by a hot spring which remained in one location for a long time, depositing minerals which built the cone. Liberty Cap was thought to resemble caps [...]

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Yellowstone Park – Mammoth Village

Monday, October 29, 2007

Upon our arrival at Mammoth Village we were greeted by the site of several elk. You could find the elk in the center of the village, around the visitor center, and the hotel, they were hard to miss. The elk weren’t afraid of the vehicles or people, nor were the people afraid of the elk. [...]

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Yellowstone Park

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Our two day trip to Yellowstone Park took us through the park’s only year round north entrance, boasting the historic Roosevelt Arch – dedicated by President Roosevelt on April 24th of 1903. From there it was a short drive and then a nights stay at Mammoth Hot Springs. The next day consists of a slow [...]

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