Travel to Montana

Exploring Glacier National Park (Exploring Series)

Format: Paperback
Author: David Rockwell
ReleaseDate: 01 May, 2002
Publisher: Falcon
Rating:

An interesting insight into the rocks and wildlife of Glacier
It is not a guidebook in the traditional sense of listing accommodation and restaurants, itineraries etc. This is a comprehensive review of the geology and natural history of the Glacier area and will enhance a visit to the Park. It has some colour photos, although most are black and white.

Excellent Survey of the Geology, Flora, and Fauna of Glacier
And, if you have a brain that's turned on and are travelling in the park for any considerable length of time, as I did recently, believe me, you will have hundreds of questions about how that mountain got shaped that way or why those flowers only grow in this region or when the big-horned sheep are likely to be visible--and you will be looking for such a book. Obviously this is not a book intended to help you plan a trip to Glacier National Park, so the one-star review below was evidently given simply out of ignorant spite at having bought the wrong book!

If, however, you are looking for a book that discusses the geology, the flora, and the fauna of the stunning wilderness that is Glacier National Park, you can hardly do better than this one.

This book discusses the different habitats and ecological niches that the park comprises, from the McDonald Creek Valley to the Alpine, includes checklists of native plants and animals, where in the park to find particular species, maps, and beautiful full color photos, and provides enough background on general principles of geology and ecology that you won't need any other resource.

On my visit to the park I saw many people with separate books for animals, for birds, for flowers, and so on. But this book has it all. I highly recommend it.

Not a very useful book
Otherwise, this book is of no help on a trip to Glacier. I don't recommend this book, except if you're interested in learning about how the area around the park was formed a long time ago.

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