Glacier Park

Our family took a month-long vacation every summer. We usually traveled by car, and we usually drove west. The best vacations of my childhood took place in Glacier National Park, Montana. We made five trips to that destination. We always stayed in the Many Glacier area because the best hiking trails launched from that spot.

Although we wore "bear bells," I don't remember anyone being really concerned about running into a Grizzly Bear. We hiked many miles without guides or a group.

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1970. My Parents stand atop Sperry Glacier. The three of us were on one of our day-long hikes, and I took this snapshot when we paused for lunch.