Vince Moravek

This is one of the books that I picked up while visiting Glacier. It is a book of short stories depicting the history of the park. The book starts out with a Native American tale about how the mountains moved. Stories include the discovery and miss of Marias Pass through the Continental Divide, the return of the Glacier Reds - the restored red touring cars of the 1930's, and building the Going-to-the-Sun road. Bears are a common theme in the book and there is a story of two Grizzly attacks on the same night. I got a feeling of the park's evolution as the rangers and visitors learn the best way to interact with the natural landscape and wilderness. It is an interesting book, even for those who have not visited the park.… (meer)