Sunday 22 November 2015

Waterton Glacier International Peace Park

This was the first International Peace Park of the world. Mannick, who has already been skiing in Crans-Montana, where I live, says in the third postcard of this post that the Going-to-the-Sun Road is amazing! And I believe! :)

Waterton Lakes National Park
This postcard was sent by Steffi

Waterton Lakes National Park is a national park located in the southwest corner of AlbertaCanada, and borders Glacier National Park in MontanaUnited States. Waterton was Canada's fourth national park, formed in 1895 and named after Waterton Lake, in turn after the Victorian naturalist and conservationist Charles Waterton. The park contains 505 km(195 sq mi) of rugged mountains and wilderness. - in: wikipedia

Glacier National Park - Hidden Lake
This postcard was sent by Mannick

 Glacier National Park is a national park located in the U.S. state of Montana, on the Canada–United States border with the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. The park encompasses over 1 million acres (4,000 km2) and includes parts of two mountain ranges (sub-ranges of the Rocky Mountains), over 130 named lakes, more than 1,000 different species of plants, and hundreds of species of animals. This vast pristine ecosystem is the centerpiece of what has been referred to as the "Crown of the Continent Ecosystem", a region of protected land encompassing 16,000 square miles (41,000 km2) -  in: wikipedia

Going-to-the-Sun Road
This postcard was sent by Mannick

Going-to-the-Sun Road is a scenic mountain road in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States, in Glacier National Park in Montana. It is the only road that traverses the park, crossing the Continental Divide at Logan Pass. Completed in 1932 and dedicated the following year, the park's fleet of 1930s red buses offer tours on the road. Driven by drivers called "Jammers," they were rebuilt in 2001 to run on propane or gasoline. The road, a National Historic Landmark and a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, spans 53 miles (85 km) across the width of the park. - in: wikipedia

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