Glacier National Park encompasses more than one million acres of protected habitat for a wonderful variety of wildlife and wildflowers, while historic lodges preserve the ambience of nineteenth-century travel for twentieth-century visitors. Due to its geographic location and geologic history, Glacier National Park contains a particularly rich biological diversity of plant and animal species. This combination of spectacular scenery, diverse flora and fauna, and relative isolation from major population centers have combined to make Glacier National Park the center of one of the largest and most intact ecosystems in North America.

The geologic history of Glacier National Park is read in the numerous exposed layers of Precambrian sedimentary formations. These extremely well-preserved sediments date back over 1 billion years. Subsequent sculpting by massive bodies of ice has transformed this area into a dramatic example of glacial landforms. Today several small alpine glaciers of relatively recent origin dot the mountains.

• Lake McDonald - x
• Logan Pass - x
• Many Glacier - x
• Saint Mary - x
• Two Medicine - x

• Take a guided horseback ride, available at Many Glacier, Lake McDonald, and West Glacier.
• Go for a ranger-led geologic walk to learn about glaciers, and about glacial sculpting of the Proterozoic sedimentary rocks which were deposited here from 1,600 to 800 million years ago.
• Go crosscountry skiing through the meadow along Lower McDonald Creek. The gentle terrain along the creek makes for a relaxing ski jaunt.