I lived 2 miles outside Whitefish, Mt. Moving there in 87’ I left in 99’ for warmer climate. I raised two boys up there in the wilderness and met the love of my life up in those mountains.
Life was hard but the reward you could measure. I hunted and guided expeditions in to the Bob Marshal wilderness and watch the environment struggle from the relentless attack for man.
When I first arrived I could catch trout in the rivers, before I left the trout had been replaced with the “predator” whitefish ! Both plants and animals were effected. I think it continues today, in order to make money in a harsh environment.
If you can’t hack the weather move. I haven’t looked back since. Thanks for the memory regeneration, I haven’t thought of Whitefish for years. My ex still lives there and I’m working on my tan w/50 sunscreen. I think I got the better deal from the divorce, she still shovels snow every winter.
Steven
Sincerely,
Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park preserves more than a million acres of forests, alpine meadows and lakes with habitat for a wide variety of plant and animal life.
State(s): Montana
Established: 1910
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Greetings from Glacier National Park
Family gatherings at Apgar since 1950s. My Dad’s favorite place to take us. We all have kept this tradition alive and will keep in our family generations to come.
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Greetings from Glacier National Park
I got to go to Glacier on a field trip for my Natural Resource Conservation class as a junior in high school. We spoke to some conservationists and did some activities like planting young trees and shrubs, as well as learning how to count and observe vegetation. It was an…
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