General Discussion & Chat: Sweet Interruptions 223, 1 by Tallulah_B

Tallulah_B wrote:
Thank you, Barb - I know seeing the picture isn't the same as actually "being there", but I do love nature pictures and sightseeing.

btw - speaking of sightseeing - I just watched a video I bought in Glacier Park re: Glacier and Waterton Peace Parks. I have some updating to do - f'instance:
At Logan's Pass we were 6,680ft above sea level - no wonder we were in the clouds among ice and snow fields and glaciers!
The yellow alpine flower we saw is the Alpine Lily and it takes several years to get through the ice (up to 8") and bloom
Ghost Island is actually called Wild Goose Island (ooopsie!)
At the beginning of the park (eastern end) is St. Mary's Lake, then it was 10 Mile Long Lake until the furthest west end where it becomes MacDonald Lake (we didn't go that far).
The "chipmunk" is actually a Golden Mountain Ground Squirrel
The Mountain Goat is really a Goat Antelope (although everyone calls it a Mountain Goat)
Logan's Pass is named after the first Wildlife Ranger
The long thin mountain up by Logan's Pass is called the Garden Wall
Waterton National Park (Canadian side) does not have any glaciers! (it's tallest mountain is over 9,000 ft!). Go figure, eh?

It's a good thing I got this video - now I can give correct info, so will update my album :-)
Here's a sunset we saw while at Pincher Creek, Alberta - I so love sunsets!!