Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park - Part 2

Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park - Part 2

According to the park brochure, “At the end of the Little Ice Age around 1850, there were about 80 glaciers in what would eventually become Glacier National Park. Based on aerial imagery from 2015, there were 26 named glaciers that met the size criteria of 0.1 km², nine fewer than in 1966. Of the 26 remaining in 2015, some may now already be too small to be considered glaciers.” Sad to think that in future years there may not be any glaciers in a park named ‘Glacier’.

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A Soft Landing in Vulcan - Star Trek Capital of Canada

A Soft Landing in Vulcan - Star Trek Capital of Canada

As long as we were checking out the world’s largest dinosaur, we figured we should check out other possible interesting sights in the area. There were several, but the world’s largest bee, the world’s largest dragonfly and the ‘World Famous Gopher Hole Museum’ (yes, really!) were all too far away and in the wrong direction. Vulcan, however, the self-proclaimed ‘Star Trek Capital of Canada’ was right on the way (sorta).

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