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Winter's Not Far Off In Glacier National Park

Heavens Peak, copyright Jane Timmerman.

Fall is fleeting in the Rocky Mountains, as this photo of Heavens Peak in Glacier National Park shows.

Jane Timmerman, whose photography graced the Traveler's homepage back in May, captured the 8,987-foot peak in mid-October. The image hints at winter and conveys a sense of moodiness so evident in the Rockies during the change of seasons.

Jane Timmerman
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Fall Is A Great Season in Glacier National Park

Fall is a great time to visit many parks, and Glacier National Park in Montana is no exception. Summer crowds are gone, the weather is often great, and although it's not New England, there's also some fine fall color to enjoy from aspen, cottonwood, and birch. Larch also provides magnificent shades of yellow, and this conifer is unusual because it loses its needles after they change color.

Greening the National Parks: Environmental Achievement Awards Highlight Sustainable Design, Energy-Efficiency, and Recycling

To encourage eco-friendly operations, the National Park Service presents Environmental Achievement Awards each year to parks and concession companies that have excelled in incorporating high environmental standards into their operations. The 2007 awards were presented to Blue Ridge Parkway, Yosemite National Park, Delaware North Companies Parks and Resorts, and Xanterra Parks & Resorts.

Glacier National Park

There is something about pitching a tent in a national park. It becomes not just your refuge from the weather and bugs, but your home, your comfort zone in the natural world. Is there any more relaxing night than one spent in a tent, preferably gazing through a no-see-um mesh roof so you can watch the stars?

Matthew Carey
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MSNBC’s Top 10 National Park Lodges List Draws Curmudgeonly, but Gentle Criticism

MSNBC has compiled a Top 10 National Park Lodges list for the purpose of helping us choose where to “sleep in style on a summer escape to our nation's national parks.” They might want to re-state that. Two of the lodges aren’t in the United States and another is said to be in a park that, technically speaking, doesn’t exist yet.

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