Saturday, September 7, 2013

Glacier National Park: Land of Shining Mountains (Part 1)

From the Glacier archives is this black and white silent travelogue, produced by the Great Northern Railway circa 1930, before the Going-to-the-Sun Road was completed. You may notice some familiar views in this film. Although the film shows early visitors interacting with wildlife, visitors today should not feed or approach wildlife. I'll be publishing part 2 of this film on Wednesday:





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Virtually no one went hiking before the 19th century. What occurred that inspired ordinary people to take a walk through the woods for pleasure? Ramble On explores the rich history of hiking, and how it evolved into one of the most popular pastimes in the world:


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