Hungry Horse news., 1954-06-04
As Others See us

1t is always interesting to pick up nationa
magazine and read articles about this beautiful
land where we live.
In the June issue of "Better Homes and Gar.
dens,' Raymond A. Wohrabe has story "Three-
in-one vacation: Glacier, Banff and Jasper" 1t is
well illustrated
Starting point for this story is Mssoula, ano
then north to Kalispell. The author recommends
"Stay to the left side of Flathead lake going north
You'll get fine view of the peaks of the Mission
range to the eaSt.'
Our thought is that the best view of the
Missions is actually the highway from south
of Poison to beyond st. Ignatius.
The magazine article continues: From Kalis-
pel to Bonners Ferry in the Idaho panhandle U. S.
is newly blacktopped highway flanked by for
ests, streams and lakes For many miles, it follows
the rugged canyon of the Kootenai river.
'Don't let a look OF your road map tempt you
to follow U. S. SO to the Canadian border and
on to Cranbrook. 1t would cut miles from the days
drive But the 80 miles of gravel road just north of
the boundary are dangerous The longer, smoother,
route through Idaho is safe all the way"
Then the author extolls the worth of Canadas s
Kootenay National Park with its Radium Hot
Springs, and the fine outings provided plus scenic
beauty of Banff and Jasper with their mountains
and glaciers.
Coming back to the United States, Glacier is
given fine treatment The author tells 1T takes
" hours to drive from ST. Mary over the Going
to-the-Sun highway to beautiful Lake Mcdonald
near its western end" He continues: "This high
way is one that will linger long in your memory
"The view the motorist gets from the high
ways are magnificent But to see the really Won
derful sights of Glacier Park you must take to the
trails-either by foot by saddle pony. Trails are
safe; guides available, if desired In July and
August, you join the halliday or full-day hikes
conducted by park naturalists."
Glaciers trails, sidetrips and naturalist lee
lures praised.
Expenses on the Glacier -Banff-Jasper trip are
listed as gasoline from SIS to Sc day. Good cabins
fO11T
from 81 to So. Meals eaten in good restaurants
would come to around So to 81 day per person.
The cost can be greatly reduced by cooking meals
using cabins with kitchenettes. The author con-
cludes this phase with: "If one wishes to bring
camping equipment, there public campgrounds
in all parks of the Rockies"
At the first of the article the Flathead where
we live loses out when the author recommends that
travel go west from Kalspell to Bonners Ferry
and then north instead of the Whitefish-Eureka or
Glacier way. At the conclusion OF
the article, we are likewise skipped.
Advice is: motorists from the west should avoid
west by U. S. from East Glacier to |
West Glacier. That road, although blacktop high
way most of the way, has many very bad curves
and narrow stretches that dangerous. 1t is far
better to use the Going-to-the-S highway or
travel south from Browning to Great Falls and then
west on U. S. TO-"
These paragraphs are how others see u.s. From
over the nation, citizens save their money for 1142
months, dream and plan so that they can vacation
where we live year around An outstanding asset
IF this area is its scenery and vacatoning possibi
les Obstacle that we must continue to whittle
iown are highway conditions north and east MR. I