I completely agree. Why should OP go? This place is beautiful! Glacier has plenty of unique and interesting human and natural history. Glacier has pretty much all of its original plant and animal species. There are grizzly bear, black bear, moose, mountain goat, wolverine, lynx, and plenty of other wildlife. It borders Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada (get your passport). These two parks together were designed as the first international peace park. Most of all, due to climate change the largest glaciers are expected to be gone by 2030.
- These two parks together were designed as the first international peace park.
Long story short, I stepped on a rotted out log and my leg fell through. I severely sprained my ankle and a shard from the log shoved up in to my foot like shrapnel. I was bleeding everywhere and I couldn't walk. My girlfriend weighed 110 pounds soaking wet. I weighed 180. She couldn't help me walk, I was too heavy. She had to go get help. Two guys helped me down.
I was the first ever patient at the newly built Glacier National Park Emergency Medical Center. -It was basically one room. There was a PA there that stitched me up. Prior to the stitches he asked my girlfriend what she was studying. She said "biology" and that she wanted to be a doctor.
He said, "oh, then come over here, I'll let you observe. If you look right here..." (he pointed to my exposed ligaments)
BAM! My girlfriend fainted and hit her head on the ground.
She was the 2nd patient ever at Glacier National Parks new ER center.
She changed her major.
Oh, wow. Injuries in the wilderness are scary, especially one as serious as yours. I'm glad your girlfriend was able to find help. How long did you have to wait for her to return? Hopefully you were able to continue enjoying the park after this unfortunate accident... I will never trust deer after this story. Thanks for sharing. Lucky I have nothing but good memories from my time in the park. I saw my first moose and grizzly there, but kept my distance.
- How long did you have to wait for her to return?
- Hopefully you were able to continue enjoying the park after this unfortunate accident..
Like I said, I have been there many times. Probably more than 20. I have mostly amazing memories of the place.