Insiders' Guide to Glacier National Park: Including the Flathead Valley and Waterton Lakes National Park [Paperback]

Susan Olin (Author)

Book Description

Series: Insiders' Guide Series | Publication Date: August 1, 2003

This guide explores everything to see and do in Montana's Glacier National Park and the Flathead Valley. Readers will find insider information about such things as restaurant listings, accommodations, recreation, and relocation.

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From the Back Cover

Insiders' Guide to Glacier National Park offers travelers, newcomers, and locals the best, most comprehensive information on everything to be found in this dramatically beautiful and vibrant area. With 1,000,000 acres of forests, alpine meadows, and freshwater lakes, Montana's Glacier Country is an outdoors paradise. Hiking, skiing fishing, biking, golfing, and other summer and winter recreational activities abound. When you've had your fill of white-water rafting, horseback riding, or wildlife viewing and are ready for a fine meal, great live music, shopping, or family-friendly entertainment, use this guidebook to discover the limitless opportunities for fun and adventure in the Glacier area.

About the Author

Susan Olin is a freelance writer and editor who has spent her summers working in Glacier National Park since 1988. She lives in Galesburg, Illinois.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Insiders' Guide; 3rd edition (August 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762726806
• ISBN-13: 978-0762726806
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,721,285 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Mistitled and misleading, July 10, 2004

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This review is from: Insiders' Guide to Glacier National Park: Including the Flathead Valley and Waterton Lakes National Park (Paperback)

I was looking for a guide on Glacier National Park. This book enticed me by its title. Insiders' guide to Glacier National Park, however it should be renamed: Insiders guide to the Flathead Valley and one chapter on Glacier National Park. If you're interested in finding waterslide parks for the kids, 100 miles from the park entrance, this book is for you. If you're like me and would like a good book about exploring the national park itself, find another book.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good info on accomodations, August 3, 2003

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Richard Cherian "clmb14k" (Draper, UT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Insiders' Guide to Glacier National Park: Including the Flathead Valley and Waterton Lakes National Park (Paperback)

A good source of info on accomodations in and out of the park. Great insight into the different campgrounds which will allow you to "get a feel" of different parts of the park before you get there -- a good planning tool. But the hiking and recreational info is [not great]. It's still worth buying for the accomodation info. Get Vicky Spring's book on "Glacier National Park and Waterton Lakes National Park -- A Complete Recreation Guide" if you can still find it -- excellant hiking info.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Covers Too Much Territory, June 15, 2004

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Michael H. Frederick (Gaithersburg, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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I returned this book after two days. It tries to cover too much territory, especially on the towns around the parks and all their hotels and restaurants. I was much more interested in the parks themselves, not the "Wild West" towns in the area. Offers only cursory information on plants and animals and nothing worth noting on hiking, etc.