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photographic opportunities. An engineering feat and National Historic Landmark, the Going-to-the-Sun Road was completed in 1932 after 11 years of construction. It is considered to be one of the most scenic roads in North America.

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Memorial Monument. Resembling the Washington Monument, the memorial is a 60-foot-tall granite obelisk constructed in 1931. There was also a memorial statue to John F. Stevens, who was tasked with locating a suitable pass for the Great Northern Railroad to use across the Divide. Of course, since my maiden name is Stevens, I told Wes he must have been an ancestor of mine!

We spent the next couple of days on the western side of the park, enjoying the towns of Whitefish and Kalispel, as well as the Lake McDonald area of the park. All in all, we actually ended up enjoying the east side of the park the most, and had the Going-to-the-Sun Road been open (and we had a reservation), we might have gone back to spend more time there. Seeing wildlife was a perk of the entire experience, but one of our favorites will always be the amazing moment two bears and Many Glacier. Each location has unique details and requires a separate reservation. Vehicle reservations are available in advance online at Recreation.gov, the Recreation. gov app, or the Recreation.gov Call Center (Reservation Line: 877-444-6777). They are not available for purchase at the park. Traveling around the south end of the park (instead of through it) took much longer, but we enjoyed some unexpected sights as we crossed the Continental Divide, which included the Theodore Roosevelt