Glacier National Park: Celebrate this awe-inspiring park’s
centennial in 2010 with a drive up the Going-to-the-Sun
Road. Climb the 52-mile highway and cross the Continental
Divide at Logan Pass at 6,700 feet before enjoying a hike
through alpine meadows dotted with mountain goats and
other wildlife.
Rodeos: Get a glimpse of
real cowboys in action
at an authentic Western
rodeo, featuring old-
a bordello. The train continues its westward journey to fashioned roping and
Browning – home to the Blackfeet Indian Nation – and then to riding competitions with
Glacier Park Station, located near 50 “living” glaciers, 700 miles carnivals, food, 4H Clubs
of hiking trails and mountains that soar up to 10,466 feet contests and more.
high.
The Empire Builder crosses the Continental Divide at Native American culture:
Marias Pass, where an obelisk recognizes President Theodore Witness ancient tribal
Roosevelt’s conservation efforts and a statue honors John practices at Assiniboine Village,
Stevens, who in 1889 discovered the “mystery pass” that a 40-acre settlement located
Lewis and Clark sought in vain. The train passes through in Wolf Point near the banks
Essex – home to the rustic Izaak Walton Inn named for the of the Missouri River.
17th-century British writer and angler – before arriving
at Belton-West Glacier station, the gateway to the western Outdoor Adventure: Montana’s
entrance of Glacier National Park. With more than 1.2 million lakes and mountains make
acres, Glacier Park is a nature lover’s paradise, replete with the state a must for outdoor
mountains, valleys, waterfalls and glacier-formed lakes. Then adventure enthusiasts.
it’s on to Whitefi sh – popular for its skiing and other outdoor The Whitefi sh Mountain
recreational activities – and Libby before the train crosses resort offers a world of
the state line and stops at Sandpoint, Idaho. Nestled between outdoor fun, from skiing
the shores of Lake Pend Oreille (pronounced “Pon-duh-ray”) and mountain biking to zip
and the Selkirk Mountain Range, Sandpoint is home to some lining and the popular “Walk
of America’s most scenic byways, including the International in the Treetops” – a two-hour
Selkirk Loop. guided tour and hike that
The Empire Builder continues to Spokane, where it splits includes a walk on a 700-
into two routes that terminate on the Pacifi c Coast at either foot elevated boardwalk at
Seattle, Washington or Portland, Oregon. heights up to 70 feet.
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