When I shared my photographs of Glacier National Park with one friend, he said "what is this -- the most beautiful place on earth?" There really are so many spectacular sights to see in this wonderful park. I highly recommend it.

We took the Amtrak train to get to Glacier. The Chicago-to-Seattle route stops right near the park. So we had a wonderful trip out west, seeing the sights outside the lounge car window as we went. And then we were able to get right off the train, pick up our rental car and head to our destination. At the park, we camped in a primitive camping area, which was a little...