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Without further ado, I'll tell that this trip to the park was exciting, sentimental and a bit sad.

Exciting - because what a majestic, grand and unbelievably gorgeous place it is!

Sentimental - because wed had been here 11 years ago when our boys were only 4 and barely reached my waist as I held their hands.

Now, they are teenagers, and I need to stand on my toes to kiss them.

Sad - because I could see with my naked eye that there is less snow and ice in the park than 11 years ago.

Statistics say that there were 150 glaciers in the park in 1850. Now, there are only 25 active glaciers.

A computerized weather model predicts that they will disappear by 2030. Unbelievable.

Other than that, the trip was uplifting, emotional and energizing.

Here are some pictures.

Whitebark Pine:

Lake McDonald Lodge:

We said: 'Glaciers, please, don't melt!'
and headed to the Icefields Parkway in Canada.
To be continued.

I won't overwhelm you with words.

Pictures will speak for themselves.

I want to recommend a very special nursery for you to visit in the Pacific Northwest -

Far Reaches Farm in Port Townsend.

The pictures were taken in September 2012. If September was so mesmerizing there,

can you imagine how it looks in the prime of the season?

The plant inventory is brain shaking and ever changing, and their e-mail letter is enlightening, full of plant information and very entertaining.

Here are the Far Reaches Facebook Page

and their outstanding Website , including a Plant List and ordering information for those who can't visit the place personally.

Gentiana:

Japanese Blood Grass (Imperata cylindrica)

Persicaria amplexicaulis Golden Arrow:

Zingiber:

Triosteum himalayan (Himalayan Feverwort):

You can read about Far Reaches Farm's plants, in their own words, HERE.
Enjoy your visit!

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