We visited Glacier 2 years ago staying in St Mary one evening, driving the Going to the Sun Road the following day and staying in Kallispell the next night. The Going to the Sun Road is magical and will take the best part of a day to drive if you take the advantage of stopping at the various turnouts to get out of the car and take a look.

If you want to do this, there is only a relatively small window in the summer months when the road is clear of snow. Check the NP web site for more details.

At the logans pass visitor center take the Hidden Lake nature trail. It is very hard work because of the altitude if you as unfit as I am, but the view at the end makes it worth while.

Somebody else will have to tell you about the wilderness which I only saw through the car window !

The Going-to-the-Sun road is the obvious starting point. It's the only way through the middle of the park, and goes over the Continental Divide. You might look into a boat ride on Lake McDonald; it's really the best way to see the setting for the park, as you can't get a perspective from the shore. Be sure to take the hour one-way walk up to Avalanche Lake. It's a decent hike, but the view is one of the most spectacular in the United States. Then stop at Logan Pass for views of the Divide. Sunpoint has a fabulous view of St. Mary's Lake that is in all the magazines.

There aren't too many other roads in the park, so it's pretty easy to drive most of them. Just get out of the car once in a while and stretch your legs on the hiking trails, which are of varying degrees of difficulty.

One thing you should do is go up to Canada and see Waterton Lakes National Park. Mountains border the lake, and the view from the town is great. A boat ride takes you into the United States; it's worthwhile.

There are a few historic lodges in the area. You probably can't get rooms there now, but be sure to go inside and at least look in the lobby or have lunch in them. East Glacier Lodge and Many Glacier Lodge are wonderful old buildings, filled with wood.

There are some good pictures of the region at the Web site below.