Glacier Park 1925

A Souvenir Folder

Glacier National Park

on the Great Northern Railway

- Postmarked May 22, 1925 -

Thanks for stopping by. Take a moment from your busy summer to enjoy a look at Glacier National Park. Record heat has been the issue in Seattle lately and that set me looking through my collection to find something that might put some cooler thoughts in mind. Glacier Park seems to hit the spot. I wonder if the original recipient of this little folder, in 1925, made it to the Park in that year. We'll never know who that was, as it turns out, since someone, somewhere, along the line, decided to erase the addressee. Irregardless, I can say this:  The 2-cent postage was a deal!

Here are the images, which were also published individually as postcards ...

Trick Falls, on Two Medicine River

Click on the images to view a larger version.  Please feel free to download the images for your personal use. The copyright on all these images has expired and the images are now in the Public Domain.

Ice Berg Lake

Maybe you are wondering if Ice Berg is correct, or should it be Iceberg? I thought this would be a good opportunity to ask AI (Artificial Intelligence).  Here is the way that went ...

Me: Was it ever proper to write the word "iceberg" as two words "ice berg"?

AI: No, it has never been standard practice to write the word "iceberg" as two separate words ("ice berg"). The term "iceberg," referring to a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier or ice sheet and carried out to sea, has consistently been written as a single word since it entered the English language in the early 19th century. The word originates from the Dutch word "ijsberg," which is also written as a single word.

Of course, AI is only as smart as what it has been taught. (True for humans, as well. 😊) I did a little research on my own and could not find this postcard on Google. However, I found plenty of others with the spelling “Iceberg”.  So, my guess is, the one who produced this postcard took a little “artistic liberty.”

Josephine Lake

I especially like the reflections in the card above and one below.

Two Medicine Lake

McDermott and Josephine Lakes

Many Glacier Hotel
Known today as Glacier Park Lodge.

St. Mary's Lake from Baring Creek

Forest Lobby, Glacier Park Hotel

When you see images, like the one above, of the hotel lobby, as it appeared about 100 years ago, you may wonder what it looks like today ... if it's still there. Well, it is still there, and it is now called Glacier Park Lodge lobby. Thanks to Wikipedia and the Internet we can see a 2010 image ...

"Forest Lobby" via Wikipedia
Image by Acroterion

If you download the 2010 image (using the Acroterion link above) and zoom in, there's lots of detail to enjoy. I can see that the dining room, at the end of the lobby, is still called the Great Northern.

Belton Chalets, Western Entrance to Park

1. Chief White Antelope
2. Chief Three Bears
3. Chief Gambler
4. Chief Medicine Owl
5. Chief Lazy Boy
6. Chief Two Guns White Calf
7. Chief Fish Wolf Robe

Lastly, the 7 Chiefs ... Since I am one who loves trains, and a fan of railroad history, I would like to think that the images of Native Americans were included as a way to honor them. However, some research revealed images often depicted Native Americans to evoke a sense of adventure and the exotic. This romanticized view of the West was intended to attract settlers, tourists, and investors by portraying the region as a land of opportunity and excitement.

Things at John's Island have been busy and I haven't put much time on the blog. I decided that the USA Birthday cake had been up long enough, so I hope you enjoy this post.

For all of you out there in the Northern Hemisphere, I hope you're having a good summer. (And those in the Southern, winter 😊) Thanks for stopping by.

Taking Off

 

Summer is "taking off" today just like this
Great Blue Heron I recently spotted on
one of my waterfront walks.

As I'm preparing this post, I have just a couple of hours until the Official beginning of Summer, also known as the Summer Solstice.  Maximum daylight in the Northern Hemisphere and minimum daylight in the Southern Hemisphere. After today, the days will get shorter every day until the Winter Solstice in December.

Get info about Solstice
timeanddate.com

The Great Blue Heron just before take off.

Have you ever had this happen ... While working on some storage, taking pictures of boxes, and stuff in them, I had my camera set to capture the smallest size image since I didn't need a lot of detail. Then, I FORGOT to reset the camera for high quality images while on my walk. That's what happened with the Heron photos. So, sorry the quality isn't great, but I like those pics enough to share them anyway. 😊

More Birds

Taken through my kitchen window, I believe this is an
American Bushtit. He/she was sitting in a bush (naturally enough)
and kept chattering to me while I was trying to cook up dinner.
Finally, I grabbed the camera and snapped a photo.
She/he seemed happy about that.

Mr and Mrs Mallard seen down at the waterfront.

Count 'em ... 6
Males and Females side by side.
Mallards in resting mode.

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Nature

One day I was leaving home for an errand when I happened to look
just along the driveway and spotted the pretty plant on the left.
I thought to myself, wow, nature is so amazing producing that
pretty little plant between a concrete wall and a concrete 
driveway. I guess nature was listening ... A few days later 
I looked at the same spot and nature had added some
pretty yellow blooms. Nature is amazing!

Totem pole honoring the American Natives
who lived here by the Seattle waterfront
before it was even a city. A pretty morning
indeed. 

Yesterday (June 19th) while out in the neighborhood,
I happened to notice this "round-about" and thought,
wow, what a nice job someone did planting the
flowers. Someone deserves a high-five for this!

If you live in Seattle, I hope you enjoy clouds.
I do love them and on this day just had to snap
a picture. Clouds over Puget Sound.
June 16, 2024

Marine Activity

Spotted on my waterfront walk, these are vessels taking
tourists for a ride around Elliott Bay.

On the left, spotted from home, a giant crane being moved
around by 2 tugs.  On the right, the Pacific Arrow, a vessel
that moves Pilots around and takes care of Official
Port Business.

The cruise ship season is well underway.
I like to be up early and enjoy a cup of coffee 
watching the ships arrive. Most of these ships
are doing round-trips to Alaska.
This vessel is the Ovation of the Seas.

Closing thought ...

I receive a daily email with "inspirational" quotations.
I thought this one was kind of strange. I mean, you do
know the story of Amelia Earhart, don't you?

Thanks for stopping by and a happy Summer to you!

The Chief Invites You

To Glacier National Park, 1929.

The Invitation sent out by
Chief Two Guns White Calf
for Season June 15th - Sept. 15th, 1929

The Chief extends his invitation in this booklet, published 1929, by the Great Northern Railroad.

I hope you can click on the images to see the large view ... which I hope you will be able to read. The Chief would not appreciate my sending out an invitation with print too small to read.

At least you should be able to enjoy the images. And, NO, I don't care if you copy them! 😊

The booklet was mailed from St Paul, Minnesota, in 1929, when postage for the booklet was 1 cent. Unfortunately, the postmark is smudged, so the exact date can't be determined.

I would sure like to know if Ella Schilling visited Glacier.

What is your guess?

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UPDATE: In my original post, above, I should have mentioned that the Chief’s Invitation is to visit both Glacier AND Waterton Lakes. Glacier is a National Park in the USA and Waterton Lakes is a National Park in Canada. They are adjacent and separated only by the International Border between Canada and the USA. The Glacier portion is in the state of Montana, and the Waterton Lakes portion is in the Province of Alberta.

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Mount Rainier - Seafair - and More

Recent Snaps

Today

Full Sturgeon Moon
as seen from home about 4 AM

Another shot of the moon this morning ...
clouds moving in.

Arrival of Ovation of the Seas
just before dawn.

Best capture during today's walk along the waterfront.
Kingfisher. And 1st time to see one here.
Making lots of noise which alerted me.
Just delighted to get this capture!

Yesterday

My 1st in person visit to Mt Rainier National Park
 in 20+ years.  Perfect weather, clear blue skies.

The tall trees are impressive.

Getting this close to the mountain is simply amazing.
This view, in person, is just hard to believe.

The wildflowers were past prime but I couldn't resist
snapping this Indian Paintbrush ... one of my
favorite wildflowers.

Steps to the Skyline Trail at Paradise.
This is a "must-do" walk.
Not difficult, but elevation near 5,000 ft has an effect.
Be sure to note the words on the steps.

Mt Rainier
August 11, 2022
from Paradise

Paradise Trails

Looking from the trail to the South
over the Lodge and with
the Tatoosh Range of the Cascade Mountains
in the distance.

Early August and SEAFAIR '22

USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) at Pier 90
Seafair is an annual event in Seattle.
The pandemic cancelled the event in 2020 and 2021.
3 Main parts of the event: Hydroplane Races on Lake Washington,
Blue Angels in the air, and Maritime Fleet Week, which
includes visiting Military Ships like CG 57 in photo above.
Learn more

My favorite part of Seafair is seeing the visiting Military Ships.
 This year we have ships from the USA and Canada.
I found it interesting to see that ships display medals of honor.

Spotted this Navy Policeman early Monday, August 1, walking
the deck of the USS Champlain. He looked serious
and well prepared for any unwelcome activity.

This is one of two Coast Guard vessels guarding Pier 90
while the Military Ships are here.

Most of my photos, here on the blog, are snapped while on my daily morning walks. However, a few are taken from other locations. The next three are taken from home.

Late afternoon arrival of USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53)
on Monday, August 1. The ship will be docked at Pier 90
during Seafair Fleet Week. Public visits are allowed.

Early morning arrival of a cruise ship, Monday, August 1.
Also docked near the Cruise Terminal is the M5,
Largest Single-Masted Sailboat in the World.

Another shot of the M5 docked in Elliott Bay Marina.
More Info on M5 in International Boat Magazine

August 6th ... First time to ever see this many runners pass me
on my morning walk. Wondered if they were from the Military
Ships visiting and docked at Pier 90.

Someone had time and chalk.
Unusual!

Doesn't appear to have anything to do with Seafair.

A piece of driftwood I picked up.
Sort of amazing to see all that was growing on the driftwood.

The last few weeks I've spotted lots of bunnies on
almost every walk.

Check out Saturday's Critters. It’s a great spot for sharing critter posts.

Early morning sun peeking over the ridge to the east
of the walk path. August 6th.

Couldn't resist snapping this.

Reading up on this ... The plant creates these little cotton-like webs,
which float away with tiny seeds to germinate in new locations.
Similar to a cottonwood tree.
The craftiness of nature amazes me!

Expedia Group Security on duty.  😉

Spooner Berry Farms are located near Olympia, Washington.
[About 68 miles (109km) from this stand in Seattle.]
This little stand in Seattle is where you can buy flats of
berries picked fresh daily. The berries available depends on
when they ripen. Early summer = Strawberries.
Then Raspberries, then Marionberries, and
finally Blueberries. I bought a flat of Blueberries here on
Wednesday, August 3rd. I've been buying berries here
for years. They are the BEST berries I can find in
Seattle regardless of price.

A little different way to get the exercise in.
I will stick with walking.

Fishing fun. I am surprised at how FEW people I see fishing
in this area. August 5th.

Boating fun. Again, I don't see many people out in Puget Sound
in small boats like this. I think the guy wondered why I was
taking his picture. August 5th. Primarily, it was just
an unusual sighting.

Got one!

I see this Great Blue Heron frequently in shallow water
near Pier 90.  August 6th.

It appears the bird has some damage to its right wing.

The Heron is amazingly efficient at capturing food.

This is the same bird on the same day but from a 
different angle with a mirror-like reflection.

Great Blue Heron - August 6th - near Pier 90, Seattle

Birder friends ... What do you make of the white stripes
 on the bird? I first noticed them when back home looking at
these pictures. At first, I thought they were reflections of
sunlight, but now, I am not so sure. I wonder if it is
just a natural look of the feathers?

Expedia Group built this overlook spot as a part of their
new global headquartes located here. I call this spot "the steps."

Looking northeast from the steps to the Expedia Group
Campus and the Grain Terminal, downtown in the distance.

"The steps" is the spot where I stop for a moment when starting
each daily walk to take a photo to record the sky conditions.
In the winter I'll be remembering this beautiful, clear morning.

Mount Rainier, August 6th
Clear sky, but left over haze/smog colors the sky.

Closer look, Mt Rainier, August 6th, from Elliott Bay Trail

Beautiful clear morning, looking East on the waterfront
walk. Saturday, August 6th.

Humans had fun overnight leaving rocks on this stump.

MSC Container ship departing Seattle, probably for Asia.

A Foss tug.

Anchored, not far from Grain Terminal 86.
The Terminal has been closed since early July for maintenance.
This ship may be waiting for clearance to dock at the Terminal
for loading grain.

An unusual moment.
Early morning ... cruise ships arriving in Port.
The Princess ship, headed my way, will dock at Pier 91.
The ship behind, Norwegian Encore, will dock at Pier 66,
closer to downtown.
First time I've been able to get this scene in one frame.

Heading to shore.
Canada Geese.

Looking East.
This is my turn-around spot on my walks.
At this point, I've walked about 1.2 miles.
This photo and the next 3 = August 6th.

Found some breakfast.

I believe this is a Robin.

Google Lens says this one is a 
Common Starling Sturnus Vulgaris

Be sure to notice the name of the ship.
To me, it seems funny to name a ship Phenomenal Diva. 
One definition in the dictionary for
DIVA = a self-important person who is
temperamental and difficult to please.  Hmmmm 😊

Image on a sign along the walk path.

Terminal 86 Grain Facility
[Official Port of Seattle Photo]
Learn more

August 6th, looking mostly West with the empty Grain
Terminal and the Cruise Ships docked at Pier 91.

Important Look Ahead Weatherwise.

From Old Farmer's Almanac ...

From NOAA ...

Benjamin Franklin — 'Some people are weatherwise, but most are otherwise.'

Closing thought ...

Learn to:

listen without judgment

be happy without answers

talk without a cell phone

tolerate distress without drugs

feel your feelings without stuffing them

accept your past without denial

face your fears without avoidance

live without excuses

celebrate without alcohol

smile without taking a selfie

dream without fear

create without criticizing

give without reservation

love without conditions

be real without explanation

ask for help without shame.

     Christopher Ian Chenoweth