Many-Storied Mountains: The Life of Glacier National Park

A natural-history account of a mountain wilderness that interweaves geological history, seasonal cycles, and ecological communities. It explains how ancient sedimentary rocks and Pleistocene glaciation shaped the landscape, then surveys life zones from prairie and lowland forests through montane woodlands to alpine tundra, detailing plant and animal communities, water habitats, and ecological processes such as fire succession. The author offers personal observations, photographic portraits, and localized natural history vignettes covering predators, birds, and fish, while describing trails, passes, and roads that link habitats and illustrating how seasonal changes drive animal movements and plant phenology.