Entry - July 14, 1936

Our crew worked up on Snyder Ridge and we sure did put in a hard day. I tore a big hole in my pants so I guess I will have to sew a little tonight. The fire is still burning over by Mt. Cannon. Visitors in the park are getting as thick as flies. There are a lot of fires as the result.

Robert

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Comments From Chris -

Glacier National Park gets a lot of snow. Because of this, parts of the park are inaccessible by car for a good portion of the year. Currently, the Going-to-the-Sun Road is typically open from mid-June to mid-September, depending on the weather. It's latest opening ever was in 2011 and that was July 13th.

At this point, the park was open and the season was underway. In 1936, there were 210,000 visitors to the park. Last year, 2014, broke park records with more than 2.3 million visitors.

Something interesting to look at is the park brochure for 1936. You can see it here or here.


Take a look at the photo below. I bet it was hard work on Snyder Ridge.

View looking southeast at Lake McDonald. Snyder Ridge on left side of lake.
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