Glaciers, Goldmines and Dandelion Wine

Reflections on reaching for the stars

Public domain photo of St. Mary’s Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana

IN A RECENT CONVERSATION with a friend in Los Angeles, Glacier National Park in Montana came up for discussion. My friend informed me that the glaciers were melting and would disappear shortly, adding for emphasis that the entire earth would be inundated within a few short years of the Glacier Park meltdown.

It is true that the glaciers in the Park have been receding for many years, but I have vivid memories of how stunning the area looked during my last visit in the late 1970’s while I was still a student at the University of Montana.