Yes ...

“At a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized, at a time when we are far too eager to lay the blame for all that ails the world at the feet of those who think differently than we do, it’s important for us to pause for a moment and make sure that we are talking with each other in a way that heals, not a way that wounds.” -- President Barack Obama - 1/12/11 - Tuscon, Arizona - Memorial Services for the victims of the previous Saturday's tragedy

remembering late summer ...

Visited Glacier National Park in NW Montana in late August 2010 ...

Glacier National Park and it's contiguous partner, Canadian Waterton Lakes National Park together are called the "Crown of the Continent". Together they comprise over 1.4 million acres of breathtaking beauty. Glacier NP alone has over 700 miles of hiking trails - some day hikes and others are multi-day hikes with remote camp sites along the way - all with a multitude of 9-10 thousand ft. peaks and many glacier carved clear water lakes and streams lending themselves marvelously to the wilderness adventures that await ...

My trip this past August touched, over five days, just a very few parts of Glacier (as shown in this set). One could easily spend a year there and still not see all the wonders it has to offer. Maybe I can go back one day ...