Mary Roberts Rinehart wrote enthusiastically about her horse trip through Glacier Park in 1915. Her guide was Howard Eaton, described as ‘a hunting companion of Teddy Roosevelt’. Western artist and raconteur, Charles M (Charlie) Russell was also part of the forty two person trip.

She went by train to the Glacier Park Lodge on the eastern side of the Park. From there, they covered three hundred miles, and crossed six mountain passes, ending at Lake McDonald.

She was ecstatic over the scenery, the adventure, the company and the wildlife. Probably her recent trip to the France and the battlefields of WWI made her especially mindful of the beauty of this trip. There are great photographs, and a bit of early park history.

There is also a short description of the plight of the Blackfeet Indians living along the eastern edge of Glacier Park. After meeting them firsthand, Mrs. Rinehart became a passionate supporter of more just conditions for the Blackfeet.