Tomorrow I will look for shooting stars—purple spring flowers that point their fire down, always down toward the center of the Earth, as if to give in their brief term beneath the sun a tribute to this most excellent mystery. Today I can say nothing more, neck-sore now from looking at larchtops swaying with the wind of this splendid morning. [Illustration: Shooting star.] [Illustration: Mountain goats.] Appendix Mammals of Glacier National Park Distribution information was obtained from _Meet the Mammals of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park_, by Robert C. Gildart (see Reading List). Nomenclature follows, for the most part, _a Field Guide to Mammals_, by William H. Burt and Richard P. Grossenheider. Key to symbols: E—occurs east of Continental Divide (spruce-fir forest; aspen; bunchgrass meadows) W—occurs west of Continental Divide (redcedar-hemlock-lodgepole-fir-larch forest; some meadows) A—occurs in alpine areas (above upper edge of continuous forest) R—rare in Glacier National Park Shrews Masked shrew, _Sorex cinereus_ E, W, coniferous forests, meadows, pond and stream edges Vagrant shrew, _Sorex vagrans_ E, W, A, moist forests and grasslands, marsh and stream edges Northern water shrew, _Sorex palustris_ E, W, stream edges Bats Little brown myotis, _Myotis lucifugus_ E, W, coniferous forests, often around buildings, caves; nocturnal Long-eared myotis, _Myotis evotis_ E, W, A, R, coniferous forests, meadows; nocturnal Long-legged myotis, _Myotis volans_ E, W, A, coniferous forests, meadows; nocturnal Big brown bat, _Eptesicus fuscus_ E, W, coniferous forests; often around buildings, caves; nocturnal Silver-haired bat, _Lasionycteris noctivagans_ E, W, coniferous forests; meadows; nocturnal Hoary bat, _Lasiurus cinereus_ E, W, coniferous forests; mostly nocturnal [Illustration: Cougar] Cats Bobcat, _Lynx rufus_ E, open forests, brushy areas Lynx, _Lynx canadensis_ E, W, coniferous forests Cougar, _Felis concolor_ E, W, coniferous forests Raccoon, bears Raccoon, _Procyon lotor_ E, W, R, open forests, stream bottoms Black bear, _Ursus americanus_ E, W, A, forests, slide areas, alpine meadows Grizzly, _Ursus arctos_ E, W, A, forests, slide areas, alpine meadows [Illustration: Coyote] Canines Red Fox, _Vulpes vulpes_ E, grasslands, open forest Coyote, _Canis latrans_ E, W, A, forests, grasslands Gray wolf, _Canis lupus_ E, W, R, coniferous forests [Illustration: Wolverine] [Illustration: Longtail weasel]