USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Northbounders leaving Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming enter the Centennial Mountains of Idaho. For the next 358 miles (576 km) the trail closely follows the border of Idaho and Montana, which is also the Continental Divide.

Detailed explanation-2: -Approximately 36.4 miles of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail runs through the Island Park District. Access points to the CDT Trail Are: BLACK CANYON ROAD, TARGHEE CREEK ROAD, KEG SPRINGS ROAD, and EAST DRY CREEK ROAD.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Continental Divide Trail (CDT) stretches 3, 100 miles from the Mexican border, winding through New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana to reach the Canadian border in Glacier National Park.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Great Divide Trail traverses the continental divide between Alberta and British Columbia, wandering through the vast wilderness of the Canadian Rocky Mountains for more than 1100 kilometres. It is one of the most spectacular and challenging long‐distance trails on the planet.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Great Divide is the major hydrological divide of North America. Along the GDT, the Great Divide separates water flowing into the Pacific Ocean to the west (via the Columbia River) from Hudson Bay (via the North Saskatchewan River) and the Arctic Ocean (via the Athabasca River) to the east.