Glacier National Park Reynolds Mountain, Glacier National Park, photographed in June 2012, by Dr. Junhaku Miyamoto The state of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name, derived from the Spanish word mountain. A population density is the third lowest in the United States. Millions of tourists annually visit Glacier National Park. Three of the five entrances to Yellowstone National Park is located within the state boundary of Montana. Glacier National Park, photographed in July 1962, by Dr. Junhaku Miyamoto Source: University of Texas Libraries Weeping Wall, Glacier National Park, Montana ( Photo by U.S. National Park Service ) (L) A hoary marmot did not want to move from the warming space underneath the writer's car. (R) Climbing a mountain road, 'Going-to-the-sun road' Both pictures picture were taken on the 'Going-to-the-sun road', to the Logan Pass, Glacier National Park, in 1962, by Dr. Junhaku Miyamoto. Mount Reynolds, Glacier National Park and the vehicle permit paper to enter the national park. Both were photographed in July 1962, by Dr. Junhaku Miyamoto. St Mary Lake, Glacier National Park, which was photographed in July, 1962, by Dr. Junhaku Miyamoto. (L) A wild flower in the Rogan Pass, Glacier National Park (R) Mountain ranges in Glacier National Park. Both were photographed in July 1962, by Dr. Junhaku Miyamoto. モンタナ州は米国北西部に位置し、北はカナダ国境と接する。非常に魅力的な (Glacier National Park ) グレイシャー国立公園はモンタナ州にある。州人口は100万人に満たない。広大な地域で人口密度は 2.4/km。西にロッキー山脈を抱き、東の台地は大平原へと広がる。 筆者は1962年7月に自分の車でグレイシャー国立公園（氷河国立公園）を訪れている。実に壮大な景観で ある。とりわけ、セントマリー湖(St Mary Lake) から Going-to-the-Sun Road を上って行く道には 次々と山々が出現し、小さなトンネルを越えたところに迫り来るMount Reynoldsの雄姿には感嘆の声 すら出ない。小休止していたらかわいい、大きなモルモットがやってきて車の下に居座ってしまった。 エンジンの下は暖かく心地よいのだろう。Weeping wall と呼ばれている滝が道路上にそのまま落下して いる。観光客のほとんど見当たらなかった時代だから出来たのだろう、落下する滝の下に自分の車を 止めて車体一杯に山の水を浴びて楽しんだ。 Montana, which has served as Marlboro Country in advertisements, banned smoking in all public buildings. A depicting rugged cowboy puffing on cigarettes while riding a fence line, is about to outlaw smoking just about everywhere but the great outdoors. The state-wide ban will apply to nearly all enclosed places open to the public, including restaurants, stores, office buildings, schools and public trans- portation, starting October 2005. The law exempted 1,700 bars until September of 2009. Source: April 8, 2005. New York Times and others Few smoking violations reported to the State Officials. To comply with the ordinance to prohibit smoking in a public place, the sole exception, which was applied to a bar and casino was expired, and Montana became the smoke-free state. The only thing failed to include in the ordinance would be the smoking restriction in the area around the entrance and windows of the buildings. According to the state health officials, only a few cases violating the state ban during the one week period after the strict smoking ban came into effect to bars and casinos. Businesses that violate the ban receive an educational letter after a first offense. A second offense brings a warning, while third, fourth and fifth offenses result in penalty of $100, $200 and $500 fines, respectively. About 16 percent of Montanans are smokers, compared with 20 percent of Americans overall. The Quit Line offers free counseling and nicotine replacement products. It is so predicted that the Quit Line might get busier as the weather turns colder and smokers no longer want to stand outside. The Montana winter will help a man to quit smoking. Reference: The Billings Gazette Glacier National Park 2012 Smoking Control in Midwestern US Wayne McLaren, an actor sponsored by a tobacco company, died at age of 51 from a lung cancer. The word he left before the time of death is: 'Take care of the children. Tobacco will kill you. I'm the living proof of it'. かってマルボロ広告で名を馳せたモンタナ州は、今や屋内公共的空間を喫煙禁止に モンタナはマルボロ・カントリーとも言われ、タバコの宣伝に利用された。1970代まではタバコの煙の 有害性についてあまり留意されていない時代が続き、西部劇のヒーローを起用したコマーシャルがたくさん 作成された。そのモンタナ州で2005年10月から禁煙法が施行されている。すべての公共閉鎖空間で喫煙が 禁止された。規制の対象として、レストラン、店舗、オフィス、学校、公共交通機関などが含まれている。 バーとカジノでの全面禁煙も2009年10月から施行されている。 Total Smoking Ban in USA and Canada 　BC Canada 　Alberta 　Saskatchewan　 　Manitoba　 　Ontario　 　Quebec　 　New Brunswick　 　Nova Scotia　 　New Jersey　 　Illinois　 　California 　Beverly Hills　 　Condominium of California 　State of Washington 　Oregon　　 　Montana 　Colorado 　Arizona　 　Maine 　Vermont　 　Ｍassachusetts 　New York　 　Maryland　 　Washington,D.C. 　Virginia 　Minnesota　 　Delaware　 　Ohio　 　Iowa　 　Utah　 　Rhode Island　 　Nevada　 　Michigan　 　Wisconsin 　氷河国立公園（モンタナ州） 2008年9月執筆　2009年11月英文加筆 2012年7月写真加筆　医学博士 宮本順伯 ★This Web site is link-free. The article was written in September 2008, and photographs were taken in July 1962 and June 2012, by Junhaku Miyamoto, M.D., PhD. Copyright (C) 2008 Junhaku Miyamoto, PhD. All right is reserved.