Today’s ride was going to be interesting! For the first I would not have any information about my route except for the road number and distance. I was freelancing since I was doubling back to Whitefish before heading south.
Still, I was a little surprised when the road out of St Mary’s immediately pointed upwards. A nice 4 mile climb really gets the blood moving in the morning.
I was also on my own again. Geo was heading north to see more of the park and then possibly into Canada. He was a great camping partner and a heck of a nice person.
The road after the initial climb was up and down for the rest of the morning. I had some lunch at the turn onto Hwy 49. Right after lunch, the road again pitched up for a considerable climb. At least I was rewarded by more views of the Glacier NP mountains.
The climb topped out at an overlook of Upper Two Medicine Lake. Then it was downhill to East Glacier. There I stopped for a Coke but also had some huckleberry pie too. Just because!
After the break, I had another climb up to Marias Pass. This was a very easy climb for a change.
Then it was downhill for a long descent. 17 miles later I pulled in to the Historic Isaak Walton Inn. It is an old train station Inn and very fancy. I had dinner and a beer there before heading down the road again for the last 6 miles of the day to the campground.
All told, it was my second longest day having pedaled 68 miles. No worries though. It was the summer solstice and I still had plenty of daylight. The campground had hot showers so I was really looking forward to a comfortable nights sleep after a big day.
Wow. Beautiful photos Greg, thanks for sharing.
I stayed at the Isaak Walton Inn years ago…right by the railroad tracks. Beautiful photos, Greg!