Saturday, July 14, 2012

Whitefish, MT to Glacier National Park, 35 miles

We had a very pleasant stay at the church in Whitefish. One of the members (Donna) prepared wonderful meals for the group.


Great breakfast in Whitefish

Since this was a short riding day, we didn't have to leave Whitefish very early. Tom, Sean, and I took off before 9 am and rode until we got to Hunger Horse, a huckleberry tourist stop. I couldn't pass up another huckleberry shake.

Leaving Whitefish with Tom
Having huckleberry treats in Hunger Horse

Tom got us into Glacier National Park with his pass and we rode to Apgar before boarding a bus to Logan Pass. We had time to kill because bikes are not allowed on the road until 4 pm, The bus ride took about 1 1/2 hours to get to Logan Pass. There were some mountain goats at the top. Then we took the bus all the way back to Apgar and got there around 2:30 pm.

Once we got back to Apgar, we had buffalo burgers for lunch and waited until 4 to ride the 8 miles to Lake McDonald Lodge. I think we cheated a little and actually started riding around 3:45 pm.

Sean and I got a cabin which overlooked the lake. For dinner, Tom, Sean, and I ate in the Lake McDonald Lodge cafe.

We went to bed early as we needed to wake up at sunrise to start our big climb up to Logan Pass.

Made it to Glacier National Park

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