Day 5 July 10/14 Glacier National Park - Kalispell, Montana 1,200 kms


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July 10th 2014
Published: July 11th 2014
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Up at 5 am to ride from Libby to Kalispell for breakfast at Bojangles Diner

#Roadworks for 30 kms, riding on wet gravel and mud

#2 hour ride instead of 1



Ride the "Going Up to the Sun Road" in Glacier National Park

#$24 entrance fee for both bikes

#Scenery

#Lakes

#Waterfalls

#34 Degrees

#6900 ft elevation

#People

#Traffic

#Roadworks from summit to east Glacier side, 50 kms of gravel, mud, stops, starts - fun

#No crumble and coffee on roadside, stove wouldn't ignite, no matches. Groan...

#Bucket list



Exit Glacier National Park and ride to Browning, Montana for the night? NOT.

#Holiday Inn Express, Browning, don't go there. Terrible experience, left even though tired

#Back on bikes, head West on Highway 2 back to Kalispell, 100 miles

#Brown bear standing on his hinds on roadside - gorgeous

#Hungry

#Hot

#High crosswinds out of the mountains

#Exhausted by the time back in Kalispell at 9 pm

#Found hotel availability on third walk-in attempt (Gail, liking your idea right at this moment)



Late dinner in Kalispell:

#Moose Saloon on Main Street

#Happening small town USA small packed bar

#Dark, dimly lit

#Share a table

#Sawdust floor

#Peanut shells litter

#Loud music

#Loud patrons

#Several children under 5

#Excellent pizza

#Happy staff

#Great end to a very very long day

#MISSING EVERYONE - WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!


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12th July 2014

Hello
Ok. Road to the sun. Beautiful. Yea. Only 2hours away. Hello. No stopping in for a wine/beer. Hugs. Chats. Xo
12th July 2014

Hello
OMG we just looked at the map and see what you are talking about! We didn't have internet in Browning (the Holiday Inn Express wouldn't let us use their lobby internet to find different accommodation). It would have been shorter to come up to Lethbridge than back to Kalispell. Geez Loueeezzz. Hugs, hopefully see you on the way back, or in Reno next week???????

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