Day 23 - July 04, 2015

Entering Glacier National Park

A stop on the climb along the Road-To-The-Sun.

The road was narrow, but well maintained.

The views were fantastic, and cannot be captured in photos.

The panoramic views were/are breathtaking. . .

and appeared endless along the way.

A view along Lake McDonald.

And another along Lake McDonald.

Majestic.

And once we left the mountains we were suddenly  in the prarries of Montana.

July 04, 2015.  Overnight in Shelby, Montana.  After spending the day at Glacier National Park we are again headed east.

Unfortunately the included photos as well as the others that we made today cannot adaquately capture the magnificient sights along The-road-to-the-sun highway that snakes along the edges of mountains.  We entered from the south and exited to the northeast.

We climbed to an elevation of 6,634 feet according to my GPS.  The official elevation was a few feet different.

We traveled 279 miles today, all of which were either getting to Glacier, riding in Glacier, or leaving Glacier.  The speed limits on the secondary roads in Montana, on which we were on for at least a third of the day, has speed limits of 70 mph.  The lanes are wide, but are still two lanes in most places.

It was warm much of the day, even in the moutains, with temperataures in the mid 80's.  At the highest elevations it wa some cooler.

I added some extra photos to this posting so I will shorten the narrative.

Another good day.