REMEMBER THAT MAGIC TICKET into Glacier National Park? We put it to great use! Within Glacier National Park there is a simply amazing road which connects West Glacier (closest to Whitefish, MT where we camped) to East Glacier. This road is known as the Going-To-The-Sun Road and is so spectacular it made the National Register of Historic Places AND is a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. Completed in 1932, this two-lane road ascends, twists, turns and descends over the course of it’s 50 miles which peaks at Logan Pass with an elevation of 6,600 feet. The issue with this stunning road is that it opens late to vehicle traffic, usually late June/early July, due to road clean up and maintenance repairs to clear rocks and mend guard rails lost over the harsh winter. This is what we experienced five years ago while camping in the park and we missed the road opening by a handful of days. However, if you happen to have a bicycle, this is an extraordinary time to ride because the road is open to cyclists and hearty hikers only for a short window of time. And if you have an electric bike, which, by the way, is the ONLY way we could have made this behemoth climb, therein lies the magic of Glacier National Park and Going-To-The-Sun Road.
We parked in the Avalanche lot and made the 17-mile climb with numerous stops along the way to soak it all in as we ascended the peak at Logan’s Pass. Along the way we counted a couple dozen cyclists and a dozen day-hikers but more waterfalls than we could count and not one. single. vehicle. We have had some astounding experiences along the way but this ride is definitely near the top. I am thankful for the kindness of a stranger in a parking lot who gifted me her unused ticket which enabled Jim and I to make this ride together. The pictures posted do not do justice to this beautiful national treasure 
Note: We summited on June 16 and the road officially opened to traffic on June 25.
Camp Dawg 