After some yummy granola on Sunday morning, we packed ham sandwiches and parked near the Glacier Outdoor Center office to get an internet fix. Then we headed east to the far side of the park, intending to drive ninety miles to St. Mary entrance and drive up the Going to the Sun Road to Logan Pass. Highway 2 is a beauty, winding but not too steep, and runs beside a river and the railroad track between quintessential Montana foothills. We passed Belton Chalet and Isaak Walton Inn, one Amtrak train and a couple of freight trains.
It was sunny when we drove by the entrance to West Glacier, but within a mile raindrops began to tap on the windshield. Soon snowflakes mixed in with the rain, but we were still stoked with anticipation of going to the high country (elevations in the 8,000s) and discussing which trail to follow. We passed an unnamed residential area with a wide assortment of log cabins and satellite dishes, one with an eye-catching silhouette of an elk in the sunset, and began to notice that the snow was beginning to accumulate on the trees and the side of the road.
A few miles further, the road began to climb more steeply and got progressively slushier. We tried the radio to see if we could get some weather information but only found sermons, sports and country music—no FM at all. The sky got darker and the road got more slippery and we finally turned around. We still have 3 more days to make it to an eastern portal. Let’s hope there are some clear skies ahead.
It was sunny when we drove by the entrance to West Glacier, but within a mile raindrops began to tap on the windshield. Soon snowflakes mixed in with the rain, but we were still stoked with anticipation of going to the high country (elevations in the 8,000s) and discussing which trail to follow. We passed an unnamed residential area with a wide assortment of log cabins and satellite dishes, one with an eye-catching silhouette of an elk in the sunset, and began to notice that the snow was beginning to accumulate on the trees and the side of the road.
A few miles further, the road began to climb more steeply and got progressively slushier. We tried the radio to see if we could get some weather information but only found sermons, sports and country music—no FM at all. The sky got darker and the road got more slippery and we finally turned around. We still have 3 more days to make it to an eastern portal. Let’s hope there are some clear skies ahead.
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