Huzzah!  We have received word that the pass is open so bright and early tomorrow we will get back on the road and have more to report on than how relaxed we’ve been. Our first challenge in the AM is to get over the Continental Divide by 11 AM when the Park Service closes the road to bicycles.  It’s roughly 21 miles but with an elevation change of over 3000 feet we expect quite a bit of Granny Gear usage.

Today we had to change rooms once again but will spend our last night in a very comfortable bed.  We have had some issues with the housekeeping staff including the latest which involved the sheet on our bunks that was, in one piece, a form fitting sheet and an upper sheet all together. The problem was that the staff is new and they put the upper part of the sheet on the bottom and then tucked in the form fitting part on top … So there was no way to get between the sheets!  The supervisor was very nice (Myra) and sympathized with us so we received a few freebies by being the wheel that squeaks!

We met a couple from California last night who are cycling around the US on a tandem. They had a broken spoke and the last we heard, they were limping back to Whitefish and the bike shop there to get their wheel taken care of.  Their predicament has made me think about broken spokes and even though we carry spares, to replace one while on the side of the road is a major task. I’m ordering a kit that will allow us to struggle through a bad spoke until we get to a bike shop and will pick it up late next week at General Delivery in Wolf Point.

here are more photos from our hike to Avalanche Lake yesterday

June 16th, 2016 in Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park, Montana