Our third day in Glacier National Park was Tyler’s Birthday! I woke up and made him a big griddle breakfast that included pancakes with huckleberry syrup (of course). We then headed back into the park for the last thing on our list, biking Going To The Sun Road. While part of the road is closed to cars due to still being buried in snow peak, you are allowed to bike it. We drove to Avalanche and tried to find parking. It was crowded and they were turning people away. We made a loop around when the ranger had walked away and drove into the campground that they were using as overflow parking. We were able to find a spot pretty quickly and got ready for the ride.
The Ride
This was one of the moments where you look around with tears and your eyes and can’t believe you get to experience something so beautiful. The views were incredible and it was exciting to be able to do something that most visitors do not get a chance to do. With the help of our e-bikes, we made it 7.5 miles to “The Loop” and then headed back down. While the e-bikes were a huge help, it was still a tough ride up. The ride down was much easier, which was lucky because both of our bikes’ batteries died about 2 miles before the end.
We made it back to the car, packed up and headed back to Apgar Village for some last minute souvenirs and some food. Despite the impromptu dead batteries, biking Going To The Sun Road was a highlight of the trip.
Dessert
To save room for dessert we shared a bison burger while sipping on some huckleberry cocktails and then ended lunch with a warm huckleberry cobbler.
While the cobbler was good, it was no where near as good as the crisp we got in Missoula. We drove back to the RV to spend the rest of the evening at the campsite with the dogs and start packing up for our journey to Banff!