Going-to-the-Sun Road!

August 22nd, 2014 A wonderful final full day in Montana. We were up around 7:30 am and headed over to the Merc for those wonderful bear claws and were not disappointed. Absolutely delicious. They will be missed.

Next we were off to "the Going-to-the-Sun Road". What a spectacular drive! Even with the clouds the scenery was spectacular. This is the most impressive drive we have ever taken through incredible mountains. We were totally in awe! The max width for vehicles is 8 feet and we are 7'10" so Bob had to be extra cautious, pulled in his mirror! Max length is 21 feet. We may have exceeded that. (The Alaska Marine Hwy man did measure us at that!)

Near the middle we looked down upon a colorful rainbow in the mist in the glacial valley below. The east end was nearly totally in the clouds. We descended to the East Glacier Visitor Center and made our lunch. One mile later we were off to Route 2 east. We will follow that cross-country highway if the road continues to be in excellent shape. As we began over the high hilltops we came upon Black Angus cattle grazing along the road. A sign had warned that they were free ranging. One was standing broadside at a blind curve in our lane. We had to remain on high alert. A short distance further we came up to a group of 7 or 8 horses that were crossing the road. One black stallion on the right decided to join the mares in front of us.

We continued on to Poplar, MT after driving 500+ miles for the day. We slept at a Cenex gas station along Route 2 in Indian Territory.