Day 29 – Saturday, July 28th (511 miles, Calgary, AB to Butte, MT):
Another great day! This morning I left Calgary around 7:30am and began driving south towards Montana, with the goal of riding through Glacier National Park for the day.
The ride from Calgary to the US/Canada border was rather boring with the scenery mostly consisting of open fields. However, once I got close to reaching Montana, I was able to see the jagged Rocky Mountains in the distance.
Crossing the border for the final time was quick and easy and thankfully I never ran into any issues at the border crossings I came to. Once back in the US, I drove about 20 minutes down to the eastern entrance of Glacier National Park, filled up my gas tank, got a snack, and then headed into the park. For years now, I have been looking forward to seeing Glacier NP and the scenery here. The pictures sure don’t do it justice! It was just as beautiful as I thought it would be.
I rode through the park on the Going-to-the-Sun road, a narrow road that crosses the park, following rivers, mountains, lakes, and at times straight drop-offs to the side of the road. It was an amazing experience to be riding on my motorcycle through the park. I stopped along the road to take pictures of the mountains and different scenery and did my best to avoid all of the other tourists driving around.
The entire drive across the park is very scenic, the views never get old, and the terrain is similar to what I saw in Jasper and Banff. I cant recommend this place enough to anyone who has thought about visiting.
The highest point on the Going-to-the-Sun road is Logan Pass, which has some of the best views on the road. I stopped at Logan Pass for about 20 minutes, walked around some, and took pictures of both sides of the pass. It is crazy how steep some of the drop-offs are, right off the road.
After Logan Pass, I continued heading west for a few hours until I reached the western exit/entrance of Glacier NP, where I filled up my gas again and then continued riding south. My final destination for the night was Butte, MT, about 4 hours south of the park. When I arrived in Butte it was about 10pm, so I checked into my hotel and went straight to bed. Tomorrow I will be riding on the Beartooth Highway, a road that winds through mountains in northern Wyoming, with the goal of reaching Yellowstone National Park.
Entering Glacier National Park on the eastern side of the park
A scenic overlook towards the beginning of my ride into Glacier National Park.
Going-to-the-Sun road, just west of Logan Pass
East of Logan Pass the road is cut into the mountain side and is very narrow
Narrow road with a steep drop-off to the left
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