Day 18 Whitefish to Glacier National Park 56km

I love Sunday's! You can convince Kerstin that sleeping in (til 0730) is a good idea and a leisurely breakfast in the sunshine is perfected with a 16oz cup (that's the really big one at home, regular here in the States) of hazelnut latte from the espresso van right next to the campground. Added bonus of Sunday's... Heaps less traffic. You know you've come a long way when the 56km day is an easy one, less than 3 hours on the bike and you're done. And you've arrived at one of the most gorgeous spots in the USA, Glacier National Park! It is awe inspiring, you come over that last hill approaching the park and there it is, this massive spine of glittering snow topped mountains, surrounded by the blue haze from the glaciers. We did all the proper tourist things today, visitors centre, postcards, took way too many pictures, walked slowly and appreciated. We even had dinner in town (a bit of a treat), and topped it all off with a indulgently scrumptious bread, butter and huckleberry pudding. The ride back to the campground was definitely impeded by overeating! All our US savvy friends will be glad to hear that we spent an hour working on creating a bear proof system for our food bags today, only to fail totally after tramping about in the woods mucking around with rope and realizing we have absolutely no idea how to do this. We end up asking the lovely people who run the campground if there is somewhere to pop our bags, of course there is! - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad