Yesterday was a pretty easy run up to Kalispell and Flathead Lake. The weather was quite nice although it started to get a little warm in the afternoon. At least I wasn’t dodging thunderstorms.
I had originally intended to ride the Going-to-the-sun road in Glacier Park but I was unable to snag a reservation which is required this year. I did manage to get a reservation at the end of August so I may just drive up to Glacier ( in my SUV) and do it then. I’m sad to say that for all the time I’ve spent in Montana, I’ve never been to Glacier Park. Perhaps this is the year.
After I got to Kalispell yesterday, I had time to kill before I could check in to my motel so I road up to Whitefish since it’s only about 15 miles up the road. I naively thought I’d just go to the park by the lake just for kicks. Many, many people had the same idea and it was bumper to bumper traffic. I had enough of that when I lived in LA so I turned around and headed back to Kalispell. I got checked in, parked the bike and put it to bed and figured I’d have dinner at whatever was within walking distance. That ended up being a place called, Nickel Charlies.
My room here in Kalispell is the most expensive room on my whole trip. Prices are through the roof. The same is true in Coeur d’Alene where I am headed today. It seems like all of America is on the road.
Today I plan to take Highway 2 up through Libby, MT, cross over into Idaho and head down to Coeur d’Alene on 95 through Sandpoint, ID. My parents lived in Coeur d’Alene for many years after they retired so I’ve spent quite a bit of time there. I may go wander around a bit. We’ll see.
