Glacier Again

After taking the scenic route back thru Washington we arrived back in Montana. Had a fun evening hanging out in Missoula with some of the locals of the female variety. And for the record, although Sean Kelly's Public House has excellent cheesy chips, they are not fries. The next morning began a lazy day hanging out in Kalispell. The next day we picked up all 2o guests for a custom tour. At dinner we began to discover how rowdy a bunch we had on our hands. Picture 60 year-olds chugging car booms! Two days later we began our ride to the top of Logan's Pass on the Going-to-the-Sun Road. Unfortunately we didn't beat the water truck so the dirt section splattered our bodies and bikes. My camera battery ran out and so I simply charged (to use the term loosely) to the top of the climb. Soon after the descent the group of three I was riding with decided to pass two loaded tandem bikes. It's was crazy, going about 25 miles on the flat with a tailwind. Got chased by Eddie's little brother (American Flyer movie reference) and had to sprint over 20 mph to ward off the 6 inch high pug guarding his turf. 

The next day into Canada I had the pleasure of witnessing a very special moment. Having already reached the summit of a 6 mile climb a group of ten cyclists descended to pace the slowest cyclist up the climb, who was a cancer survivor. Watching the group slowly climbing in mass together was a moving scene indeed.  A few awesome descents into Waterton Lakes National Park awaited the group. That night the hot tub was just what the doctor order. The morning of the last day was spent on a boat tour to Goat Haunt. That afternoon we drove back to Kalispell. By 7 pm my fellow guide and I had said our fond farewells and were blazing a trail back to Denver. After driving almost straight thru we arrived in Denver by 3pm the next day. Only to find out there was a necessary last minute change of plans. As a result I've been in Denver for today and we begin heading back to Washington tomorrow to do another tour there. It will be a exciting, but somewhat challenging experience.