Day 51: Avalanche Campground to St. Mary Campground, Glacier NP - Cascadia to Acadia 2024 - CycleBlaze

July 8, 2024

Day 51: Avalanche Campground to St. Mary Campground, Glacier NP

One of the waterfalls on the way up the west side of the Going to the Sun road
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The sun starting to cover more of the valley
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Made it to the top! Another continental divide crossing - all downhill from here, right?
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Wildflowers are starting to come out at the pass as the melting snow makes its seasonal retreat
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St. Mary Lake on the east side of the pass
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Another look at St. Mary Lake from where I took a dip - it was a bit chilly
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The Going to the Sun Road is an engineering marvel - the way it was smoothly integrated into the landscape is one great aspect of that. Another is the consistency of the grade they were able to set. Makes for a predictable and enjoyable climb!
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Lisa GreenWow! I've been over it multiple times but hadn't seen the profile.
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Today's ride: 33 miles (53 km)
Total: 1,928 miles (3,103 km)

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