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Old Jun 23, 2015 | 01:23 PM
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going in July . Any must see spots in the area? We're leaving Oregon and going to north cascades national park in Washington , then east to glacier. Thanks
 
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Old Jun 23, 2015 | 01:24 PM
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Going to the Sun road. A must see.
 
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We stayed two nights in Whitefish, real nice town.
 
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Been in 42 States on a bike...doing last 6 of lower 48 in September.

Glacier is STILL my most favorite place in the USA, but that's me. " Going to the Sun" is breathtaking. Rode it twice (500 miles out of the way to do it a second time), but in 2011 it was still partially closed first week of July. Ended up riding from both ends as far as I could go. All depends how bad their Winter is on how fast they get it open. Enjoy...
 

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Originally Posted by Mister Breeze
Glacier is STILL my most favorite place in the USA, but that's me. " Going to the Sun" is breathtaking.
that's just us. ... All in all, my fav Nat'l Park with mountains, and I've been to a bunch. Do know that Going to Sun can be snow-closed very late in the year. Have fun. I'm jealous.
 
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Had a Grizzly cross my path on the Going to the Sun road. 15 feet away we just stared at each other for a few then he wandered off. Will never forget it.

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Originally Posted by Mister Breeze
Been in 42 States on a bike...doing last 6 of lower 48 in September.

Glacier is STILL my most favorite place in the USA, but that's me. " Going to the Sun" is breathtaking. Rode it twice (500 miles out of the way to do it a second time), but in 2011 it was still partially closed first week of July. Ended up riding from both ends as far as I could go. All depends how bad their Winter is on how fast they get it open. Enjoy...
Amen to that, no other park comes close, IMHO.
 
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Riding between Washington pass and Rainy pass in the North Cascades of Washington, had a bear tear across the road about 100 feet ahead of me. I stopped and watched for a bit to see what came next, cuz he looked like he was running from something. Anything that big bear was running from, I probably don't wanna see too close!
 
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Definitely Going to the Sun Road. I was actually watching my video from last years ride there. Totally awesome.
 
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Montana had a less cold winter. Spring has been wet and the bugs are plentiful

All said, call the park, but given it was 78 today, the road is probably open.
 
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