Day 18, Cut Bank, MT - 64 miles

What a difference a day makes.  After a short climb at the beginning of the ride, flatness stretched out before us as far as the eye could see.  We were standing on the top of a rise and west were the snow covered peaks of Glacier National Park.  But looking east was the flatlands of Montana.  We're going to be wishing we were back in the mountains after a few days of this.

Beargrass

First thing this morning, we left the hotel and starting our last significant climb of the trip.  In 2007 a fire raged on the east side of Glacier coming within a few miles of the town of Saint Mary.  We saw evidence of that fire today with singed pines lining our route on either side of the road.  Despite the abundance of new beargrass, probably my last chance of seeing a bear has passed.  A member of our group saw a mountain lion which apparently are plentiful in this area.

Our Hotel

We arrived in Cut Bank in the early afternoon but due to a mix-up with bags back in Glacier, our trailer wouldn't arrive for a few hours.  The Glacier Gateway Inn is one of those you wouldn't go near unless you had 30 of your closest friends with you to come to your aid if needed.  Another great slice of America.