I finally did the Going to the Sun road in Glacier Park, Montana. My buddy Dave and I attempted this four years ago but forest fires caused the road to be shut down, then two years of the C word made it not worth it. We finally did it in Dave’s MB SLK 350.
Here are a couple of tips. Normally you need to reserve a park pass to do the road but a little known quirk is that you can do the road if you enter the park prior to 6:00 AM. We got a room at a motel at Hungry Horse, Montana for $200, then got up at 4:45, left, picked up coffees at the gas station and made it through the unmanned gate to the park. We then went to the Lake McDonald lodge and indulged in an excellent breakfast buffet for $30 each. The road is high up in the mountain tops and has a total length of about 30 miles. We like it so much we drove to the peak at Logan Pass, drove back down, drove up to the peak again, then drove down to the east end of the park. We then did a side trip to East Gate, Montana where they have the excellent Glacier Lodge. There happens to be a Amtrak station there for those looking for another adventure. Enjoy the photos.
Here are a couple of tips. Normally you need to reserve a park pass to do the road but a little known quirk is that you can do the road if you enter the park prior to 6:00 AM. We got a room at a motel at Hungry Horse, Montana for $200, then got up at 4:45, left, picked up coffees at the gas station and made it through the unmanned gate to the park. We then went to the Lake McDonald lodge and indulged in an excellent breakfast buffet for $30 each. The road is high up in the mountain tops and has a total length of about 30 miles. We like it so much we drove to the peak at Logan Pass, drove back down, drove up to the peak again, then drove down to the east end of the park. We then did a side trip to East Gate, Montana where they have the excellent Glacier Lodge. There happens to be a Amtrak station there for those looking for another adventure. Enjoy the photos.
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