Friday, September 6, 2013

GTV First Loop: Far West Montana to West Glacier

Day four started with a morning split. Jeff got on the bike and headed out first for a 40 mile rideup Route 56, a rolling road up on of Montana’s many North-South valleys, while I engaged in a morning Tabata by the lake (a road workout where you do 20 seconds of an exercise, take 10 seconds off, then repeat eight times before moving on to the next exercise). And yes, my CrossFit PE friends, that means beach burpees.

The goal of today was to meander our way to within spitting distance of West Glacier. And meander we did, stopping for a few short hikes and some waterfall-gazing. 


Also, Jeff hooked up with a bear.


As we made our approach, I perused the map and noticed a place called Lake Five Resort just outside of West Glacier. A bit off the main road and situated on a lake, we thought it was worth a look. We thought right, as you can see by Melissa’s happy “day four!” sign from the lake. 


With its diving board raft and rickety slide (yes, we tried both out), this is another one of those places that would probably be a crazy, loud nightmare during the summer months. And yet, for us it was serene and perfect. You win again, September travel.


Today’s lesson:  Just say ‘yes’ to the childlike side—especially diving off diving boards and sliding down slides into a lake at 7pm.

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