This has always been on my biking bucket list: to bike up the Highway to the Sun in Glacier National Park. So joined the Lizard Head Cycling group when RTR was out for me.
1st day of the adventure. Because the original plan was to bike into Canada but the border issue was not resolved, the middle of the trip was constantly changing and in some cases the accommodations were being done on the last minute.
Met the group at the Grouse Mountain Lodge in Whitefish Montana. Way too pricey for me so I booked into a cheaper motel in Kalispell and drove the extra 12 miles. 15 of us of various age and biking experience. 5 couples and the rest loners. Alpha males immediately made their presence known and the group immediately broke into a group of the speedsters and the rest of us. Today was a planned warm up day with 3 short not so scenic warm up rides which ultimately put us in West Glacier National Park staying on the southern end of Lake McDonald at the Apgar Village Lodge. Great location but a lot of tourists. Early to bed because we wanted to leave by 6:45 to avoid the heat and hopefully some of the traffic. Park rule was that we had to be at Logan Pass NLT 11:00.
Data: Plan was to not use any assist and see if I could keep up with the group. On one of the hills, I turned the motor on to check it out and had no assist at all. Later found that a key cable to the motor was not plugged in and then everything worked out OK. Panic for a bit because day 2 was a long ride.