AK1 Day 10

MS Day 10 – 13 Jun 12, Wednesday

Whitefish, Montana to Ennis, Montana

Mileage – 392

WX – rain for first couple of hours then cloudy and cold

States – Montana, Idaho

Hwy 93, Hwy 43, Hwy 278, Hwy 41, Hwy 287

Note 1: Our plan and reason for coming to the west side of Glacier National Park was so that we could cross the Rockies via Hwy 2 which crosses through the middle of Glacier National Park. As our luck seemed to continue to be bad, the road was closed due to an unexpected snow storm!! We had to then go to plan “whatever.” We pulled out the maps and decided to go south to the Idaho border (HOG Pic) then cut east and stop just short of the west entrance to Yellowstone.

Note 2: We took the back roads through “Big Hole National Battlefield” to get to Ennis, MT. It is amazing the beautiful country you get to see from a motorcycle if you take the scenic highways. This is truly off the normal traffic lanes but was well worth the effort to approach the Rockies from this point.

Note 3: Ennis was a neat little town with some great bars. This was the 2^nd time I drank way too much and did not feel at my best when we pulled out the next morning.