The Road to The Sun

Our photos...
1. Group shot!
2. Autumn is in full bloom!
3. Goofy guy
4. The view from our lunch spot.... stunning.
5. Glacier lake of in the distance
6. Hiker Babe
7. The Road to the Sun (note the vertical drop off!)

The people you meet along the way... It seems that where ever we go the right people present themselves at the right moment... This time it happened to be after our 14 mile hike through Glacier... Upon a tip from a fellow hiker, we decided to leave our car at the hop of Logan Pass (in the heart of the park) and do a one-way hike along The Highline, catching the shuttle back up the famous "Road to the Sun." However, our new hiker friend failed to inform us that the shuttle was closed for the season, which we discovered upon finally popping back out onto the road 8 hours later.... So Zoe and I threw out our thumbs to hitch a lift back to the car. It was only a minute before a fella driving a construction truck picked us up. As the door to the truck swung open we were welcomed by a big old smiling fella named Tim and his radio blasting 80's rock! We jumped in and were off... Now understand that the "Road to the Sun" is a steep winding road with huge shear drop offs, that riding in a big old construction truck that sits four times as high as your standard pickup truck, spitting out gallon of water behind it, added to the already exciting commute up to the pass. As it turned out, our friendly driver spent his childhood right outside of Johnstown, Pa and his sister works in my old hometown. Of course he was a devout Steeler and Penguins fan, and enjoyed his hunting (yinz know what I'm talkin' about). After an eventful ride to the top of the pass - which included spraying about 50 gallons of water on grandpa's hood and watching tourists swerve out of the way with eyes as big as beach balls - we made it back to car! Thanks Tim!!! It's guys like you who tie this whole adventure together!