Assuming you took the “back way” to W. Glacier (Blankenship, Belton Stage and Lake 5, what’s are the roads like these days? My first time going that way was in 1999. By 2017 more of the miles had been paved, and there were signs about additional improvements coming. Wondering if more has been paved.
Back in ‘99 there was no road sign for Lake 5. The ACA cue was something like right at telephone junction box whatever. I and the woman in our group who I was riding with missed it and ended up staying straight on Belton Stage, which eventually takes you where you want to go. But we stopped a local motorist to ask for directions. He told us we were on a major bear route and asked if we had bear spray. When we responded “no” and said we would be ok he shook his head and said “Suit yourselves!” as he drove. Kept our heads on swivels until we got back to U.S. 2.