Ugh

5:30 came too early. 9:00am would have been too early too, those imperial IPAs last night were that good. But we wanted a campsite at swiftcurrent in glacier and it usually fills by noon, so 5:30 it is.
No oatmeal today. We had pickle barrel leftovers... Just to give you an idea of the sandwich size, half a sandwich is good for two meals. We needed the energy cuz when we left the house at 7am it 58f, it got colder, especially in the exceptionally scenic wolf creek canyon. We stopped to add more layers when it became apparent it was not going to get warmer and the pregnant clouds might deliver.
Back on the road (287 now) Paul noticed Something fly off my bike and didn't think much of it. Then a plastic bag flew off, which prompted him to pass me and pull over and tell me what he saw. I checked my stuff and sure enough, the side pocket of the motofizz bag was open ... Right where i keep my hearing aids. The $5000 aids were gone!
We turned around. As I slowed to get the plastic bag, Paul sped on to where the aids flew off. In the meantime I was thinking about insurance, managing without, getting a new pair, etc. As I reached where Paul was walking through the grass, he bent over and found the white plastic jar I keep the aids in. Whew!
Back on the road to Glacier. We gassed up in Augusta where some friends had a cabin. We passed (slowly) through the Blackfeet reservation where there was a dead horse on the shoulder. Browning came and went. The roads got progressively more twisty, however the road got bumpier too. Besides, the dreary weather and clouds hiding the mountain put a damper on my spirits.
Arrival at St Mary's was welcome. More clothes and less pee was in order followed by a discussion on where to eat. Turns out some friends from Wabasha are camping in Glacier too, with their kids, so we visit with them and decide to stay in the same campground as them. The only problem is that all are full. In fact, some were full at 8am! All the lodges were full too. At any rate we needed food so we lunched at the Park Cafe (two thumbs up!) Our friends offered us to put our tents on their site, but when we arrived there were empty sites so we got our site. YAAY!

The remainder of the day was spent well. We took a shuttle and hiked most of the way to Virginia Falls before dinner, then off to bed.