Motorcyclist Goes Over Cliff at Glacier National Park

“Going to the Sun Road” (or “Sun Road” for short) is one of the world’s most spectacular highways.  The 53-mile-long road runs west-to-east across the middle of Glacier National Park.  But for all its beauty, Sun Road is a challenging drive given the elevation, winding highway and volume of vehicles.

A 51-year-old Canadian motorcyclist discovered this the hard way when he plunged to his death off Sun Road at about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday as he drove eastbound toward the town of St. Mary. 

The man was travelling with about two dozen other motorcyclists from Alberta, Canada.  One of the bikers looked in his rear-view mirror and noticed his friend wasn’t behind him anymore.  The bikers stopped and discovered he’d gone off the edge of the road.  Park rangers found the man dead about thirty feet below the roadway.  It was a clear and sunny day, but the road is winding in that area.

“Whether you are on a motorcycle or in a car, or even on a bicycle, it’s a road that demands a driver’s constant attention,” said park spokesman Wade Muehlhof.

Story at Calgary Herald