The Beartooth Highway is often referred to as "the most beautiful drive in America." We weren't disappointed! The views were over-whelming and different with each turn. The road going up in elevation is an intense series of switchback loops. We saw one poor guy on a bicycle, one of the more ridiculous sites we saw all day. :)Bob ONLY took 150 photos so I've chosen a group of the best and intend to split this up into 3 blogs. There might be someone out there that never gets to see this area, so this is for you especially!
We were advised to drive the 2 hours outside of Yellowstone to get to the northern end of the beartooth, which we did. We ate lunch at a small cafe called Regis. They grow a lot of their own veggies and have a nice menu selection. After lunch we drove to the first area where a hike was recommended. We hiked in along this beautiful river for about one mile and then back out. Time was starting to wear on us and we wanted to get back on the road.
There was a lot of snow pack in the upper elevations. We were surprised to see it still there being that it is August, but what do we know! This was our first glimpse. Little did we know we would see much, much more as the drive continued.
This sign says it all. It was a panaramic view of the Absaroka Mountains. See how comfortable we look in our short sleeve shirts? Haa, not for long!!
We are up on the out look area. There were 2 or 3 chipmunks that are used to getting handouts, so everyone that we saw come up to this area chased after the chipmunks snapping pictures like crazy. Does anyone see another area that might deserve like attention??
Check out the wind blowing in this girl's hair. This is when we decided a jacket might be a good thing as we went higher.
If you blow up this picture you can see the road below that we started up on. Bob drove most of this area to avoid the motion sickness that can accompany this type of drive. Doesn't bother me so I got to look out the windows!
Ok, now blow this picture up and you see a parking lot below. This is where we were for the Rock Creek Vista Point! Just when we thought we were as high as we were going to be, we turned a corner and kept going up.
Cumulative hiking miles including Beartooth: 51
More to come!
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