Beartooth Highway:
Once again we started our ride with another sign of foreboding news on the road ahead. The flashing sign warned of possible ice near the Montana/Wyoming state line. My interpretation: possible clear road ahead also, what the heck, it was 56 here at the sign. Onward we rode, hey there were several Harleys that had went up ahead of us as we gassed the bikes. That didn't last, they high tailed it back to Red Lodge within a few miles. Harley riders, what was I thinking? First it started to rain with some heavy fog. Then the snow flakes started and within no time the windshield was covered. This continue all the up to and over the pass. I was able to lower my windshield to see over it and Stephanie wiped what she could over the top of her windshield and basically followed my taillights. We took Beartooth all the way into Yellowstone with a stop in Cooke City for lunch/escape from one of many rain storms. Poor weather really defined our day with brief pockets of sunshine and a few photo ops. We want a merit badge for twice now successfully ignoring all warnings and coming out unscathed. Sitting in a awesome hotel where the owner has a pet grizzly bear with our bellies full from a steak dinner, although we are both still shivering a bit, I'll call it an interesting day we will not forget.
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| Entrance to Beartooth Highway all seemed calm |
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| That is SNOW covering my windshield |
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| Yellowstone |
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| Mammoth Hot Springs |
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| Roosevelt Arch entrance to the world's first national park |
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