Conquering the Beartooth. Beartooth Hwy was strongly suggested by the guys at the Sawtooth Brewery in Ketchum. As we have done before, we redirected our route just for this pass. It is arguably the most beautiful highway in America. The Yellowstone side we did today was a 26 mile climb to over 11,000 ft, then down into Red Lodge, MT. Near the top, it looked exactly like the “chain-gate” side of the Tourmalet! There was a nasty east headwind that ruined the excitement of the descent after all that hard work. Bob got his first flat of the trip going 35 mph downhill, so I had to finish the ride into town. Today we passed the 2000 mile mark on our trip!
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The historic Lake hotel and lodge in Yellowstone
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I think this is Cascade Geyser in the Old Faithful Geyser Park.
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Just past the bear. A particularly blue volcanic pool.
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A little kid spotted this Elk just before we rode into Upper Falls. It created quite the traffic jam.
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After both riding to, what we thought was the summit, Diane went down to get the truck and I went down towards Red Lodge, MT. Note the weather coming in
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The Beartooth Range. Major thunder and lightning started just as we were on the top.
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The True Summit, where we found an active poma lift for the Red Lodge HS ski team. Going Down?
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It started snowing on us over the pass
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Our first flat tire. Going downhill at 35 MPH. No Harm, No Foul
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Passing our 2000 mile mark ironically at Rock Creek, a 1000 miles from our favorite trail in Mammoth
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The Historic Pollard Hotel in Red Lodge will be home tonight