After our day on the Beartooth Highway we were up early in hopes of spotting some wildlife as we traversed the northern portion of the park on our way back to Montana. What we were really hoping for was a wolf roaming the Lamar Valley. What we got was bison, elk, deer and pronghorn. Not bad, but not a wolf. The bison were causing the usual traffic jams as we worked our way across the…
Stretching 68 miles across the borders of Montana and Wyoming, the Beartooth Highway climbs to an elevation of nearly 11,000 feet through a series of switchbacks that start out in the forest and climb up into the alpine zone. To say this is a scenic drive might be a bit of an understatement.
As we left Minnesota we stopped off while crossing the Mississippi River. It was starting to seem like we were really moving west crossing the Mississippi. North Dakota was one big rainstorm, so we kept driving to South Dakota to get through it. Holy Pheasants! It seemed like we were seeing dozens per mile as we crossed the plains. Our next big destination was the Badlands National Park.
