Tuesday, August 17, 2010, Hardin, Montana.
On our way east today, we took the northeast exit of Yellowstone NP and drove into Montana on the Beartooth All-American Road. CBS's Charles Kuralt calls it the most beautiful road in America, and he's probably right. Beartooth Pass is about 11,000 feet high, and the road up and down is one 15 MPH switchback after another. And the view from the road (when I wasn't too terrified to look) is simply breathtaking-- the Beartooth Range is home to 20 mountain peaks over 12,000 feet and 10,000 mountain lakes. Amazing.
After leaving the mountains we drove across miles and miles of as-far-as-the-eye-can-see tan fields and bluffs (I think you call them--sort of smallish hills). We're now in Hardin, not far from the Little Big Horn Battlefield. We'll visit there tomorrow before heading on toward Rushmore.
On the way out of Yellowstone we stopped in Cooke City, now famous for the bear attacks about
2 weeks ago, remember Mama Bear was euthanized and her 3 cubs are being placed. A real cute old time authentic western town with down home people. Another great stop.
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