A Traveler's Experience
mssuzieq on August 27, 2009 (traveled on August 17, 2009)Beartooth Highway (MT, WY)
Approximately 10+ miles of this roadway is currently under construction. The last 5 miles up and then the first 5 miles down (the entire summit) is loosely packed gravel. You have a pilot truck leading one line up and one line down at a time. Wait time can be up to 30 minutes. Motorcycles, use extreme caution! You are on your own in bi-directional traffic on the Cooke City side.
Still beautiful though.. Very cold for August.. Still ice on the ridges.
What Others Have Said
mustang1966 on August 27, 2009 (traveled on August 6, 2009)While motorcycling over the Beartooth, I punched two holes in the sidewall of my motorcycle's rear tire. It went down right at the Top of the World store. Lucky for me another rider had a plug kit and air compressor.
As we were trying to fix the tire a thunder... [more]
AndrewDuluth on April 20, 2009 (traveled on August 10, 2008)This is one of the most beautiful places in the world that you can drive to. Last summer we camped for five days at one of the gorgeous National Forest campgrounds south of Red Lodge and drove up the switchbacks nearly every day to hike and hang out above treeline. Gorgeous!
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