Road trip
#1
08-21-2018, 01:35 PM
Road trip
Heading out Saturday to check another 3 states off my list. Montana, North and South Dakota. This will bring my total to 45 states. I figured I’d spend night in Red lodge and ride the Beartooth Highway while in the area. Any must see suggestions or recent info on Beartooth Highway, weather, etc would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Thanks,
#3
08-21-2018, 02:59 PM
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#4
08-21-2018, 04:13 PM
I don’t know about the pass because I came from Glacier. But a week ago it was hot all over western Montana and Wyoming. 90’s in Yellowstone. Be prepared for any kind of weather. Also watch out for
road construction inside the park. On 89 south of Mammoth hot springs we had to ride 5 miles of mostly mud with a little gravel. It wasn’t fun.
road construction inside the park. On 89 south of Mammoth hot springs we had to ride 5 miles of mostly mud with a little gravel. It wasn’t fun.
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08-21-2018, 08:32 PM
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#8
08-21-2018, 11:01 PM
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How much time do you have? In SD Rushmore, Needles Highway and Iron Mt Rd..
Devils Tower, Sturgis, Spearfish Canyon and many other nice rides.
I would stay stay in Cody. Enter the park at the east entrance and I think the must sees are: Yellowstone Falls, Old Faithful geyser and Lodge, Lamar Valley. Too many good pull offs to list. From Cody we like to enter the park and ride the east edge up through Canyon and out through Lamar Valley. We ride down Bearstooth to Red Lodge , get lunch then back up Bearstooth and back to Cody on Chief Joseph Highway.
I hope you have heat gear as it’s pretty cool in the mornings. We stayed 2 nights at Lake Lodge a few weeks ago and it was 40 degrees in the morning.
Devils Tower, Sturgis, Spearfish Canyon and many other nice rides.
I would stay stay in Cody. Enter the park at the east entrance and I think the must sees are: Yellowstone Falls, Old Faithful geyser and Lodge, Lamar Valley. Too many good pull offs to list. From Cody we like to enter the park and ride the east edge up through Canyon and out through Lamar Valley. We ride down Bearstooth to Red Lodge , get lunch then back up Bearstooth and back to Cody on Chief Joseph Highway.
I hope you have heat gear as it’s pretty cool in the mornings. We stayed 2 nights at Lake Lodge a few weeks ago and it was 40 degrees in the morning.
#9
08-22-2018, 12:19 AM
Road Captain
The ride out north (Gardiner) entrance to Yellowstone is amazing and worth detour even if you turn right back around and go in, IMO.
Not sure about southern parts per se, but weather in central MT has been extremely erratic past couple weeks; had several days over 100 which is really unusual in these parts, then highs mid 50s and 60s and rain barely a week later. Nights tend to be very cool, especially with much elevation, and high temps generally aren't reached until late afternoon so mornings can be pretty chilly also. Be prepared, good luck and enjoy! Great riding in this part of the country with virtually no traffic, though park can be bad; if you do go through Yellowstone I'd aim for weekday and be sure to check construction as mentioned above...
Not sure about southern parts per se, but weather in central MT has been extremely erratic past couple weeks; had several days over 100 which is really unusual in these parts, then highs mid 50s and 60s and rain barely a week later. Nights tend to be very cool, especially with much elevation, and high temps generally aren't reached until late afternoon so mornings can be pretty chilly also. Be prepared, good luck and enjoy! Great riding in this part of the country with virtually no traffic, though park can be bad; if you do go through Yellowstone I'd aim for weekday and be sure to check construction as mentioned above...