Wild Bill's Two-Wheeled Adventure; Day 4
The Holiday Lodge did not provide a complimentary breakfast so we rode a half mile down the road and enjoyed a big breakfast at Perkins. At 8:15 we took off back north (west) on I-90. It was 66 degrees with blue skies.
At Ranchester we exited and rode west on 14 and Alternate 14 over the Big Horn Mountain Range between Dayton and Lowell, WY. It was a beautiful ride.
Highway 310 took us north into Montana and we stayed on it all the way to Highway 212, where we rode back south and west to Red Lodge, MT. We stopped for gas before assaulting the Beartooth Highway and crossing Beartooth Pass (just under 11,000 feet elevation). The pass just opened two weeks before so we expected snow along the road and we were not disappointed.
The views were incredible.
We continued on Highway 212 into Yellowstone National Park. We rode through to the park to West Yellowstone. Along the way we saw antelope, deer and bison. The bison below had just crossed the road and he looked like he was pissed off. He was looking for an excuse to ram something.
We kept moving.
After a much needed break in West Yellowstone we rode north, finishing our ride today in Ennis, MT. We found our lodging, the Fan Mountain Inn, just as the rain started. We had an excellent dinner at a nearby restaurant.
We rode 425 miles today with a low temperature of 59 and a high of 88. We had some sprinkles on the Beartooth Highway and some rain in Yellowstone, but we did not stop to put on our rain gear. It didn't last too long.
If you'd like to see all the photos taken today click on the following link: Day 4
At Ranchester we exited and rode west on 14 and Alternate 14 over the Big Horn Mountain Range between Dayton and Lowell, WY. It was a beautiful ride.
Highway 310 took us north into Montana and we stayed on it all the way to Highway 212, where we rode back south and west to Red Lodge, MT. We stopped for gas before assaulting the Beartooth Highway and crossing Beartooth Pass (just under 11,000 feet elevation). The pass just opened two weeks before so we expected snow along the road and we were not disappointed.
We continued on Highway 212 into Yellowstone National Park. We rode through to the park to West Yellowstone. Along the way we saw antelope, deer and bison. The bison below had just crossed the road and he looked like he was pissed off. He was looking for an excuse to ram something.
After a much needed break in West Yellowstone we rode north, finishing our ride today in Ennis, MT. We found our lodging, the Fan Mountain Inn, just as the rain started. We had an excellent dinner at a nearby restaurant.
We rode 425 miles today with a low temperature of 59 and a high of 88. We had some sprinkles on the Beartooth Highway and some rain in Yellowstone, but we did not stop to put on our rain gear. It didn't last too long.
If you'd like to see all the photos taken today click on the following link: Day 4
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