Yesterday, Lee, Sammy and I took a drive on the Beartooth Highway which has been described by the late Charles Kuralt as "the most beautiful drive in America". The Road passes through the Beartooth Corridor and is one of the highest and most rugged areas in the lower 48 states with 20 peaks reaching over 12,000 feet in elevation. The Road itself is the highest elevation highway in Wyoming (10,947 feet) and Montana (10,350 feet) and is the highest elevation highway in the Northern Rockies. I just had to take a picture of Lee and Sammy at the elevation marker.
The driving route featured breathtaking views of the Adsaroka and Beartooth Mountains, open high alpine plateaus dotted with glacial lakes and forested valleys, golden meadows, and wildlife. We did, in fact, see mountain goats at the higher elevations. When we reached the highest point, we were actually at the same level as some of the snow capped mountaintops (see second picture). It felt incredible to be that high up. Lee and I were soooo glad that we were in the Jeep and not the motorcoach. The twists, turns and switch backs were too numerous to mention. I don't think we would have been very relaxed!!
Once again, the weather was just beautiful and we had another fabulous day!!!!
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