Listees, for the Flatlanders, as I am, be on notice that Beartooth is one of our family legends. Once my wife read the map while we coming out of Yellowstone. Westy was new to us. "This looks like a nice road. Let's take it out of the state (to the East). We did. The pass is about 10,500 feet, one of the highest in the US. Westy labored up the hill in a very long pull. If you are faint of heart, reconsider. If you are emboldened, go slowly for a wonderful experience. There is a town in Wyoming, the name of which begins with "T," which welcomes Vanagons (and others, too) with free parking in a well-maintained park with hookups. You contribute to the elecrticity fund. Hanlon Palm Springs, CA 84 Westy. BILL wrote: > I've been on that highway and it is pretty, however, THE best scenic > highway > in America is the Beartooth highway in Montana/Wyoming. From Red > Lodge, MT > up through the northeast entrance to Yellowstone National Park. > Eighteen > wheelers NOT allowed. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Bill > '85 GL [*Magic*Bus*] > '82 Westy [FreeBird] ...cause I'm as free as a bird now... > Big Sky Country ---Ronnie Van Zant > A2J <>< > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill <Bill@FREEHOLDER.COM> > To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM> > Date: Sunday, November 15, 1998 11:28 PM > Subject: Re: Bus routes: most scenic bypasses. > > >A trucker I know who's been all over the US says the prettiest road > he's > >ever seen is 89A between Flagstaff and Sedona. It goes right up the > middle > >of Oak Creek Canyon, and if you ever watch TV, you've seen those > spectular > >red rocks in countless ads. > > > >Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com > >---------------------------------------------------------- > >You can't do everything, but you can do something. > >You can't help everyone, but you can help someone. > >Even one candle helps to push back the darkness. |
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