We had to restock on our supplies and get the van ready to go for the next leg of our trip. We were headed south, to Yellowstone, and on to Colorado.
In Montana, even the food has awesome sports on it.
We saw some other bread with rock climbers on it. :)
The campsite host we had met the previous week recommended a scenic route to Yellowstone through Beartooth pass. We made our way in that direction, and camped in national forest land just south of Red Lodge, MT. We were happy to be on the road again. We busted out our bikes and rode around some of the trails by the camp, and hung around in the hammock.
We camped down by the river, as usual.
I love the hammock.
Great campsite at the bottom of the mountains, our bikes are off the top of the van resting after a ride.
The next morning we headed on through the beartooth pass. There was a lot of motorcycle traffic - it was a great touring road. Lots of turns and lots of elevation gain - the van was a champ! We spotted some mountain bikers on the road - they were headed up the pass, and were going to bomb down the mountain back to Red Lodge. We met a few of them at the rest stop halfway up the pass.
At the top of the pass, there was still snow! It was kind of a bummer because it was pretty smoky. We were surprised after having been out of the state for several days that the horizon was still hazy. There were some serious fires in Idaho. This obscured some of the mountains along the way - but it was still an amazing view.
Joey at the top of the pass.
Sweet aerial photo of Beartooth pass.
That evening we camped just outside of the Yellowstone border. We watched a movie for the first time on the trip - The Hunt for Red October. The references were great, the audio engineer from Caltech and the Russian first officer who wanted to live in Montana and tour in a 'recreational vehicle'.
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