About Red Lodge's Beartooth Scenic Byway

This is the fourth and final part of a series of four posts on the Beartooth Scenic Byway. If you want to see the first post, click on the following link: Highway to Heaven - Don't Pass this Up! (if you follow the links in the first three posts, you will get back to here).

Not only have I seen some beautiful vegetation, flowers and views along the 57 miles from Red Lodge to Cooke City on the Beartooth Highway but I also ran across a couple of unexpected animal appearances.

The first was by the following marmot standing on the edge of a rock cliff.

The second, even more fascinating to watch, was the following red fox trying to catch his prey underneath the snow.

This completes the little bit of history and some of the magnificent views encountered in my most recent drive on the Beartooth Pass. Stay tuned for the next series of posts which will be on the Yellowstone National Park!

Gerry Khatchikian, ASA, TRC (4 languages spoken: English, French, Spanish, Armenian)
Realtor Associate

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Prudential Red Lodge Real Estate
PO Box 947, 103 South Broadway
Red Lodge, MT 59068

406-446-2123
800-752-2499

Gerry@RedLodgeLand.com
www.PrudentialRedLodgeRealEstate.com

All photos and/or written content produced by Gerry Khatchikian. All rights reserved and may not be reproduced or reprinted without express written permission of Gerry Khatchikian, Realtor Associate with Prudential Red Lodge Real Estate.

This is part 3 of a 4 part series of posts on the Beartooth Scenic Byway. If you want to see the first post, click on the following link: Highway to Heaven - Don't Pass this Up! (if you follow the links in the first two posts, you will get back to here).

The Beartooth Pass is named after the Beartooth Mountains. The Beartooth Mountains got their name from the shape of one of its peaks which resembles a bear's tooth. Named "Na Piet Say", meaning "the bear's tooth", by the Crow Indians, this narrow pyramidal spire (seen in my photo below) was carved by glaciation. I was lucky to also capture this majestic bird soaring in the sky and flying next to the bear's tooth.

There are plenty of beautiful scenery along the way. Check out this view of the Beartooth Butte at an altitude of 10,514!

For the fourth and final post of this series of posts and to see photos of a couple of interesting animals which I observed during my latest drive on the Beartooth Highway Pass, click on the following link: You Never Know What You Are Going to Run Across on the Beartooth Pass .

For a map of the Beartooth Scenic Byway, click on the following link: Beartooth Highway Map .

Gerry Khatchikian, ASA, TRC (4 languages spoken: English, French, Spanish, Armenian)
Realtor Associate

ASA: Associate of the Society of Actuaries TRC: Transnational Referral Certification

Prudential Red Lodge Real Estate
PO Box 947, 103 South Broadway
Red Lodge, MT 59068

406-446-2123
800-752-2499

Gerry@RedLodgeLand.com
www.PrudentialRedLodgeRealEstate.com

All photos and/or written content produced by Gerry Khatchikian. All rights reserved and may not be reproduced or reprinted without express written permission of Gerry Khatchikian, Realtor Associate with Prudential Red Lodge Real Estate.

This is the second of a 4 part series on the Beartooth Scenic Byway. If you want to check the first part, just click on the following link: Highway to Heaven - Don't Pass this Up! (you will be able to get back here with a link at the end of the first post).

I visited Yellowstone National Park with friends this past weekend. We took advantage of the fact that the Beartooth Pass just opened recently to make our way from Red Lodge to the Northeast entrance of the Park. Here is a sample of the photos that show the views from this very scenic Highway which reaches an altitude of almost 11,000 feet.

Above two photos were taken from Vista Point Rest Area (notice the two portions of the highway at two different altitudes).

View from the Gardner Lake Overlook. This is a few miles on the Highway after crossing the Montana border and entering Wyoming.

Yes, there is snow at above 10,000 feet altitude! The Beartooth Scenic Byway is usually open around Memorial Day Weekend when the road has been cleared of all the snow.

A view from higher above. The temperature went down to as low as 38 degrees Fahrenheit. Even in summer time, it is a good idea to bring a sweater as it always cooler at these higher altitudes. This view gets even better in the summer when the white of snow is replaced with green.

Click on the following link for the 3rd post of this 4 part series for my two favorite scenery pictures of my recent drive on the Beartooth Pass. Also stay tuned for a series of posts with beautiful photos of Yellowstone National Park.

Soaring to New Heights - The Unforgettable Beartooth Pass Experience

For a map of the Beartooth Scenic Byway, click on the following link: Beartooth Highway Map .

Gerry Khatchikian, ASA, TRC (4 languages spoken: English, French, Spanish, Armenian)
Realtor Associate

ASA: Associate of the Society of Actuaries TRC: Transnational Referral Certification

Prudential Red Lodge Real Estate
PO Box 947, 103 South Broadway
Red Lodge, MT 59068

406-446-2123
800-752-2499

Gerry@RedLodgeLand.com
www.PrudentialRedLodgeRealEstate.com

All photos and/or written content produced by Gerry Khatchikian. All rights reserved and may not be reproduced or reprinted without express written permission of Gerry Khatchikian, Realtor Associate with Prudential Red Lodge Real Estate.

The Beartooth Highway Pass also known at the All-American Road and the Beartooth Scenic Byway is open!

May 22 was the first day in 2009 it was opened and on Saturday, May 23, an opening celebration will take place at the Custer NAtional Forest Service Office, just South of Red Lodge.

Hop in a car, a bike or a motorcycle for a scenic drive!

From Red Lodge, you should not miss the opportunity to drive the Beartooth Scenic Byway.

The Beartooth Highway has been described by former CBS correspondent Charles Kuralt as 'the most beautiful drive in America'. This scenic drive is 54 miles long and takes about 3 hours to complete because your are zigzagging on the mountains and climbing to an altitude of nearly 11,000 feet. But, if you are like most people, you don't care about it takes because your mind and eyes are concentrating on the heavenly views throughout the drive of snow capped peaks, glaciers, alpine lakes and plateaus.
The Beartooths are one of the highest elevation and most rugged areas in the lower 48 states, with 20 peaks over 12,000 feet in elevation.

You may spot wildlife such as the marmots, moose, Rocky Mountain goat, moose, black bear, grizzly bear and mule deer.

I can't wait to go back on the Beartooth Highway Pass this weekend on my upcoming trip to Yellowstone National Park. The northeast entrance to Yellowstone Park is only 69 miles away from Red Lodge via the Beartooth Pass. It's Good to Be Here!!

To see the next post of the 4 part series of posts on the Beartooth Scenic Byway, click on the following link: I Survived the Beartooth Pass!

For a map of the Beartooth Scenic Byway, click on the following link: Beartooth Highway Map .

Gerry Khatchikian, ASA, TRC (4 languages spoken: English, French, Spanish, Armenian)
Realtor Associate

ASA: Associate of the Society of Actuaries TRC: Transnational Referral Certification

Prudential Red Lodge Real Estate
PO Box 947, 103 South Broadway
Red Lodge, MT 59068

406-446-2123
800-752-2499

Gerry@RedLodgeLand.com
www.PrudentialRedLodgeRealEstate.com

All photos and/or written content produced by Gerry Khatchikian. All rights reserved and may not be reproduced or reprinted without express written permission of Gerry Khatchikian, Realtor Associate with Prudential Red Lodge Real Estate.