Highway to Heaven - Don't Pass this Up!

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

Gerry_Khatchikian@yahoo.com

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