Monday morning November 5, 2007I was up early, sort of pumped to actually get somewhere and get out of the little red car for a while. I get on the road early, up to Red Lodge, Montana and then over Beartooth Pass into Yellowstone! Exciting stuff after being blown all over North Dakota!
Half way to Red Lodge I notice ice on the limbs. Better test for ice on the road. Oops pretty damn slippery! Thank Mohammad for that fine Japanese technology! Hundred yards farther and there's a truck in the barbed wire! That can't be right... but at least that's not me!! 45 minutes later I'm in Red Lodge and stopping at the only gas station that seems to be open. I have plenty of time here since I want to let the ice melt a little in the sun. I'm at about 4,000 feet and Beartooth Pass is 10,500. Being a prudent sailor and an even more prudent driver I will check with the locals for information about the Pass.
It seems that Beartooth Pass is closed, the whole damn road is closed. Neither the state of Montana nor the state of Wyoming(home to Dick Cheney!) don't see the benefit to keeping in open after the first of September.
So back down the mountain to the west side of the park(By the way, I have not idea why this is in italics but I can't seem to turn it off) About 1 PM I'm standing just inside the Roosevelt Arch taking the picture above.
3 comments:
The Insight surely does look fine with the mountains of Montana in the background.
ps: I think the italics works. It looks like you're just barely containing your anger
Enjoying your banter Tom. Hope all is going well and your little red tin can with wheels doesn't give you any more trobs.
Keep posting even though you may slighly challenged on the keyboard.
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