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From Livingston to the North Entrance

editor — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 12:48:00 +0000

William Clark, of the 1803-6 Lewis and Clark expedition, passed the Great Bend of the Yellowstone at present-day Livingston on his return from the Pacific coast, thereby totally missing present park territory. But most visitors to the area later in the 19th and in the early 20th centuries came this way, traveling upstream along the Yellowstone River. The 54 miles (87 km) from Livingston to Gardiner traverse mountain-bound Paradise Valley, with its irrigated fields, horse and cattle ranches, and ranchettes. Area residents and guests enjoy both winter and summer sports. The area abounds in both private campgrounds and public ones

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Yellowstone: NORTHEAST ENTRANCE

editor — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 02:01:00 +0000

The Northeast Entrance is the closest one to Billings, Montana, but it’s not the fastest way to get to the park from Billings the fastest is by going through the North Entrance, described below. Two high, spectacular mountain roads approach Yellowstone from the northeast. The most popular road, the Beartooth Scenic Byway (U.S. 212), crosses the Beartooth Range on a series of switchbacks between Red Lodge and Cooke City. The late CBS news correspondent Charles Kuralt asserted in his 1979 book, Dateline America, that the most beautiful road in America is U.S. 212, which leaves Red Lodge, climbs to Beartooth

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