In between the few backcountry adventures of 2023 I spent a fair amount of time on the road looping thru my favorite scenic regions, hoping each time for dramatic lighting and better than last time views. In Wyoming that mean various loop around the Tetons and Wind River Range, complimented by numerous crossing of Beartooth Pass into Montana. While in Montana I revisited Glacier Nat Park having not been there since 1975. Going to the Sun road is pretty impressive, but it's an old narrow road that is inundated with too many tourists mostly because well, it's a National Park. For my money Dead Indian Pass to Beartooth Pass is the finest alpine drive in the USA. Second place goes to White Mt / Bristlecone Hwy with it's amazing Sierra View vista - best done at sunrise in the spring when the High Sierra is still covered in winter snows.
CAL TOPO OVERVIEW OF THE BEARTOOTH PASS SCENIC ALPINE ROAD
MORNING VIEW OF A RAGING MIDDLE FORK OF THE POPO AGIE RIVER URGED ON BY RAPIDLY MELTING SNOW IN THE HIGH COUNTRY
WIND RIVER PEAK FROM THE LOUIS LAKE ROAD
ATLANTIC PEAK REGION FROM THE LOUIS LAKE ROAD, WIND RIVER RANGE
THE RED CANYON ROAD SOUTH OF LANDER, WY
MEADOWS AND ROUNDED HILLS SOUTHWEST OF LANDER AS SEEN FROM ROUTE 28
OVERVIEW OF THE RED CANYON ROAD SOUTH OF LANDER, WY
MT WASHBURN - 10243', YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WY
CALCITE SPRINGS OVERLOOK - HALFWAY BETWEEN TOWER FALL AND TOWER JCT, YELLOWSTONE NAT PARK
THE CLASSIC PILOT MT AS SSEN FROM RT 212 (THE BEARTOOTH HWY), WY
EVENING VIEW OF COWBOY CAMPSITE JUST OFF THE BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY
EVENING SUN ON MEADOWS JUST OFF THE BEARTOOTH HWY, WYOMING
SUNRISE AND LONG LAKE FROM THE BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY IN NORTHER WYOMING
EARLY MORNING VIEW TO THE SOUTHWEST FROM THE BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY IN NORTHER WYOMING
MOUNTAIN GOATS AT THE TOP OF BEARTOOTH PASS, WYOMING
EARLY MORNING VIEW TO THE SOUTHWEST FROM THE SWITCHBACKS SOUTHWEST OF BEARTOOTH PASS, WYOMING
EARLY MORNING VIEW NEAR THE TOP OF BEARTOOTH PASS, WYOMING
LOOKING DOWN INTO THE ROCK CREEK DRAINAGE FROM THE TOP OF BEARTOOTH PASS, WYOMING
MORNING VIEW OF GARDNER LAKE FROM BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY JUST EAST OF THE PASS, WYOMING
ANOTHER VIEW OF GARDNER LAKE FROM BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY JUST EAST OF THE PASS, WYOMING
LOOKING NORTH INTO THE MONTANA SECTION OF THE BEARTOOTH MTS FROM HIGHWAY 212
LOOKING BACK SOUTH FROM THE BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY JUST BEFORE IT CROSSES INTO MONTANA
ONE OF THE MANY PULLOUTS IN THE ALPINE SECTION OF BEARTOOTH PASS
LOOKING DOWN AT THE SWITCHBACKS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BEARTOOTH PASS
MARSHLANDS AT THE TOP OF YELLOWSTONE LAKE NEAR MARY BAY, WYOMING
BROOKS LAKE REGION IN THE ABSORKA RANGE AT THE END OF THE DAY,
SUNRISE VIEW OF THE CATHEDRAL GROUP OF PEAKS IN THE TETONS
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE CATHEDRAL GROUP OF PEAKS IN THE TETONS
RING LAKE, PART OF THE TORREY LAKES GROUP JUST SOUTH OF DUBOIS, WY
TORREY LAKES ROAD
TORREY LAKES ROAD AT SUNRISE
RANCH ON THE TORREY LAKES ROAD, EAST SIDE FOOTHILLS OF THE WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
EARLY MORNING CLOUDS, TORREY LAKES ROAD, NORTHERN WIND RIVER RANGE FOOTHILLS
A FIELD OF LUPINE NEAR TOGWOTEE PASS, WYOMING
CLOUDY MORNING SUNRISE AT BEARTOOTH PASS, WY
CLOUDY MORNING SUNRISE AT BEARTOOTH PASS, WY
SUNRISE NOT FAR FROM A GREAT BLM CG ON RT 43 SOUTH OF BUTTE, MT
SAINT MARY LAKE FROM RT 89 SOUTH OF THE SMALL TOWN OF SAINT MARY
EVENING VIEW ALONG THE SHORELINE OF SAINT MARY LAKE
THE 'LITTLE CHIEF' SCENIC TOUR BOAT ON SAINT MARY LAKE
PRE-SUNRISE COLOR ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF SAINT MARY LAKE IN GLACIER NAT PARK, MT
LITTLE CHIEF AND DUSTY STAR MTS FROM THE NORTH SHORE OF SAINT MARY LAKE IN GLACIER NAT PARK, MT
DUSTY STAR MT FROM THE NORTH SHORE OF SAINT MARY LAKE IN GLACIER NAT PARK, MT
LOOKING BACK OUT TO THE EAST AS THE SUN MAKES IT'S APPEARANCE, GLACIER NAT PARK, MT
ANOTHER VIEW OF DUSTY STAR MT AND THE VALLEY OF ST MARY'S RIVER RIGHT OF CENTER, GLACIER NAT PARK, MT
ANOTHER VIEW OF DUSTY STAR MT AND THE VALLEY OF ST MARY'S RIVER RIGHT OF CENTER, GLACIER NAT PARK, MT