The Top of the World

There are a lot of ways to leave Yellowstone National Park. One of the best is along the Beartooth Highway to the northeast. This is a section of U.S. 212 that traces a series of zigzags and switchbacks along the Wyoming-Montana border to the Beartooth Pass at almost 11,000 feet. Because of its altitude, snowstorms can occur even in the middle of the summer. It is also known as one of the best motorcycle roads in North America and passes by a motel, general store and gas station enterprise billing itself as the "Top of the World."

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area

Enough turns to churn your yogurt

The Beartooth Highway

Dry Goods Store: Bear Creek, Montana

Pig races at the Bear Creek Saloon?

Sunset along the Beartooth Highway