Topic: yellow stone (Read 5774 times)

mhjimh · « **on:** July 26, 2007, 07:35:19 PM »

Me and my wife took a small tripthe first part off july. From So. Il through sturgis, beartooth pass, yellow stone, monarch pass and home. Here are some picture of the trip.

mhjimh · « **Reply #1 on:** July 26, 2007, 07:37:32 PM »

main street, sturgis

mhjimh · « **Reply #2 on:** July 26, 2007, 07:39:26 PM »

BIG HORN PASS

mhjimh · « **Reply #3 on:** July 26, 2007, 07:41:12 PM »

BEARTOOTH PASS 38 DEGREES

mhjimh · « **Reply #4 on:** July 26, 2007, 07:42:56 PM »

YELLOW STONE, a few bugs through yellow stone.

mhjimh · « **Reply #5 on:** July 26, 2007, 07:45:04 PM »

MONARCH PASS

mhjimh · « **Reply #6 on:** July 26, 2007, 07:47:08 PM »

Owe ya we also did pikes peak. 34 degree

mhjimh · « **Reply #7 on:** July 26, 2007, 07:49:30 PM »

And there was also some hot places that we just had to cool off, in a nice cool place. (and I'm not drunk it was my first beer just a lot of miles under the belt by that time.)

lilbear · « **Reply #8 on:** July 26, 2007, 08:50:31 PM »

Nice Uni-Go! Looks like you had a great trip!

Screamin · « **Reply #9 on:** July 26, 2007, 09:12:24 PM »

Most excellent!!

CVOJOE · « **Reply #10 on:** July 26, 2007, 11:48:07 PM »

Looks like a great trip! Sturgis looks like a ghost town huh? Just wait a couple of weeks and it'll be a zoo!

Joe

Seegarsmkr · « **Reply #11 on:** July 27, 2007, 04:34:45 AM »

Very nice thanx for sharing.

Seegarz

d o g o l s · « **Reply #12 on:** July 27, 2007, 06:42:32 AM »

Looks like a great trip

iski · « **Reply #13 on:** July 27, 2007, 07:27:47 AM »

Great trips - thanks for posting pics.

The spousal unit & I went to Sturgis/Yellowstone last year in July for 2 weeks. Great time, no traffic, lots & lots of riding in beautiful scenery. Fun to be on the top of Bear Tooth where it was cold & sunny then down to Red Lodge where it was hot as a pistol.

Roads in Yellowstone still suck or ok?

Freja · « **Reply #14 on:** July 27, 2007, 01:11:51 PM »

Thanks for sharing......

bisounours · « **Reply #15 on:** July 27, 2007, 03:28:03 PM »

Thanks for this report

Nice pics .

Jacques

Talon · « **Reply #16 on:** July 27, 2007, 04:06:17 PM »

Did you encounter any buffalo in the park? A lady I know told me that she and her husband got into a stand off with a buffalo. He stopped to take some pictures and a buffalo came onto the road in front of them and started snorting, he made her get off on the far side of the bike. They kept the bike between them and the buffalo. Luckily a pickup with a camper came along and saw their problem and slowly pulled in between them and the buffalo. After a few minutes the buffalo backed off, and they got on the bike and road along side the pickup until they were past the the animal.

Gettinold · « **Reply #17 on:** July 27, 2007, 05:18:22 PM »

Quote from: mhjimh on July 26, 2007, 07:35:19 PM

Me and my wife took a small tripthe first part off july. From So. Il through sturgis, beartooth pass, yellow stone, monarch pass and home. Here are some picture of the trip.

Jim
Thanks for the pics and ride report. I hope to be able to make a trip like that in the near future.
How long were you gone.

and was it just the 2 of you.

Dave

SOKOOLJ · « **Reply #18 on:** July 27, 2007, 05:25:09 PM »

Great pics, thanks for sharing.

charlie · « **Reply #19 on:** July 27, 2007, 09:14:22 PM »

Nice pics.

SOKOOLJ · « **Reply #20 on:** July 29, 2007, 01:59:25 PM »

Dad would take us through the park every summer on the way to Nebraska, to see G-pa. I sure miss it. Thanks again.

Boatman · « **Reply #21 on:** July 29, 2007, 09:54:06 PM »

MHJimh

Did you or anyone you spoke with ride the 7 miles of gravel road under construction at the east entrance?

How ggod/bad is it?

cuthbertss · « **Reply #22 on:** July 29, 2007, 11:54:42 PM »

Quote from: iski on July 27, 2007, 07:27:47 AM

Great trips - thanks for posting pics.

The spousal unit & I went to Sturgis/Yellowstone last year in July for 2 weeks. Great time, no traffic, lots & lots of riding in beautiful scenery. Fun to be on the top of Bear Tooth where it was cold & sunny then down to Red Lodge where it was hot as a pistol.

Roads in Yellowstone still suck or ok?

I was just there, the roads are fine, the idjuts on them, not so much
its hard to see anything while you are dodging fools ..

4200 miles on this trip and nearly get run over at the gas station at old faithful,,,, im parked at a pump with my red bike with my lights on in daylight and almost get backed over by a C-word in a cage cuz she thought i left! kicked the bumper to get her attention but nearly pinned me between her car and the red bike

iski · « **Reply #23 on:** July 30, 2007, 08:28:20 AM »

Quote from: cuthbertss on July 29, 2007, 11:54:42 PM

I was just there, the roads are fine, the idjuts on them, not so much
its hard to see anything while you are dodging fools ..

4200 miles on this trip and nearly get run over at the gas station at old faithful,,,, im parked at a pump with my red bike with my lights on in daylight and almost get backed over by a C-word in a cage cuz she thought i left! kicked the bumper to get her attention but nearly pinned me between her car and the red bike

Thanks for the Yellowstone road report. Have some buddies heading that way & hoped they were better than last years gravel sloppy potholed mess from the east entrance.

Cagers inside the park were mostly calm, but saw some poor driving as well. Glad you did not become a sandwich - have been in the same spot and last time nearly put a dent in a trunk to keep from getting squished.

Gettinold · « **Reply #24 on:** July 30, 2007, 08:29:43 AM »

Quote from: cuthbertss on July 29, 2007, 11:54:42 PM

I was just there, the roads are fine, the idjuts on them, not so much
its hard to see anything while you are dodging fools ..

4200 miles on this trip and nearly get run over at the gas station at old faithful,,,, im parked at a pump with my red bike with my lights on in daylight and almost get backed over by a C-word in a cage cuz she thought i left! kicked the bumper to get her attention but nearly pinned me between her car and the red bike

Scot did you do al ittle dance too.

Scot you have plenty of spare bikes waiting if needed. Glad you dont.

Dave

BalDeagle · « **Reply #25 on:** July 30, 2007, 08:36:57 AM »

Great pics - I hope to be doing a few of those sites on my trip around the US of A next year.

Nige

P.S. Tell the Rangers to get rid of that Buffalo before I get there please.

Boatman · « **Reply #26 on:** July 30, 2007, 08:43:04 AM »

Quote from: iski on July 30, 2007, 08:28:20 AM

Have some buddies heading that way & hoped they were better than last years gravel sloppy potholed mess from the east entrance.

From what I am hearing and from Yellowstone's website, there is a 7 mile road construction at the east entrance that is a gravel road and you are taken thru by a pilot car at 30 mph.. I called the road report phone # last Wed night and the road was closed due to a mudslide but was reopened sometime the next day.

Anyone actually rode the east entrance this summer?

?

iski · « **Reply #27 on:** July 30, 2007, 08:43:41 AM »

Quote from: ahog110 SERK on July 30, 2007, 08:36:57 AM

Great pics - I hope to be doing a few of those sites on my trip around the US of A next year.

Nige

P.S. Tell the Rangers to get rid of that Buffalo before I get there please.

Nige - we had a buffalo experience in Thermopolis, Wyoming last year. Nice park in town with lots of hot springs and full of buffalo.

We pulled into the parking lot on the FLHRCI & a bull came charging at us. Stopped about 10 feet away, pawing and snorting and grunting. Apparently we had parked in his parking space, so we backed away slowly and took a ride through the park. Very scenic. Wife no longer cared about seeing buffalo close up after that.

Mike

BalDeagle · « **Reply #28 on:** July 30, 2007, 08:45:23 AM »

Quote from: iski on July 30, 2007, 08:43:41 AM

Nige - we had a buffalo experience in Thermopolis, Wyoming last year. Nice park in town with lots of hot springs and full of buffalo.

We pulled into the parking lot on the FLHRCI & a bull came charging at us. Stopped about 10 feet away, pawing and snorting and grunting. Apparently we had parked in his parking space, so we backed away slowly and took a ride through the park. Very scenic. Wife no longer cared about seeing buffalo close up after that.

Mike

Lol Mike - I always feel that they look a lot better on a plate with a nice large side order of fries and a nice cold brewski to wash em down.

Nige

iski · « **Reply #29 on:** July 30, 2007, 08:45:43 AM »

Quote from: Boatman on July 30, 2007, 08:43:04 AM

From what I am hearing and from Yellowstone's website, there is a 7 mile road construction at the east entrance that is a gravel road and you are taken thru by a pilot car at 30 mph.. I called the road report phone # last Wed night and the road was closed due to a mudslide but was reopened sometime the next day.

Anyone actually rode the east entrance this summer??

Thanks. East entrance was a real mess last year. Will advise them to check - we were warned by nice folks in Cody. NE entrance was bumpy but more scenic & if you are heading to Chief Joseph Hwy. its closer.

iski · « **Reply #30 on:** July 30, 2007, 08:47:05 AM »

Quote from: ahog110 SERK on July 30, 2007, 08:45:23 AM

Lol Mike - I always feel that they look a lot better on a plate with a nice large side order of fries and a nice cold brewski to wash em down.

Nige

LOL

That is the best way to enjoy bison by far, Nige. Hope to meet you on your stateside trip.

Mike

HWYMAN1 · « **Reply #31 on:** July 30, 2007, 08:54:39 AM »

Quote from: mhjimh on July 26, 2007, 07:35:19 PM

Me and my wife took a small tripthe first part off july. From So. Il through sturgis, beartooth pass, yellow stone, monarch pass and home. Here are some picture of the trip.

Great looking ride, will be there in two weeks. How was the east entrance to Yellowstone ( still mud/gravel?). john

cuthbertss · « **Reply #32 on:** July 30, 2007, 11:28:19 AM »

Quote from: iski on July 30, 2007, 08:28:20 AM

Thanks for the Yellowstone road report. Have some buddies heading that way & hoped they were better than last years gravel sloppy potholed mess from the east entrance.

Cagers inside the park were mostly calm, but saw some poor driving as well. Glad you did not become a sandwich - have been in the same spot and last time nearly put a dent in a trunk to keep from getting squished.

I didnt ride the east entrance.... i rode the west entrance ( through oddly enough west yellowstone) and the north entrance through Gardiner.. no issues with either.... there is construction everywhere but we should all be used to that

Yellowstone HD in Belgrade incidentally is an awesome place to have breakfast ( yep, you heard me) covered parking and great food from a trailer

iski · « **Reply #33 on:** July 30, 2007, 01:36:22 PM »

Quote from: cuthbertss on July 30, 2007, 11:28:19 AM

I didnt ride the east entrance.... i rode the west entrance ( through oddly enough west yellowstone) and the north entrance through Gardiner.. no issues with either.... there is construction everywhere but we should all be used to that

Yellowstone HD in Belgrade incidentally is an awesome place to have breakfast ( yep, you heard me) covered parking and great food from a trailer

The north and west entrances were ok last year as well. Road had washed out on the east entrance - pilot vehicle in/out - watering the dirt/gravel roads with a tanker - just a damn mess.

Will tell my friends about Belgrade breakfast.

mhjimh · « **Reply #34 on:** August 02, 2007, 02:38:50 PM »

Thanks for all the comments, and sorry it took me so long to get back but the day after I posted these pics. 4 friends and I left for the Grand Cannyon and just got back home (another 3700 miles). The buffalo I saw was off the road but didn't stop. And the roads where rough at the east enterance but not gravel. And it is a nice uni-go love how it pulls.

Spoiled! · « **Reply #35 on:** August 03, 2007, 04:58:11 PM »

We came through the east entrance on July 14, 2007 and it was raining the day we came through. After we rode the first seven miles it looked like we had just run a dirt bike race - our bikes were so dirty! The first seven is not gravel but it is not paved either and when it's raining, it's no fun! We saw lots of buffalo. I guess all the other creatures were hiding from the heat. We did have one buffalo cross in front of us, we just let him do his thing and he looked back at us once we crossed to let us know not to mess with him! Like we would, right. Lots of people there. The north and west entrances are fine.

Hogasm can't stand when his bike has a spec of dirt on it. When we met the folks in Coulee on the 15th, we did a quick washing.

WFP · « **Reply #36 on:** August 03, 2007, 05:42:19 PM »

Quote from: BlueFelix on August 03, 2007, 04:58:11 PM

We came through the east entrance on July 14, 2007 and it was raining the day we came through. After we rode the first seven miles it looked like we had just run a dirt bike race - our bikes were so dirty! The first seven is not gravel but it is not paved either and when it's raining, it's no fun! We saw lots of buffalo. I guess all the other creatures were hiding from the heat. We did have one buffalo cross in front of us, we just let him do his thing and he looked back at us once we crossed to let us know not to mess with him! Like we would, right. Lots of people there. The north and west entrances are fine.

Hogasm can't stand when his bike has a spec of dirt on it. When we met the folks in Coulee on the 15th, we did a quick washing.

Yeah right...my by has never been given such a thorough cleaning!

Hoist! · « **Reply #37 on:** August 03, 2007, 06:02:27 PM »

Quote from: WFP on August 03, 2007, 05:42:19 PM

Yeah right...my by has never been given such a thorough cleaning!

Hey Bill, from the looks of your "states visited map" now, one good trip out west with a ferry up to Alaska and a ride back down, fills the rest of that map right in!

Hoist!

WFP · « **Reply #38 on:** August 03, 2007, 06:12:26 PM »

Quote from: Hoist on August 03, 2007, 06:02:27 PM

Hey Bill, from the looks of your "states visited map" now, one good trip out west with a ferry up to Alaska and a ride back down, fills the rest of that map right in! Hoist!

Sedona '08 will give me 49....then I need to convince Anne of a long Fly and Ride to Alaska...with a side trip to the Yukon Territory!

hogasm · « **Reply #39 on:** August 05, 2007, 06:57:02 PM »

Quote from: Boatman on July 30, 2007, 08:43:04 AM

From what I am hearing and from Yellowstone's website, there is a 7 mile road construction at the east entrance that is a gravel road and you are taken thru by a pilot car at 30 mph.. I called the road report phone # last Wed night and the road was closed due to a mudslide but was reopened sometime the next day.

Anyone actually rode the east entrance this summer??

Blue Felix and I rode it on July 14th. The only thing that made it worse was the rain. Bikes were a mess

The Bolvine Gigolo! · « **Reply #40 on:** August 06, 2007, 12:54:52 AM »

Quote from: WFP on August 03, 2007, 06:12:26 PM

Sedona '08 will give me 49....then I need to convince Anne of a long Fly and Ride to Alaska...with a side trip to the Yukon Territory!

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Hey! Bill
Tell Anne it's the poor mans Hawaiian Islands.

Boatman · « **Reply #41 on:** August 29, 2007, 12:46:48 PM »

Quote from: hogasm on August 05, 2007, 06:57:02 PM

Blue Felix and I rode it on July 14th. The only thing that made it worse was the rain. Bikes were a mess

My wife, daughter, friend, and I rode thru the east entrance of Yellowstone on Monday August 20th.. There was a heavy rain the night before. Fortunately the road was good and not muddy but had a lot of loose gravel in areas. It was approximately 7-8 miles of packed dirt/loose gravel and we ran thru between 20-25 mph with no problems. Pilot car took us about a mile past moving equipment and then were on our own pace.

When we left Jackson and headed north and then east a couple days later on RTE 26/287, we traveled about 14 miles of packed dirt/loose gravel and about 1 mile of mud as it rained just before we arrived. Bikes looked like crap. Disappointed as I had just cleaned up while in Jackson at the motel the day earlier. Friend passed the pilot car and driver just shook his head (go figure) .

greglyon · « **Reply #42 on:** August 29, 2007, 03:45:02 PM »

Use the NE entrance at Beartooth Pass. Spectacular!!! no construction when I went through during Sturgis Bike week.

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