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The water trucks still made sure that the dirt was a bit muddy but it was only the top 1/2" or so. The road was solid underneath so you won't sink and high center!!
the alternative is to be sucking dust. not good for the bikes air cleaner, or yours.
there is likely more stimulus money going to be spent summer (repairing roads that don't need it yet), so be ready. even if you wear a full face, wear a bandana or something so you aren't choking on dust.
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I highly recommend The Yodeler Motel in Red Lodge. Owned by motorheads...very nice people! You can park right outside your door and there's a big hot tub in the back. They give out bike rags, too!
awesome place!!!
If you go to Cody, make sure you go to the Buffalo Bill museum
If you possibly can, you want to stay just outside the east entrance. I'll try to remember the name of the place and post later, but its SUPER COOL! 3 miles outside of the entrance though, log cabins. Stayed there as a kid and again with my son a few years ago.
We went there this past August. Had rain one day was cool in the am. warm in the afternoon. Check with the parks service on the road closure's it killed us on getting around. The south entrance (to Grand Teton's Jackson was all under construction be carefull) Try to not ride thru the park at night as the buffalo will wander on the road, Honking they are skiddish and have horned bikers, never made it to Cody ,was told you need 2 days to see it all. Yes Jackson is pricey worth the stop! We had a Dyna at the time and trailered up and met the rest of the group and made our base in west yellowstone the people were great and appreciate your bussisness plenty of good room's. Rode north one day to Harley dealership Bozeman up 191 then back on 84 and 287 (rained that day) and it was the best ride of the trip, scenic with good roads ennis is a bit far from the park entrance there is so much to see in the park and we spent 3 days riding aroud. There is camping park and hotel in the Old Faithful area! Have a great time we did.
Russ
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Rode north one day to Harley dealership Bozeman up 191 then back on 84 and 287 (rained that day) and it was the best ride of the trip, scenic with good roads ennis is a bit far from the park entrance there is so much to see in the park and we spent 3 days riding aroud.
You're talking about my backyard, Russ.
And, yup, I love it!
191, 287, and 89 are three of my favorite roads to ride.
Ennis isn't too far from the Park, by Montana standards, and far fewer meth addicts and illegals working there in the restaurants and hotels.
But, yes, I do love riding the Canyon (US 191). Most Sunday afternoons I ride down to Big Sky and watch football at the Lone Peak Brewery, eating hot wings and drinking some great beer.
Most folks coming to Yellowstone never ride up the Canyon.
Thanks Faber I will. Living there you'd know about the problems there. I just thought the the people that I met were nice and really did not get rubbed the wrong way by anyone! Just that staying in Ennis then heading to the park added more travel time for the day!
Russ
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You couldn't pay me to eat anything in West Yellowstone.
I go down there Thanksgiving Week for the ski races--and I go up to Big Sky for dinner (the Half Moon, Choppers, etc.)
Gardiner is the most interesting Park town, IMO. That's where all the scientists, rangers, and Mammoth resort crew live, as well as lots of local characters. West Yellowstone is a town of drifters--national park "carnies." Drugs are a serious problem there (meth), as well as the creeps trading in illegals for cheap backdoor labor. Some kids can get themselves together, move to Bozeman and go to school or something. But most will rotate between Cooke City and West Yellowstone.
To stay closer to the Park than Ennis, I'd recommend Gardiner. Jackson is pretty far south, and Cody is 60+ miles from the Park.
faber has nailed it IMO - he knows as do I - that Ennis, Virginia City, Gardiner etc are great places to check out - but STAY OUT of West Yellowstone unless you like Knotts Berry Farm full of meth heads and drunk tourists from the world over. You are better off watching a video of the Griswolds in European Vacation from the safety of your home and avoiding tainted restaraunt food and bed bug hotel rooms! BTY - it is a little late in the season for a Yellowstone trip????
