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    I just spent 9 days driving to Yellowstone and back. The Beartooth highway would be an absolute blast in a Miata. A friend of mine in Montana recommened it. Just make sure you can run reliably at 11K feet.

    Day 1 was highlighted by a severe thunderstorm outside of Clarendon, TX. 60 mph wind gusts and quarter inch hail. Luckily I just caught the southern edge and only had to deal with the wind and rain. The Cherokee handled beautifully even in the 60 mph side wind gusts.

    Day 2 was through the OK panhandle and most of Colorado. Had dinner with my aunt and uncle in Loveland, CO then went to the campground. Uneventful day overall.

    Day 3 was through Wyoming up to Hardin, MT. Another uneventful day with some amazing scenery.

    Here is my campsite in Colorado on the morning of day 3:


    And stopped in Wyoming. The Bighorn Mountains are in the background.


    Day 4 was spent driving through Red Lodge, MT and over the Beartooth Highway into Yellowstone. I would consider this one of the must drives in the US. The Pass tops out at just over 11K feet:



    The rest of the pics from day 4 are here:
    Beartooth Highway

    Day 5 and 6 were spent in Yellowstone. I loved the park and the scenery is amazing. But the tourists are worse than Disney World. In the 2 days I was able to see everything in the park that I wanted to see. To get this particular picture I had to climb up to a ridge overlooking the Middle Geyser Basin.


    The rest of the Yellowstone pictures can be found here.
    Yellowstone

    On day 7, I ran into another severe storm in Wyoming. The Jeep again handled the weather without any issues.

    Days 8 and 9 were uneventful and brought me back home.

    Total distance driven was 3103.1 miles:

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    Very cool....Yellowstone is one of my favorite places on the planet!

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    Awesome! What is the MPG penalty from towing the trailer?
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    Quote Originally Posted by gabkwong View Post
    Awesome! What is the MPG penalty from towing the trailer?
    About 5 MPG on this trip from my normal highway mileage.

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    Very nice! The pictures makes me want to go back!
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