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Originally Posted by Judge
We are in Cody now and leaving this morning for Mount Rushmore. We were in West Yellowstone a week ago and then took the South Entrance down to the Tetons. Last Thursday we left the Tetons and headed to Cody.
We took the South Entrance of Yellowstone over to the East Entrance and Route 14 into Cody. It was a beautiful drive and I didn't think the roads or winds were bad.
The drive through Sylvan Pass is nice but the drive through the Shoshone National Forest is even better west of Cody on 14. The landscape and views are beautiful!
If you decide to take 294 north it may be trying to take you west through the Beartooth Highway (212), which you absolutley do not want to do in a coach with a toad.... in my opinion. They even advise against vehicles over 40' on the Beartooth Highway. Also once you get west of Cooke City, Route 212 takes you to north east Yellowstone and that road near Tower Falls and Mt Washburn is closed.
If your GPS takes you to Route 310 then to 212 and then I90 west to Route 89 south and the north entrance of the park..... that is way, way out of the way.
I think taking 14 West out of Cody and into the east side of the park is not a problem. It is almost 9000 feet at Sylvan Pass so there are a few steep parts and some winding parts of the road but nothing that bothered me. I'm in a Magnitude SV34 pulling a Wrangler.
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We really enjoyed Mt. Rushmore, and the entire area around it. We had never been before. The lighting ceremony was wonderful! I will recommend eating lunch at the Alpine Inn in Hill City. Their dinner menu is limited to 2 items, but their lunch menu has several items. Just get there right when they open at 11am or be prepared to wait a while. They do hand out pagers, so you can at least not sit inside to wait.
The wind gusts on I-90 yesterday were 40+mph. I’m so thankful we had added some Bilstein shocks and Sumo Springs before this trip. I hope the winds have calmed down for your travels today.
I’m so glad I asked this question. Our GPS did have 294 going north as the route, but Google maps said 14. As always, this forum is AWESOME!!
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