OLD FAITHFUL & Mammoth Hot Springs | Yellowstone National Park & Red Lodge, Montana Roadtrip
Visit Red Lodge! It is a beautiful town, right on the way to Beartooth pass in Yellowstone National Park, in Montana.
My mother, Carla, and I are road tripping through beautiful Montana. We stayed for a night in Red Lodge, since we heard it is so picturesque and beautiful.
When we woke up at the Lupine Inn, we drank some free hotel coffee, and had a quick swim in the pool. Hungry for food, we then went for lunch at Bogart's Restaurant downtown. We ordered fried pickles, jalapeno poppers and Mexican enchiladas. The food is extremely delicious here, and good value.
After lunch, we decided to work off some calories, so we walked the whole length of the main street of Red Lodge.
We were anxious to see animals. Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary, all rescued animals who need care, is also in downtown Red Lodge and welcomes guests to see their bears, foxes and other animals. Community funded, the animals here are deemed unable to survive in the wild. They try to provide the best life for the animals. There are many signs to be quiet, so as not to scare the animals.
Before traveling out of town to drive up Beartooth Pass Highway, we first stopped at the old train station, where the art takes over the indoors, from floor to ceiling. Admission is all free, but the art is for sale.
It was our time to target on the road to Yellowstone, by way of Beartooth Pass. We headed into the mountains to Beartooth Highway Pass, up to the state line where Montana meets Wyoming. Unfortunately, there was too much ice and snow on the roads to continue -- the road was closed off for the rest of the winter already.
We had no other choice but to drive up to the North gate at Gardiner, Montana, entrance to Yellowstone to enter. Along the way, we saw moose and deer along the road. Once we entered Yellowstone National Park, we enjoyed the sighs of Mammoth hot springs and Old Faithful Geyser.
We left Yellowstone from the south gate entrance at Wyoming, that goes through the Grand Teton Park. The sunsets were incredible in the wide open Montana and Wyoning skies.
Where we ate:
Bogart's Restaurant
11 Broadway Ave S, Red Lodge, MT 59068
(406) 446-1784
Where we saw the animals:
Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary
615 2nd St E, Red Lodge, MT 59068
(406) 446-1133
Where to go see art:
Carbon County Arts Guild & Depot Gallery
11 8th St W, Red Lodge, MT 59068
(406) 446-1370
Where we slept (cheapest in town):
Lupine Inn Red Lodge
702 Hauser Ave S, Red Lodge, MT 59068
(406) 445-3301
Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is better, but if you want to see the geyser (joking):
Old Faithful
Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
(307) 344-7381
Music used in this video:
Emma Jensen - Closer
Marilyn Manson cover song - We Are The Nobodies
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This video is co-produced by Carla Marie Rupp.
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