Traversing the spectacular Beartooth Highway in Montana and Wyoming is an unforgettable experience.
Historian Jon Axline tells the exciting and colorful narrative behind the origins and construction of the Beartooth Highway..
Understandably, it continues to leave a profound impression on people privileged to Drive it.
Built during the height of the Great Depression and rising 10,947 feet above sea level, the Beartooth Highway sparked an economic boom in Red Lodge, Cooke City and Yellowstone National Park.
It is an epic account of man versus nature to construct a road through unforgiving wilderness.
The unspoiled mountain scenery along the highway inspired famed news correspondent Charles Kuralt to label it America\'s Most Beautiful drive, yet the story behind this engineering marvel is largely unknown.
Traversing the spectacular Beartooth Highway in Montana and Wyoming is an unforgettable experience
