All the Beartooth Pictures

Well what is the Beartooth anyway? From the Wikipedia Page:
The Beartooth Highway is an All-American Road that has been called "the most beautiful drive in America," by late CBS correspondent Charles Kuralt.[1] Because of heavy snowfall at the top, the pass is usually open each year only from mid May through mid October, weather conditions permitting.[2]

It was closed at the Montana Border when we were there in 2005.  Every time I brought up the idea of going back, Camille said "Just Go." So I tossed the tent in the Corolla and went.

I mapped out a route with some interesting things along the way.  I figured it was a 6-8 week trip.

Here's the places I camped.


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The 1st day I went to Mt Juliet and had a very enjoyable afternoon and evening with Joan & Jed.  They were good to me.  And the kind of breakfast the next morning that my Daddy always fixed when his children were leaving.  Ged even fixed me a to go bag.

Off to Fort Campbell Ky and the 101st Museum.  Outside there was a daddy showing his daughter the helicopters he flew in the war.

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And of course I visited the Commissary, PX, Class 6 and Clothing Sales.

Off to my next destination.  The road was long, lonely and hungry.  Finally I gave up, pulled off on an exit ramp and enjoyed the bag of goodies that Ged had fixed for me. It was good.

So I had planned some places for overnight.  But the real plan was to decide about 2PM and stop by 5PM.

The planned overnight was around the Kentucky/Illionis border but I got there way too early.  I stopped at the Welcome Center & tried to locate a place.  No luck, so onward.

Around 5PM I stopped at a WalMart in Jackson, Mo, picked up a few things and looked in the GPS for a campground, any campground.  The Cherokee Hills Campground was close by.  I called.  They had a vacancy if was was there soon.
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This was Ma & Pa Kettles Campground.  After I checked in we discussed when I wanted my morning shower.  7AM was too early, they locked up when they went to bed and weren't up that early.  So I set up my tent & camp back for a beer & shower.

The next morning after cooking breakfast & doing the dishes I was off to Fort Davidson.  Interesting story.

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Next was Jefferson City for two nights to visit the MO Museum of Military History.  Closed weekends, so I toured the Capital instead.  Beautiful.  And got a dissertation on the leaders of the Lewis and Clark expedition
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from this charming lady after she got her umbrella to shield us from the sun.  It was hot!

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Off to see Harry with a brief visit with Churchill en route.

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You did know that Churchill visited Missouri didn't you?

I really enjoyed visiting Harry's House.  It was like going back home to the 50s.

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And I enjoyed his Presidential Library.

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