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blupotato said:
I don't know that exact road, but I know the general area your at. I think I went down 89 or hwy540 last time I was there to go into Yellowstone. I have slept since then though.
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Probably 89. 89 runs from Livingston, which is about 25 miles east of here, down through Yankee Jim Canyon into Gardiner. The north entrance is a few miles past Gardiner. I drove that yesterday actually. Main road in the park was closed (snow) about 8 miles in. Missed my turn for the northern perimeter road. So, getting late and just drove back. Beautiful in the snow. Steam rising off Mammoth Hot Springs filling the area.
 
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Slydell said:
Probably 89. 89 runs from Livingston, which is about 25 miles east of here, down through Yankee Jim Canyon into Gardiner. The north entrance is a few miles past Gardiner. I drove that yesterday actually. Main road in the park was closed (snow) about 8 miles in. Missed my turn for the northern perimeter road. So, getting late and just drove back. Beautiful in the snow. Steam rising off Mammoth Hot Springs filling the area.
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Well that stinks. So you didn't make it very far in at all. West entrance was closed I take it?
 
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blupotato said:
Well that stinks. So you didn't make it very far in at all. West entrance was closed I take it?
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I was told that it's closed right now. I'll go back in a week or so. Yesterday was a really nice day for it. It takes a little under an hour and a half to get there from here. They keep the northern loop road clear because of school buses. I was supposed to turn right past the post office and just kept going. Road trip for another day.
 
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Slydell said:
I was told that it's closed right now. I'll go back in a week or so. Yesterday was a really nice day for it. It takes a little under an hour and a half to get there from here. They keep the northern loop road clear because of school buses. I was supposed to turn right past the post office and just kept going. Road trip for another day.
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I didn't even know you could access Yellowstone this time of year.
 
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Slydell said:
Probably 89. 89 runs from Livingston, which is about 25 miles east of here, down through Yankee Jim Canyon into Gardiner. The north entrance is a few miles past Gardiner. I drove that yesterday actually. Main road in the park was closed (snow) about 8 miles in. Missed my turn for the northern perimeter road. So, getting late and just drove back. Beautiful in the snow. Steam rising off Mammoth Hot Springs filling the area.
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I love that area. So nice.
 
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GonzoforCuonzo said:
I've closed three DJ gigs with that now.

Cliche, but people get the point.
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I always catch myself thinking it at church cause we have this one couple who don't realize I'd just like to go ****ing home every now and then and wanna sit around n talk for 30-45 minutes after church
 
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MY3*VOLS said:
I didn't even know you could access Yellowstone this time of year.
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Yeah, there's a loop road that goes around the perimeter. It's kept cleared on the northern section because of visitors and through traffic. Loop road south and West entrance aren't cleared until April or so.
 

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Just a few from last time I was there.
 
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blupotato said:
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Just a few from last time I was there.
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Always nice. I have about 500 or so from my last time. Do you know where Index Peak and Pilot's Peak are? We camped north of there last time. It's where the Loop road goes back up into Montana in the NE section.
 
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It is a crazy sight the first time when you see pools that are boiling and then look over and steam is blowing out nonstop so loud you can't even hear anything else. Here is one of the Hot Spring's Sly was talking about.

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Slydell said:
Always nice. I have about 500 or so from my last time. Do you know where Index Peak and Pilot's Peak are? We camped north of there last time. It's where the Loop road goes back up into Montana in the NE section.
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Have not been over to the NE side. I had a little bit of a time crunch after hitting a deer coming off Whitehall pass on my way to Bozeman. Dealing with car rental people cut into my time. Part of the reason I couldn't make it down to see you.
 
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