Day Hikes In the Beartooth Mountains [Paperback]

A great collection of 123 day hikes in the beautiful Beartooth Mountains in south-central Montana--fantastic hiking for every level of experience. Trails located within a 120-mile radius of Red Lodge, including the Beartooth Highway, Boulder Valley, Billings, and the northern reaches of Yellowstone. Hikes include wooded canyons, valleys enclosed by snow-capped peaks, waterfalls, creeks, alpine plateaus, and stunning mountain panoramas.The beautiful Beartooth Mountains are home to glaciers, deep canyons, streams, waterfalls, over a thousand lakes, abundant wildlife, protected wilderness areas, national forests, and North America's largest alpine tundra region. Now in its 5th edition, Day Hikes In the Beartooth Mountains includes an extensive collection of hikes within this mountain range bordering Yellowstone National Park. The 123 hikes range from 10,000-foot plateaus and peaks to treks along the Yellowstone River. The hikes lie within a 120-mile radius of Red Lodge, an active resort and ski town. A range of scenery and hike lengths are included, from relaxing creekside strolls to all-day, top-of-the-world outings. All hikes can be completed during the day. Map sources and references are listed for extending the hikes.Each hike includes a summary, driving directions, hiking directions, and a map. (1) Introduction and master map of all hikes (2) Beartooth Front: Stillwater, West Rosebud, East Rosebud (3) West Fork of Rock Creek: Red Lodge area (4) Main Fork and Lake Fork of Rock Creek: Red Lodge area (5) Beartooth Plateau and Beartooth Highway (6) Cooke City area (7) Yellowstone National Park: Northeast Entrance (8) Boulder Valley (9) Paradise Valley: East Side to the Boulder Valley (10) Billings (11) IndexSince 1991, Robert Stone has been writer, photographer, and publisher of Day Hike Books. He is a Los Angeles Times Best Selling Author and an award-winning journalist of the Rocky Mountain Outdoor Writers and Photographers, the Outdoor Writers Association of Calilc%