This Highway That Meanders Through Wyoming Is Wildly Underrated
By Caryl|Published February 21, 2017
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I am a freelance writer who also has been a small business owner and worked in the fields of insurance, accounting, and education. I enjoy spending time with family, reading, writing, photography, music, running, sports, and of course traveling!
Sometimes it’s just nice to hop in the car and take a nice relaxing drive. Wyoming is a great state to do this because the panoramic views along the roadways are utterly breathtaking. This one highway that meanders through Wyoming is lightly trafficked and wildly underrated.
Chief Joseph Scenic Highway meanders through the northwestern part of the state throughout Park County.
The highway follows the route taken by Chief Joseph as he led the Nez Perce Indians out of Yellowstone and into Montana as they were fleeing from the U.S. Calvary and trying to escape into Canada.
After you leave Yellowstone National Park through the northeast entrance, the left fork of this road is the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway. The right fork is Beartooth Highway.
The route follows the Clarks Fork River Valley through the Shoshone National Forest between the Beartooth Mountains to the north and the Absaroka Mountains to the south.
