I have been a passenger down the Zion park switchbacks, the pacific coastal highway from Carmel to LA, and the road to Muir woods. Zion didn’t bother me much, the PCH gave me high blood pressure but I would do it again. I HATED the road to Muir woods. How does Bear Tooth pass compare to any/all of these?

We will be staying in Cooke City for three nights which is just part of our 14 day Yellowstone/Teton vacation in late June 2021. We were hoping to drove the Beartooth one day. I had a few questions. 1. What time of day is better to travel the road, obviously not night, but is the morning too foggy? 2. If we didn’t travel all the way to Red Lodge, what is a good turn around point? Vista Point or should we travel further? Any advice is appreciated. TIA

We're planning a Yellowstone vacation in the first week of October - an unusual school vacation week threads the needle between summertime crowds and snow closures. I drove the Beartooth Pass 25 years ago and wanted to share with the family - I was thinking about spending most/all of a day driving from Yellowstone, probably to about Rock Creek Vista (per advice on other threads asking about a there and back day-trip from Yellowstone) and making most of the stops along the way. Questions: - I know that we're flirting with end of season closure, so there's no guarantees. Is there anywhere that has year-by-year historical closure dates posted so we can guess the odds? I couldn't find it - When we're on the ground, what's the best way of getting highway status/weather info? My understanding is Yellowstone has dismal cell service. - Even if the highway is open, is it likely to be miserable for sightseeing that time of year? - Anyone on here travel the highway right at end of season and able to comment from 1st hand experience? Thanks!

We will be staying in a condo in West Yellowstone next August. We will be on a motorcycle and would love to do Bear Tooth Highway from East to West. We are thinking we will ride from West Yellowstone to Red Lodge sometime during the week, stay the night in Red Lodge, then come back the next day through Bear Tooth Highway. Is Red Lodge to West Yellowstone through Bear Tooth Highway doable in one day on a motorcycle? And do we need to have reservations in Red Lodge ahead of time, or can we wait to see which days during our week will be the best weather? If we don't have reservations will we be able to find a place to stay?