After having a good time, Xueluo took Yan Zhitian and Sugar Candy and flew directly to the United States to continue eating, drinking and having fun. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

It's been almost 24 hours now, and everyone is a little tired, but they can't stop the little excitement of picking up the car for the first time and starting the self-drive, because the airport in Billings is small, and the counters of all the car rental companies are next to the only two luggage trays in the airport (you can see the airport lobby from the photo above, and the car rental counter is opposite the luggage tray: Hertz.

Next to it is Xueluo and Yan Zhitian, and Sugar Candy chose Alamo this time, which shares a counter and staff with National. Other major airports require a ShuttleBus to the airport car rental center, more on this section of the car at Alamo for a seven-seater MiniVan for ¥1486 (tax and full insurance) for 5 days.

Present the order confirmation number, credit card, domestic driver's license, and international driver's license (Xueluo, Yan Zhitian, and Tangtang all have international driver's licenses, but ordinary translations are also recognized) to go through the relevant procedures, and if you need to add a driver, you must explain, and provide information such as driver's license and email address, and the staff will talk warmly.

Guessed that the destination of Xueluo and Yanzhitian and Tangtang was Bear's Tooth Highway and Yellowstone Park, the process was very smooth, no deposit was charged, and no charging facilities or insurance were recommended (the rental price was paid at the time of booking), but I asked Xueluo and Yanzhitian and Tangtang how to return the car as usual, remember to choose Refillbymyself (full fuel and return).

Then give Xueluo and Yan Zhitian, Tangtang car keys and a vehicle information card, which indicates the kilometers of the car, and instruct Xueluo, Yanzhitian and Tangtang to check the fuel tank, fill in the odometer and take photos for the card when returning the car. Outside the door is the parking lot of the airport, all the car rental companies are parked in turn, according to the number to find the corresponding parking space, it is a Kia Carnival.

(The United States generally does not know the specific brand and style before picking up the car, because only the model is specified when booking, and Alamo is only a 7-seater MPV that has not been picked up), the car is in good condition, only more than 10,000 kilometers have been driven, the car is very clean and tidy, the first two rows are comfortable sofa seats, and the third row can be completely flat for luggage.

Everyone is very satisfied, take out the Tomtom navigation that has stored all the destination addresses before, and prepare to go!!! This is the first official journey to the United States, all the tiredness seems to be swept away, the airport is halfway up the mountain, overlooking the whole Billings night view in the car, extremely beautiful, it is a very quiet and comfortable city.

At 10 o'clock in the evening, there were no pedestrians or cars on the road, and Xue Luo, Yan Zhitian and Tang Tang were adapting to the changes in various traffic environments on the road while feeling the freedom and comfort of this western city in the United States. Airports in big cities have a lot of car rentals, so in order to improve efficiency, the procedure is much simpler: go to the parking lot after completing the basic procedures at the counter.

The car key is in the car, the same level of car after seeing the car condition, which one you like will drive away directly; when you go out, there will be staff to scan the barcode in the car for registration information, and there are also staff when you return the car, directly in the parking lot to enter the odometer, fuel tank value, and print a receipt slip (will not check the car condition).

You don't need to go to the counter and then go through the return procedures to leave the Billings Days Inn Airport less than 10 kilometers from the city, and go to the nearby Walmart to buy supplies before returning to the hotel to rest, because the next three days of Yellowstone travel need to prepare some meals, drinking water, snacks and fruits in advance.

Wal-Mart in the United States is basically open 24 hours a day, the west is vast and sparsely populated, there are few high-rise buildings, and supermarkets are all one-storey, but there are several floors of large supermarkets in China.

In addition to daily necessities, American supermarkets are also very rich in ingredients, especially fast food, Xueluo and Yanzhi sweet, sugar candy bought boxed salads, bread, ham, beef, orange juice, milk, eggs (with an electric kettle, can be cooked), instant noodles, fruits, potato chips, mineral water, etc. (the portion is generally larger than in China), spent more than ¥300.

The fruit was fabulous, fresh and cheap. The hotel is located in the south of the city center, 10 kilometers away from the airport, 2 kilometers away from Wal-Mart, close to the I-90 highway, and departs directly to the starting point of the Xiongya Highway the next morning. The hotel is moderately priced, the conditions are passable, the surroundings are quiet, but there is no elevator in a low-rise hotel like the West of the United States, fortunately there are men who can carry luggage.

It is commendable that the breakfast in the hotel, in addition to the regular bread, coffee, milk, and cereal, there is a soup that tastes great (top left in the photo), which contains meat and mushrooms, which is also boiled with cheese and cream, but the taste is different from the cream mushroom soup, fragrant but not greasy, which is enough to make Xueluo and Yanzhi sweet and sugar aftertaste for a few days.

(The United States is really saving labor costs everywhere, no one serves the breakfast buffet in a small hotel like this, the tableware is biodegradable paper cups and paper bowls, and they clean up after the meal, and occasionally the staff will kindly recommend which thing is delicious today).

After entering Yellowstone National Park by taking the Bear's Tooth Highway from the Northeast Gate, I was worried about the road conditions of the Bear's Tooth Highway, which belongs to the high mountain road in the northern United States, and will be closed every year after the winter to avoid the risk of slippery roads in snowy weather, and will be reopened in April next year. Snow fall and swallow angelica sweet, sugar sugar. If this is the case, it will disrupt the future itinerary of Yellowstone.

The point of flying to Billings to walk the bear's teeth no longer exists, so I wrote an email to the hotel in Yellowstone to inquire about the situation, and the hotel replied that there was no official road closure date yet, and the park was entered through the north gate. At that time, I was amazed, sure enough, it was the US imperialism, and even the highway had its own website.

The fuel tank is generally full when you pick up the car, and if you live in a small town near Yellowstone at night, you can stick to it and refuel again (the price of oil in Yellowstone is on the high side), and there are also gas stations in Red House and Cook Town. The map below shows alternate directions for Bear's Tooth: take I-90 west to Livingston, MT, then south on Highway 89 to Gardiner, MT.

Enter the park from the north gate, the whole journey is 269 kilometers. It will be much faster than taking the Bear's Tooth Highway, one is almost the whole high-speed, and the other is that there is no need to stop to watch the scenery. Map of Beartooth Highway Routes and Alternate RoutesBeartoothHighway BeartoothHighway BeartoothHighway was the first highway in the United States to receive the All-America Road designation.

Roads that possess at least two outstanding qualities in the six aspects of archaeology, culture, history, nature, recreation, and scenery, and have unique characteristics in the United States, and are themselves for the purpose of sightseeing, are called All-American roads. This road can be described as an engineering marvel at the time. This road has two characteristics, one is high and the other is steep.

It's one of the highest highways in the continental United States, with the Rocky Mountains in the backdrop and across the states of Wyoming and Montana, passing through the highest points in both states, with the highest pass reaching 10,947 feet (3,337 meters), which is not only high, but also steep. There are 20 km of road with a climb from 1600 to 2400 meters.

Known as one of the most beautiful highways in the United States. The origin of its name is that the snow-capped mountain pass looks like a bear's tooth, and the other is that it is named because of its steep mountain road. The name of the Beartooth Highway on the map is UShighway 212 (NEEntrance Road in Yellowstone, and Beartooth Highway after Yellowstone).

In fact, the real Bear's Tooth Highway is only one of the sections between Billings and the Northeast Gate of Yellowstone, from Redlodge (Red House) in Montana in the west to Cookecity (Cook Town) in Montana outside the Northeast Gate of Yellowstone Park in the east, with a total length of about 117 kilometers, most of which is in Wyoming. There are many mountain roads on this road.

And the altitude is very high, the scenery along the way is dominated by lakes and mountains, high mountains and flowing clouds, after climbing to the height of 2400 meters, only the vast world and the dark green cold-tolerant vegetation, it is magnificent.

The Bear's Tooth Highway runs between Montana and Wyoming, with most of the road in Wyoming. Most of the roads in Montana are winding hills, 20 minutes from the RedLodge and the summit is the boundary between the two states.

Finally, we entered Cooke City, Montana, and it was not far from the northeast gate of Yellowstone. Map of the winding road after the RedLodge in the town of Red House: Compared to many winding roads in China, the first half of Beartooth is not as steep as described, with a total of 4 sharp bends from bottom to top, and a large parking lot at the fourth sharp bend.

Park your car and walk more than 100 meters ahead is the viewpoint VistaPoint, which can see the three sharp bends below, and is one of the best vantage points in Bear's Tooth. In the United States, squirrels are very common, and they are not afraid of people, they can be fed, beware of being bitten Oh Bear Tooth Highway is not far from the top of the mountain, you can see the state boundary between Montana and Wyoming.

Next up is the mountain lake section. About 2 kilometres beyond the dividing line is the Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area, with two lakes at the far end being the famous Twin Beards, and a roadside viewing platform for a closer look. A little further north is the bear's tooth basin.

(on the east side of Gardner Lake), it is said that there is snow in the middle of summer, and the whole basin is like a bonsai. On Panshang Road, not far from Shoshone on the Bear's Tooth Highway, you can see the legendary Bear's Tooth Peak when you look north-west. Bear's Tooth Peak is far away from the road, when the sky is clear.

You'll have to look hard to find the Shoshone National Forest, the first U.S. federally protected national forest park approved by then-President Benjamin Harrison in 1891 and covering nearly 2.5 million acres. This is the viewpoint from the highest section of the Bear's Tooth Highway in this forest park.

The most beautiful part of the Bear's Tooth Highway is the Alpine Lake area, with a large amount of alpine snow and alpine lakes on both sides of the almost 30-kilometer road. The mountain lakes are very close to the road, and most of them are just a stop at the viewpoint on the side of the road, except for a few short turnoffs to reach the lake.

Beartooth Road, Island Lake, Beartooth Highway, Beartooth Lake. I had my first lunch here, sandwiches of bread, ham and beef purchased from the supermarket, boxed salads, instant noodles, and eggs (boiled in an electric kettle before setting off in the morning), and a few people gathered around the back box to eat a couple of old friends fishing on the lake.

How comfortable I have always thought that half of the scenery is the weather has the final say, no matter how top the scenery is not the reflection of the good weather, this year this area seems to be later than in previous years, there is still a high temperature of about 23 °C, the weather is sunny, there are very few cars on the Bear's Tooth Highway all the way, from Billings, get off the I-90 highway to the south.

The traffic gradually decreased, and after passing the Red House Town and getting on the Xiongya Highway, there were even fewer cars encountered, and only one Chinese compatriot was encountered on the way, which shows that the route from Xiongya to Huangshi is rare. Despite this, along the way, I also fully felt the car culture in the western part of the United States, which is vast and sparsely populated, the road conditions are very good, and the road is large in displacement.

There are mostly large-volume pickup trucks and SUVs, all kinds of RVs are also common, there are few cars, and even trucks are two laps larger than those in China, and you can often see Harley-Davidson roaring past. I don't know why, the trucks and vans in the United States are very clean, and the styles are also good-looking, revealing the domineering desert Beartooth Wilderness.

The road briefly enters Montana and then returns to Wyoming, passing through the small town of CookeCity, just outside the northeast gate of Yellowstone. After CookeCity, it is close to the northeast gate of Yellowstone, as mentioned above, tickets do not need to be booked in advance, just buy them directly at the door, $30 per car, unlimited people, and the period is 7 days.

A map and a receipt will be given as vouchers. Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone has long been hailed as the most beautiful surface on Earth, and nowhere else in the world is there such a high density of geothermal heat, fountains, waterfalls, canyons, and of course, the beautiful Yellowstone Lake, which is full of wildlife.

If you can only travel to the United States once, go to one place, Yellowstone is definitely the best choice. Yellowstone National Park is one of the most popular and prestigious places to visit in the United States. It was the first national park in the United States and the world, established in 1872. It is located in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States, mostly in the northwest corner of Wyoming.

It extends northwest to Montana and Idaho, covering an area of nearly 9,000 square kilometers, making it the largest park in the United States and the world. It was first listed as a World Natural Heritage Site in 1978. Yellowstone is one of the most spectacular parks in the world. The Rocky Mountains have created countless magical mountains, rivers, forests, waterfalls, hot springs, and canyons for the land. (To be continued.) )