We are at the Cummins Dealer in Billings, MT. They started work on the coach just after 8 in the morning. We saw no reason to sit in the customer lounge all day, so we headed out for some sightseeing. We drove south on US212, also know as the "Beartooth Pass Highway." Charles Kuralt called it "the most scenic drive in America." I have yet to see them all, but so far I agree.
How about that speed limit for a two-lane back road!
Rock Creek
We climbed almost 7,000 feet and went from warm summer weather at the base to cold windy weather at the top. We started with farmland, fields and pastures, and then passed through thick forests on our way up to mountain lakes and finally, above the tree line, tundra and glaciers.
You can see it was a wild ride!
Our highest point (10,969 ft.).
At some point, it hit me that if Cummins was going to remove my manifold before ordering a new one, then we might have a problem sleeping in the coach. Of course, we had no cell phone coverage and with the shop closing at 6:00, we had to race back down the mountain to make arrangements for the night. I don't know if I just should have known we needed a motel for the night, but a few minutes later and we would have been on our own and no way to get to the coach locked in the garage. Needless to say, I was not a "Happy Camper" for a little while, but it all turned out OK and we got to see a part of Billings (historical downtown) we would not have otherwise seen.
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