Distinctly Montana Magazine

D I S T I N C T LY M O N TA N A • S P R I N G 2 0 1 6 6 Yeowstone River Paradise Vaey HWY 89 LIVINGSTON CHICO HOT SPRINGS GARDINER MA•OTH HOT SPRINGS YEOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK AAA MOUNTAINWEST & GREAT MONTANA DRIVES LIVINGSTON TO MAMMOTH, YELLOWSTONE Presents SPRING 2016 DISTANCE: 60 MILES ROAD: 2 LANE, PAVED The road from historic, downtown Livingston to Mammoth in Yellowstone Park runs the length of Paradise Valley, with an impressive gauntlet of snowy, spiky mountains to mark the way. The truly spectacular Absaroka range boosts Emigrant Peak to 10,960 feet and Mt. Cowen to 11,206 feet, both facing the roadway and the Gallatin range to the west...just try to keep your eyes on the road! The two-lane tarmac enters the valley from the north and travels its length in almost a straight shot into Gardiner, Montana, before looping the final few miles into Yellowstone. Great viewing along the way is complemented by one's anticipation of a fine lunch and hot spring soak at Chico Hot Springs or, for the more adventurous, a dip right into the "Boiling River" which joins the Gardiner River in (you guessed it) Gardiner Canyon. It's well-worth a stop and photo op here, where one can soak in nature's snowy splendor at the 45th parallel, smack-dab halfway between the equator and the north pole. Arriving at Mammoth be sure and take the boardwalk tour of these marvelous hot springs, which are always chalk-white, dissolving limestone in a constant reformation of the spring area. Livingston to Mammoth ... A summer treat and respite WOW FACTOR: TOWERING MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPES, YELLOWSTONE RIVER, CHICO HOT SPRINGS, 45TH PARALLEL AND THE BOILING RIVER DON'T FORGET YOUR CAMERA AND SWIMSUIT Contact us for area maps, AAA TourBook Guides and hotel reservations. Call 877-340-8183 Click AAA.com/Travel or stop by a local branch. Yeowstone River Paradise Vaey HWY 89 LIVINGSTON CHICO HOT SPRINGS GARDINER MA•OTH HOT SPRINGS YEOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK AAA MOUNTAINWEST & GREAT MONTANA DRIVES LIVINGSTON TO MAMMOTH, YELLOWSTONE Presents SPRING 2016 DISTANCE: 60 MILES ROAD: 2 LANE, PAVED The road from historic, downtown Livingston to Mammoth in Yellowstone Park runs the length of Paradise Valley, with an impressive gauntlet of snowy, spiky mountains to mark the way. The truly spectacular Absaroka range boosts Emigrant Peak to 10,960 feet and Mt. Cowen to 11,206 feet, both facing the roadway and the Gallatin range to the west...just try to keep your eyes on the road! The two-lane tarmac enters the valley from the north and travels its length in almost a straight shot into Gardiner, Montana, before looping the final few miles into Yellowstone. Great viewing along the way is complemented by one's anticipation of a fine lunch and hot spring soak at Chico Hot Springs or, for the more adventurous, a dip right into the "Boiling River" which joins the Gardiner River in (you guessed it) Gardiner Canyon. It's well-worth a stop and photo op here, where one can soak in nature's snowy splendor at the 45th parallel, smack-dab halfway between the equator and the north pole. Arriving at Mammoth be sure and take the boardwalk tour of these marvelous hot springs, which are always chalk-white, dissolving limestone in a constant reformation of the spring area. Livingston to Mammoth ... A summer treat and respite WOW FACTOR: TOWERING MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPES, YELLOWSTONE RIVER, CHICO HOT SPRINGS, 45TH PARALLEL AND THE BOILING RIVER DON'T FORGET YOUR CAMERA AND SWIMSUIT Contact us for area maps, AAA TourBook Guides and hotel reservations. Call 877-340-8183 Click AAA.com/Travel or stop by a local branch.

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