Originally Posted by
indyfabz
A lot of people don’t understand how cold it can get there during what they think should summer weather back home. Rode through there in ‘00. Woke up the second morning at Grant to frost on the ground in late-June. Altitude plays a role. Old Faithful sits at over 7,000’. It’s higher than all the passes I crossed in Montana on my way there. Craig Pass, SE of Old Faithful, is over 8,000’.
In '74? we drove from Wyoming to Montana, over the pass(I can't remember the names of the places anymore) on July 4. It was over 100°A on both sides and five feet of snow on top. We were northern California boys at the time, so were used to snow.