The Beartooth Highway closed earlier this week in anticipation of a snowstorm at the summit, and it’s a good thing it did.
Between Tuesday afternoon and Thursday morning, about 5 inches of snow fell along the 68-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 212, blowing into snowdrifts as high as 4 feet in some places. Snowplows have been busy clearing the highway in anticipation of reopening the seasonal highway Thursday afternoon.
Wyoming has entered the last days of the summer season, which officially ends at 6:43 a.m. on Sunday — at least going by the calendar. Snow at this time of year at the highest points of the Cowboy State isn’t a sign of an early winter, but it definitely is a reminder that the seasons are changing quickly…