Oh, My God Hill US-14a east of Lovell, Wyoming part-2Warning sign east of Lovell, Wyoming on US-14a as we head toward Oh My God Hill
We are traveling east on US-14a out of Lovell, Wyoming and heading directly into the Big Horn Mountains. This sign is warning us what is ahead and it wasn't lying. Today US-14a is a National Scenic Byway and a good one at that. It connects Lovell, Wyoming with the eastern side of the Big Horn Mountains. We are going to take US-14a up and over Oh My God Hill, past Bald Mountain to Burgess Junction then take US-14 east to Ranchester before turning south on I-19 to get back to our RV at Peter D's RV-Park in Sheridan, Wyoming.
Road cut on US-14a as we head up Oh My God Hill, west of Lovell, Wyoming in the Big Horn Mountains
This is just one of the many awesome road cuts on Oh My God Hill as we climb the western face of the Big Horn Mountains on US-14a east of Lovell, Wyoming.
Looking west over the Big Horn Basin from US-14a on Oh My God Hill west of Lovell, Wyoming
Stunning view of the Big Horn Basin from high in the Big Horn Mountains west of Lovell, Wyoming on US-14a. That is an afternoon thunder storm over the middle of the Big Horn Basin that you see in the distance. What an awesome sight that is from this vantage point.
An unbelievable geologic display in this road cut along US-14a on Oh My God Hill in the Big Horn Mountains west of Lovell, Wyoming
I would love to have a geologist sitting beside me when we see things like this. I know that I am looking at sedimentary rock formations that have been uplifted broken and twisted in dynamic ways. I am wondering if this might have been an ancient fault in addition to being part of the uplift that occurred during the Mountain Building Process.
Road cut and the steep grade on US-14a as we head up Oh My God Hill, west of Lovell, Wyoming in the Big Horn Mountains
This pretty much explains why this portion of US-14a carries the moniker "Oh My God Hill".
Road cut and the steep grade on US-14a as we head up Oh My God Hill, west of Lovell, Wyoming in the Big Horn Mountains
I am certainly glad we are not attempting this grade in our motorhome. There is a reason locals call this Oh My God Hill.
Looking west over the Big Horn Basin from US-14a on Oh My God Hill west of Lovell, Wyoming
Snow on the ground along US-14a west of Lovell, Wyoming as we pass by Bald Mountain
Joyce took this picture as we neared the top of the grade on US-14a, as we passed Bald Mountain. Keep in mind this is mid-August and there is still this much snow. We have just completed our run up Oh My God Hill and what an exciting stretch of highway US-14a was. The views were pure eye candy and the steep grade was something to behold. If this type of thing is your "cup of tea" then the Oh My God Hill in the Big Horn Mountains has to be on your bucket list.
Where US-14a ends at Burgess Junction in the Big Horn Mountains
The end or beginning of US-14a at Burgess Junction in the Big Horn Mountains where US-14a meets US-14 turn left or east US-14 goes to Ranchester, Wyoming while right goes through Shell Canyon and down into Shell and Greybull, Wyoming and on through Cody into the east gate of Yellowstone NP.
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