Half hour south of the South Entrance to Yellowstone, this mountain range stands out against the valley beside it, and this contrast only adds to the ruggedness of it all. You leave the plains of Yellowstone, drive through the silver and grey matchsticked remains of a decades old forest fire, and then you see the sharp, pointy rocks rising up above the trees, both alive and dead. And that’s when you know you’ve arrived.

The whole place exudes this jagged, leathery toughness not unlike the grey rocks jutting out from the earth in a gigantic and unforgiving wall. And it’s also beautiful.