From the yellowstone trail organization web site
"In 1912, a group of small town businessmen in South Dakota undertook an
ambitious project to create a useful automobile route, the Yellowstone
Trail, across America. This was at a time when roads weren't marked, there
were few maps and slippery mud was the usual road surface. The Yellowstone
Trail Association located a route, motivated road improvements, produced
maps and folders to guide the traveler, and promoted tourism along its
length. It became a leader in stimulating tourist travel to the Northwest
and motivating good roads across America. The Lincoln Highway Association,
formed in 1913 by industrialists, created a similar route across the U. S.,
but used big organizational and public relation budgets.
Today, almost all of the route of the Yellowstone Trail is on slower, less
traveled roads. Some sections of the Trail, especially in the West, have
remained little changed and are a delight to visit."
We have Route 66, the Lincoln Highway, the Pacific Highway. the Dixie
Highway, and the National Road (U.S. 40). Seems like we should add
this one, too.
Sound good?