63 Crosses on a Winding Road

One part of my recent trip to Yellowstone that really struck me was the number of white crosses along Highway 191 between Gallatin Gateway and the first 'Entering Yellowstone' sign I came across. The white crosses are placed there by the Montana Chapter of the American Legion, and as you might imagine, they signify the site of highway fatalities.

I made an effort to count the crosses, and in that forty-mile stretch of winding 2-lane highway I mentioned above, I counted 63 white crosses. I'm s...