Thu
20
May '10
Blog, meet Steve, Steve meet blog (once I print this and send it to him). Here is the video of the prison firefighters from Montana — and Steve has a couple of soundbites:
So, and now onto the day.
Old Faithful Inn
Got out of the condo a little before noon the heavy rain that had be present since the morning, mostly gone. By the time I got to Yellowstone it was the occasional sprinkle.
Animals to add to my list this morning:
- Coyote is what I thought, and then I looked close at the picture. WOLF
- Green winged teal
- Plus the countless buffalo/bison, mule deer, geese, etc.
Amazing facts about Yellowstone
- You can fart and no one can tell the difference between you and all the sulfur coming off the water
- All those bison/buffaloes clogging the roads and only buffalo hamburger on the menu in the evening (along with antelope sausage), but no buffalo steak or tenderloin
- The reason (question asked by Zaphid yesterday) they dont do geothermal energy production for the parks needs they tried it in Iceland and New Zealand and the geysers stop. Years ago when there was a large swimming pool heated with thermal waters from a spring, as the water lowered, a geyser started and had stayed to this day, even though the pool is long gone
- I think the shared bath room in the old house is a better deal than the hi-range room in the newer wing with bath more charm, closer to everything. Saw the room I would have had for Saturday night on the tour today.
Met a couple of nice women travelling together from Kentucky as we were waiting for the 10pm geyser — need to say, no photographs. But I do have a photograph from earlier in the day:
Early morning tomorrow. Need to be at the prison by 1:30 or so for a 2:15pm “escort vehicle” call.
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