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 don’t do geothermal energy production for the park’s 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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