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Monthly Archives: August 2011

A Tale: Photographer Tangles with an Elk — Seton, 1913

August 28, 2011

“Fossum with the most amazing nerve stood there quietly focussing his camera, till the bull was within ten feet, then pressed the button, threw the camera into the soft snow and ran for his life with the bull at his coat-tails.”

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An Event: Signing Books and Making Plans at Old Faithful Inn

August 22, 2011

Grand Geyser was erupting as I rode up to Old Faithful Inn on Saturday morning. I took the towering white …

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A Tale: Grub Pile, Preparing a Camp Supper — Ingersoll, 1880

August 16, 2011

“If a stream that holds out any promise is near, the rod is brought into requisition at once; and, if all goes well, by the time the cook is ready for them, there are enough fish for the crowd.”

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An Event & A Tale: A Book Signing at Old Faithful Inn and a 1912 Ballgame

August 13, 2011

“Wylie drivers who, forty strong, were massed back of third base and cheered every good play made by their men, and kicked at every decision that went against them.”

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A Tale: Snow Stymies An Attempt To Explore Yellowstone — 1870

August 9, 2011

“When Bottler stepped into the rushing water, the torrent knocked him off his feet, swept him away and carried him downstream. Bottler grabbed an overhanging cottonwood branch and hung on.”

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A Tale: Teaching Greenhorns About Snipe Driving — Langford, 1872

August 5, 2011

“The spot was chosen because of its proximity to a marsh which was supposed to be filled with snipe. In reality it was the swarming place for mosquitoes.”

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