An Event: Getting Ready to Launch 2012 at Old Faithful Snow Lodge
Castle Geyser in Winter I spent the day preparing for my presentations on January 1 and 2 at the Old …
Monthly Archives: December 2011
A Tale: A Mountain Man Has Christmas Dinner — Russell, c. 1838
“The first dish that came on was a large tin pan eighteen inches in diameter, rounding full of stewed elk meat.”
***Happy Holidays***
A Scene: The Geysers of Yellowstone — Washburn, 1870
There had been rumors of wonders in the upper Yellowstone for more than 50 years, but the Washburn Expedition of 1870 …
A Tale: The Antelope That Got Away — Dunraven, 1874
“The darned thing … came to life, bounded to his feet, sprang into the air, coming down all four feet together, … ‘Shoot, Bottler,’ I cried, ‘shoot. In Heaven’s name, man, can’t you see the buck?’”
A Tale: Rafting Across the Yellowstone to View the Canyon From Artist Point — Holmes, 1896.
“We are unable to tell what most impresses us: the immensity of the great gulf, the infinite glory of its colored walls, the struggling river far below, the stately army of tall pines massed on the brink ….”
