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August 11, 2004
On the way to Boulder
We arrived yesterday in Yellowstone in a haze of insomnia. The thermal flows and the vibrant colors they produced were other worldly and I would probably agree with myself on this even if I had been awake at the time. We saw numerous geysers of various sizes and had some nice walks to see these and other attractions. We even waited 45 minutes to see Old Faithful, an obligatory stop. I fell asleep numerous times during the 14 minute presentation at the Old Faithful visitors center entitled, "Yellowstone: Water and Fire." I didn't miss much.
Yellowstone was beautiful, but different from Glacier. It was much more wide open. The high percentage of burnt wilderness surprised me. Also, it was flatter than I had imagined, which isn't a bad thing. There were a LOT of tourists there. Too many. Too many SUVs driven by people who did not need an SUV that large. It makes me sad when I remember seeing how many trees in Yosemite are dying, most likely from air pollution. I'm sure the same is happening in Yellowstone. Glacier is far less popular, which is nice.
We finally made it to our campsite where I wrote some glum poetry and some postcards before turning in. Except for the horribly loud car horn alarm that kept going off and the ear bursting garbage truck racket (yes this was camping in Yellowstone), I slept well.
We hit the road around 10am and decided to detour through Jackson Hole, WY just to see what all the hype was about. We just drove through it, but it looked interesting. We ate in Cheyenne,, the capitol and are now just a little out of Boulder where we'll stay with my old roommates Brandon and Katie. I am looking forward to seeing them again.
Posted by wonko at August 11, 2004 09:13 PM
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If you didn't want to hear car alarms and garbage trucks, maybe you shouldn't have picked the largest campground in Yellowstone...just a thought.
Posted by: gefilte at August 12, 2004 06:08 AM
Picked? We didn't. It was the only campground that had any space when we called days in advance. By the time we were there, every campground was completely full.
Posted by: wonko at August 12, 2004 10:27 AM
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