[Geysers] Yellowstone Whispers

[Lucille Reilly]

Nope, can't tell you about YNP phenomena, but it sounds like these are
the same guys who publish "Weird New Jersey", about similar stuff in my
home state!

Lucille Reilly

On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 16:46:47 -0800 Pat Snyder <riozafiro at earthlink.net>
writes:
> Recently I bought a book called "Weird U.S.A." by Mark Moran and Mark 
> 
> Scheurman. It lists strange things seen and heard throughout the 
> country, much of it stuff like hauntings, odd museums, strange 
> collections and the like. However, one item is about Yellowstone, 
> and is called the "Yellowstone Whispers".
> 
> They are described as a "...strange natural phenomenon that takes 
> place 
> in the high country above Yellowstone Lake." It's a whistling sound 
> 
> that can last up to 30 seconds--usually between the hours of dawn 
> and 
> 10 a.m. The book claims early trappers and Native Americans also 
> knew 
> about it (no record of how this was documented listed).
> 
> Has anyone heard of this legend/story before? Has anyone heard the 
> whispers? Could it be something thermal causing this sound? Seems 
> likely to me that it could be a fumarole or the like. Anyway, just 
> curious.
> Thanks!
> Pat Snyder
> 
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