[Geysers] Snowcoach- pocket basin

[Mike Keller]

All,

In the winter season the old Fountain Flats Freight Road is used for
snowcoaches only going one way from Madison to Old Faithful.  It has been
used this way in winter for at least 17 years, probably more.  Most winters
the wind is so steady in Fountain Flats that most of the snow blows off the
road.  By having coaches use the freight road, it keeps what little snow
there is on the road longer.

MK

-----Original Message-----
From: geysers-bounces at wwc.edu [mailto:geysers-bounces at wwc.edu] On Behalf Of
V
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 10:53 PM
To: geyser observation reports
Subject: Re: [Geysers] Snowcoach- pocket basin

Sorry-  I should have said out near Pocket Basin 
(that's all I thought of while heading toward the 
old Iron Bridge.)

In many ways, I was shocked as we were heading 
that direction but did I want to be on the main 
section of the road with the snowmobiles?  No!  
It was only open for snowcoaches (I saw a sign)!!

Vicky


--- Udo Freund <gosastore at QNET.COM> wrote:
> The mention of driving snowcoaches by Pocket Basin is intriguing. 
> Would 
> lack of snow on the Fountain Flats road encourage NPS to open up the
> old 
> road (from Ojo Caliente to the Iron Bridge) on the other side of the 
> Firehole?  Neither road goes "along Pocket Basin", however.  Can
> someone 
> clarify, please?
> 
> Udo
> 
> V wrote:
> 
> >We took a snowcoach trip from Mammoth to Old 
> >Faithful (Moon was our guide) and it was great!  
> >She did great stops along the way!  We saw a 
> >few Eagles and the snowcoach took us along
> >Pocket Basin!!
> >  
> >
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