[Geysers] Two 1974 Photos

[Tom and Genean]

Hi Pat,

Will you get a chance to write the article you proposed. We are laying out  
the April issue now and would like the article by the end of the week, if  
possible.

Thanks

Tom and Genean

On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 05:19:09 -0800, Pat Snyder <riozafiro at comcast.net>  
wrote:

> It's amazing what you find when you're going through old boxes prior
> to moving into a new abode.
>
> Apparently, in the '70s, I was a budding Geyser Gazer! (I made my
> first Yellowstone visit with the intention to gaze in spring 2001). A
> few weeks ago, while sorting things in the basement, I found a 1974
> photo album with pictures of Glacier, the Canadian Rockies and Grand
> Tetons, but most of the photos were of Yellowstone, and,
> specifically, geysers. And here I thought my recent trips were the
> first time I saw Pink Cone and Grand geysers...well, I lied. There
> they are, in full eruption, in my photo album (along with Great
> Fountain, Old Faithful and Sawmill); I just don't remember seeing
> them! Unfortunate...
>
> But the real surprise were the two photos I am attaching to this
> email. I recognized Ledge instantly, from Scott's book, and
> remembered him writing that 1974 was a very good Ledge year. Looking
> closely at the photo, I also see a tiny corner of Africa erupting
> behind Ledge, and down the boardwalk, it looks like another geyser is
> erupting as well.
>
> And one other geyser in the album needed help for identification--I
> happened to visit Tara Cross and Dave Monteith last weekend, and the
> look on Tara's face was precious as soon as she saw it, since Fan
> Geyser is in the background--it's Spiteful! (I guess I haven't spent
> enough time watching the rock pile to recognize the area in an old
> photo.) Imagine my surprise at having seen that rare performer in my
> youth!
>
> These photos were scanned on a Canon scanner, then helped along with
> Photoshop, the originals are a faded blue and they are on some kind
> of old textured matte paper. The negatives must be somewhere in my
> basement and I hope to find those someday since I think I could get a
> better print by scanning the negatives rather than the prints.
> Specifically, the photos were taken the second week in August, 1974,
> though I don't know what days that week.
>
> Anyway, another winter diversion. Enjoy!
> Thanks.
> Pat S.
>
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