[Geysers] Obama visit to YNP

[Kendall Madsen]

Everything was pretty well shut off for several hours while President
Obama visited. The president landed in a helicopter and was escorted by
vehicle to the Inn parking lot. He walked from the trailhead at the Inn
parking lot (picture of him waving below as he started his walk) on the
trail past Blue Star Spring and over to the northeast side of Old
Faithful.  The President waited by the trailhead to Geyser Hill, watched
an Old Faithful eruption (picture below), and then returned back to the
Inn parking lot. There were a lot of secret service and law enforcement
everywhere. 
Kendall
 
 
 
 

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From: geysers-bounces at lists.wallawalla.edu
[mailto:geysers-bounces at lists.wallawalla.edu] On Behalf Of Pat Snyder
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 6:14 PM
To: Geyser Observation Reports
Subject: Re: [Geysers] Obama visit to YNP


Old Faithful Webcams are offline from 0900 to about 1500 on Sat., Aug,.
15, due to the Presidential visit. FYI. 
Pat Snyder



On Aug 14, 2009, at 11:26 AM, Freund, Udo wrote:


	Should be quite a sight to see a 747 arriving & leaving from
Gallatin Field (Bozeman) and maybe even West Yellowstone.  Runway
lengths are only 9002 & 8400 feet respectively.  Very doable for that
aircraft with a light load even at those high elevations.  I doubt the
Pres. party would switch to a G5 for this trip, but that is an option.
Regardless of the aircraft used, it's always Air Force One when the
Pres. is onboard a fixed wing and Marine One when it's a helicopter,
which is I guess another option for the trip from BZN to WYS.

	Will the webcam follow the entourage around the Upper Basin
Saturday??? 

	Here's the official announcement: 
	The Federal Aviation Administration has announced temporary
flight restrictions in and around Bozeman during President Barack
Obama's visit.

	The president is scheduled to arrive at Gallatin Field Airport
at 12:30 p.m. Friday. The flight restrictions start at noon and continue
through Saturday afternoon.

	A similar restriction is in effect for the West Yellowstone area
on Saturday, again, due to Obama's visit. 

	Thanks, 
	Udo Freund 

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