I hope MA might elucidate on, or confirm, what she wrote (below) -- that those trees, which were not in front of the Inn when it was built nor, apparently, as late as the 1950s, were planted by the Bureau of Public Roads where nature had grown none? If so......? And with that, I personally drop this topic. Scott Bryan In a message dated 3/4/2009 6:13:37 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, mabdepot at msn.com writes: As a student of YNP roads, I must say that the Bureau of Public roads was very proud of those trees! Next time you enjoy the shade at Riverside Geyser be sure to appreciate their "improvements" at that developed area. **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219957551x1201325337/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: </geyser-list/attachments/20090306/734335da/attachment.html>