[Geysers] Re: Road patterns at Old Faithful

[Pat Snyder]

Late in July 1971 I made my first trip through the park; I was 19, and  
I recall parking my 1965 Corvair (my first car) near Grotto Geyser/ 
Morning Glory. My mother was with me and she didn't walk very well at  
the time, so I remember thinking I was glad we had a short walk to  
Morning Glory Spring. Grotto was erupting, I have a photo of it. I  
also remember driving by Castle Geyser on the way and commenting on  
its size.

By the way, my ancient photo of Morning Glory shows that it was still  
mostly blue then.

Pat Snyder


On Sep 25, 2009, at 2:26 PM, <phil.winkler at comcast.net> <phil.winkler at comcast.net 
 > wrote:

> I don't know where it says that the road was changed in 1969, but  
> that source is not correct. When I went to Yellowstone in June of  
> 1971, I could and did drive the old road, past Castle, Riverside,  
> Morning Glory, Artemisia, etc. When I went the next summer--twice,  
> once with my dad and once with my sister's family--the old road had  
> been closed. My memory on this is quite precise for many reasons. I  
> got out of the Army the previous November (1970), after coming back  
> from Vietnam, bought my first car, went back to graduate school, and  
> the June '71 trip was my first vacation trip alone. One day I parked  
> my car by Artemisia, sat in the car, read while I waited, and was  
> rewarded with an eruption. I think it was also on that trip that I  
> first met Scott Bryan. That trip was the culmination of much  
> planning and anticipation, when I spent 12 days in the Park, after  
> two previous visits had both been short, one of less than 48 hours.  
> After hearing about it over the years, my kids all refer to this as  
> "Your famous '71 trip," generally said in unison and with a  
> distinctive tone of voice. The old road was closed sometime between  
> June of 1971 and summer 1972.
>
> Phil Winkler
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