[Geysers] Geyser Carol 2012

[JOChapple]

Thanks, Steve. Just had to stop what I was doing and sing your masterpiece!

Ever the editor: gotta make it "Jingle Bells" and "fumaroles" for my permanent copy.  .  ,

Happy Christmas to all!

Janet Chapple
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On Dec 24, 2012, at 10:08 AM, <sgryc at comcast.net> <sgryc at comcast.net> wrote:

> No, I didn't forget.  It's just that inspiration was delayed a bit this year.  Here's hoping for a better
> new year filled with joy from our strange and wonderful obsession.
>  
> Season's Greetings to All,
> Steve Gryc
>  
>  
> Colter’s Hell
> (to the tune of “Jingles Bells”)
>  
> At Gardiner we arrive
> In a beat-up Chevrolet,
> Through the park we drive
> Gazing all the way.
> We see a boiling spring
> Erupting to great height,
> What fun it is to ride and sing
> A gazing song tonight.
>  
> Oh, Colter’s Hell, sulphur smell,
> Brimstone all around.
> Oh what fun it is to see
> Mud boiling in the ground.
> Travertine, stinking steam,
> Sinter everywhere,
> Sputs and holes and fumeroles
> To make us stop and stare.
>  
> A day or two ago
> I thought I’d take a ride
> On out to Iron Creek
> Guidebook at my side.
> The day was cold and dank
> Misfortune seemed my lot,
> But right along the river bank
> The Cliff Geyser upshot.
>  
> Oh, Colter’s Hell, sulphur smell,
> Brimstone all around.
> Oh what fun it is to see
> Mud boiling in the ground.
> Travertine, stinking steam,
> Sinter everywhere,
> Sputs and holes and fumeroles
> To make us stop and stare.
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