<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2873" name=GENERATOR><o:SmartTagType name="State" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="country-region" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="PlaceType" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="PlaceName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US id=role_body bottomMargin=7 vLink=purple link=blue bgColor=#e1e0d2 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <DIV>get sponsors....... </DIV> <DIV>and let them pay for the restorations</DIV> <DIV>the plastic boardwalks</DIV> <DIV>the roads...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>*sheri*</DIV> <DIV>who is for sure just jokin'</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #800000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> <<<<Some of us discussed the eight flagpoles atop the <st1:place w:st="on">Inn</st1:place>, and wondered what flags might fly there. In looking through a book today, I find that the Inn originally boasted eight flagpoles, one of which at times held a flag that read "<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Upper</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Geyser</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Basin</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>" and another whose flag said "Yellowstone Park Association" (that being the hotel company at that time). Let's see: <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> plus three states plus these two equals six. Needs two more. Hmmm. Guesses?<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV>  <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Scott Bryan>>>><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The GOSA logo.  People will look up and say, “Why is “The Man from UNCLE” insignia up there?”<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The UN flag – it’s a world heritage site and would absoluetely freak out a small but interesting percentage of the populace.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The Union Jack and the Spanish national flag (at least the one before around 1810 or so). his part of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Wyoming</st1:State></st1:place> was claimed by both at one time or another.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Sell it as advertising!  The NPS is always searching for new and innovative methods of funding.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Have the two empty ones opposite each other, sling a long bungee cord between them – a dandy thrill ride “Wings Over the Upper Basin.”<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Have them as craftily camouflaged <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cell</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Towers</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for basin-wide WiFi.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Keep them empty and have people wonder why they’re empty.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Paul S.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p></DIV></DIV> <HR> _______________________________________________ Geysers mailing list Geysers@wwc.edu https://mailman.wwc.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>