<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <STYLE></STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16890" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY class=hmmessage> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff> <P><SPAN class=402493013-25092009><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff>Lynn wrote:</FONT></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class=402493013-25092009></SPAN>This morning at Great Fountain, a couple asked that I pass along a thank you to all the volunteers who provide geyser information so visitors can benefit from our experience and our predictions.</P></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff><SPAN class=402493013-25092009>That's certainly nice to hear and thank you for passing that message along.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff><SPAN class=402493013-25092009>  </SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff><SPAN class=402493013-25092009></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff><SPAN class=402493013-25092009>I like to think we're also thanked by the oohs, ahhs and cheers of people we've directed somewhere who saw something that amazed them.  And if they didn't express themselves verbally they're usually at least smiling.  Is it weird that they're happy about water rocketing out of the ground in front of them?  Maybe.  Yellowstone's geysers are pretty unique in producing emotional responses like that.  People don't cheer for lakes, 2000 foot granite cliffs, 17-mile wide canyons, or giant trees at other Nat'l Parks.  Most of us have seen nearly everyone cheering and smiling during and after a 2 or more burst Grand.  That's the best thanks, IMO.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff><SPAN class=402493013-25092009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff><SPAN class=402493013-25092009>Lynn,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff><SPAN class=402493013-25092009>Your posts on this list are wonderful in providing us with experiences that we can visualize, almost to the point of being there.  Great job!  I can't express my appreciation enough other than by saying thank you for the superb body of work you've done.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff><SPAN class=402493013-25092009></SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff></FONT> </DIV> <P><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Script MT Bold" color=#007600 size=4>Udo Freund</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN class=402493013-25092009><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML>