<HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 11.00.9600.17037"></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000" dir=ltr bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 rightMargin=7 topMargin=7> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calisto MT'; COLOR: #000080"> <DIV><FONT size=4>Thank you, Scott!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Meg</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none; DISPLAY: inline"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt tahoma"> <DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=4 face="Calisto MT"></FONT> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none; DISPLAY: inline"><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial> <DIV>No doubt the dates cited by Lee, MA, Rocco, and etc. are correct in regards to park-wide projects, but it is clear that wooden walkways existed well before the 1940s. These may have been short and restricted to the surrounds of individual features, but for a few examples look at Haynes photos 22637 (Dragon's Mouth), 11125 and 23463 (Mud Volcano), 16049 (Morning Glory -- I think that's a walkway on the far side of the pool), and perhaps even better a photo from the USGS digital photo file labeled "Black Growler 1924" that clearly shows a wooden walkway and bridge complete with wooden railing. Lastly, while I can't seem to locate it at the moment, someplace there's a picture of Porcelain Basin that shows a wooden plank-like walkway that extends well out into the basin; I somehow recall the date of 1922 for that one.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Scott Bryan</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>