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| Earthquake Lake, the landslide that created it, and the trees it drowned. |
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| It's beautiful. We must be inside Yelowstone. |
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| An elk poses for tourists. |
Madison Campground, Yellowstone, WY
Rain woke me up this morning. Just a sprinkle. I rode my butt off 55 miles before lunch to catch up with Bret and Jack just outside West Yellowstone. Stopped at Earthquake Center, though. Very interesting. Killed 28 people.
God, I was tired. We rode six miles into the park for lunch after running errands. Stopped at Madison Campground and found a biker willing to share his site. Bret and I wandered with unloaded bikes through the Firehole River Canyon and Lower Geyser Basin.
I still remember the revelation of venturing forth on the luxury of “light bikes” to see the awe-inspiring spectacles of Yellowstone. We used an entire roll of film each and returned to camp by dinner.
I had a little camp stove that burned Coleman fuel. I
couldn’t carry a gallon of fuel around with me, so one of my great worries was
how to refuel. In this large campground, I went begging camp to camp and
quickly found people who appreciated my story and gave me a refill. Of course,
they wouldn’t take my money and I was sograteful! Now that the roles are reversed, I know I would be completely charmed
and delighted if a cyclist approached me for a bit of Coleman fuel.
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| Madison River canyon |
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| An erupting geyser. |
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| An erupting geyser. |
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| Fountain paint pots (bubbling hot sulphur mud). |
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| Fountain paint pots (bubbling hot sulphur mud). |
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| Great Fountain Geyser not quite living up to its name. |
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| I contemplate Firehole Canyon. |
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| I make a chipmunk friend. |
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| Even Yellowstone ponds are spectacular |
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| Firehole Canyon. |
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| Large animals hanging about. We must be inside Yellowstone. |
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| Firehole Canyon. |
