Stories from someone just fumbling through
After a tasty breakfast at the Fishing Bridge soda fountain, my friend had to leave and I felt like a sad little heap (sniffle, sniffle...the sniffles are never ending). It was so nice having him around. In the afternoon, I decided to go for a relaxing hike along the Storm Point trail. The hike was… Continue reading Yellowstone: July 7th, 2013
I played tour guide today. We hit Old Faithful and I actually got to see it go off this time. We also ventured into the Old Faithful Inn. Wow! You must visit the Inn. I can’t believe I’ve never been in there; it‘s open to the public. It’s by far the most beautiful place I’ve… Continue reading Yellowstone: July 6th, 2013
Ahh, the beautiful Dunraven catchment. This was supposed to be a two-day affair but Andrew and I blew it up (in a good way). I think the Iron Maiden car-ride/jam session helped lay the right foundation for the day. The walk in was about an hour through dense old-growth forest with areas of downed mature… Continue reading Yellowstone: July 3rd, 2013
Today we tackled the Rock Point catchment. We assumed it would be a piece of cake since most of the wetlands were just off the side of the road and didn’t seem to take previous crews a long time to survey. Some said it was a half day of work, some said it was a… Continue reading Yellowstone: July 1st, 2013
The morning was spent reviewing our data quality with Deb. Nez Perce was a disaster in more ways than one. The GRYN whippersnapper data was a mess, but luckily that wasn't our doing. Otherwise, we hadn‘t screwed up anything too bad. We said a final goodbye to zee Germans, exchanged contact info and I, of… Continue reading Yellowstone: June 27th, 2013
The second day of the Tanager Lake catchment was not quite from hell but it sure wasn’t a good time either. It was filled with several nightmare worthy wet meadows, which are my absolute least favorite wetland to survey. I have perfected a technique to deal with wet meadows as swiftly as possible so… Continue reading Yellowstone: June 25th, 2013
Thankfully, it was an easy hike in to Tanger Lake. It’s just outside of the south entrance to the Park and the trail begins just behind a horse corral at the South Entrance Park Ranger Station. There’s no way we would have found the trail had I not remembered surveying this site in 2006--it’s… Continue reading Yellowstone: June 24th, 2013
Elephant Back…again. Most of the day was spent retyping my journal into my laptop so I can eventually share it with the world…if I can ever get this elusive internet that I’ve been hearing so much about. Just as I was going to throw in the towel on the day and go back to bed,… Continue reading Yellowstone: June 23rd, 2013
West Yellowstone…again. Today was a bit of a flop. The idea was to head to West Yellowstone early so that I could hit the library and use the internet for several hours. But it didn’t work out that way. Since it was Saturday, the library closed at 2 pm…which I didn’t realize until I… Continue reading Yellowstone: June 22nd, 2013
I spent most of my birthday traveling to and from the little town of West Yellowstone, Montana. It’s a scenic two-hour drive, each way, from the dorm. West Yellowstone is the absolute epitome of a tourist town and I love it. It’s only several streets long and wide, each store sells Yellowstone paraphernalia (Deb calls… Continue reading Yellowstone: June 21st, 2013
The Unmaker 