Cross Country Tour – Day 37

4 October 2016

I really do like the Chico Lodge.  It’s old, out of the way, and a little tacky but they run it like a class joint.  It’s comfortable, the Chico Saloon is friendly with good food, and the staff go out of their way to make sure you are enjoying yourself.  I reluctantly bid adieu around 8 am this morning and headed to West Yellowstone.

Normally, the route would be through Mammoth, but that road is already closed for the winter so I had to backtrack to Bozeman and come in from the southwest instead of the north entrance.  It added only 20 minutes to an already short travel time of a little over two hours.

I drove into West Yellowstone around 10 am, asked about the check in time at the Stage Coach Inn (3 pm) and headed to Yellowstone.

The inn attracted me via a web page and I thought it looked quite a bit like the Wort in Jackson Hole.  It seems the person who built the Wort built the Stage Coach Inn to be like it.  The Wort is much classier and far more high end – one of the top boutique hotels in America, but this one is much cheaper to stay.

I toured Firehole Lake road with its geysers, made my pilgrimage to Grand Prismatic Springs among 10,000 Chinese tourists, all taking selfies, and made my way to Old Faithful and lucked out in that it was due to erupt just as I got there.  I got a good video shot of the eruption that I posted on Facebook.

Great Fountain Geyser along Firehole Lake Road.
Great Fountain Geyser along Firehole Lake Road.
White Dome Geyser along Firehole Lake Road.
White Dome Geyser along Firehole Lake Road.

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Old Faithful Inn.
Old Faithful Inn.
The famed crow's nest at the top of the Inn at a height of 76 feet.  I got to touch the ceiling up there in 2013.  The crow's nest was where the orchestra was located during dances in the lobby.
The famed crow’s nest at the top of the Inn at a height of 76 feet. I got to touch the ceiling up there in 2013. The crow’s nest was where the orchestra was located during dances in the lobby.
My favorite watering hole.
My favorite watering hole.

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It was about that time it started snowing.  It is predicted an accumulation of 6-8 inches tonight.  I’ll find out whether I have to rent snow shoes tomorrow when I head back to the park.

I made one more short stop at Emerald Geyser, just right out of Old Faithful Geyser Basin in a snowstorm and decided it was time to head back to West Yellowstone for the night.

I would like to take several short day hikes tomorrow, particularly the overlook of Old Faithful.  I did that hike several summers ago and it nearly killed me.  I want to see if I really am in better shape this time.  It depends on the snow.  

Author: searcyf@mac.com

After 34 years in the classroom and lab teaching biology, I'm ready to get back to traveling and camping and hiking. It's been too long of a break. I miss the outdoors and you can follow my wanderings on this blog.

One thought on “Cross Country Tour – Day 37”

  1. Good morning Fred– Sounds like you are having a great time!! Looks like you will miss Matthew!!
    Hope we do— will keep you posted.
    Love–Joel

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