Category Archives: Yellowstone
I’m in a thermal melting pot of people
September 1, 2007This place is a huge! I feel a bit overwhelmed and slightly disappointed that I will not be able to see the entire park, but damnit I have been trying.
Speaking of trying to see it all, the diversity of staff here is great and really a reminder of the size of the world. I have made great friends from Colombia, Tiawan, Russia, Finland and good ole’ Canada. I have spent lots of time with some people from Bogota. I have taken quite a liking to one girl in particular. She really wants me to visit after Yellowstone.
All of the different languages I hear here are fascinating. It really gives me an appreciation for my own language. Despite so many people being from so many different parts of the world everyone definitely has one thing in common. They love to drink! Being here is like being back in college. (except now I’m much more popular with the girls;)
Yesterday a bear killed an elk right near our cabins. They had block a large section of land behind the cabins. Also some crazy elk has been harassing staff as they walk to the diner. I think it was the dead elk’s mother.
So much to say, I’ll try and let the pictures tell it.
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Survivor Man in Yellowstone
July 15, 2007Day 1 in Yellowstone. I was super excited to get here. During the 3 days of driving all I could think about was charging into the wilderness climbing mountains forging streams and seeing tons of wildlife. I had been stuck in an apartment in the city for a year and I wanted nature now! All of it! I had been watching this survival show called Survivor Man and it had me seriously stoked. I didn’t just want to walk along the trails like all the rest of the tourist, I wanted to explore, discover and survive! I got there a couple days early, really no one at the park yet. So I decided that I would just park my car near any stream that crosses the road and just follow the stream into the woods for the day. That way I can see territory that has not been too paved over by tourist and I won’t get lost if I just stay with the stream. So I had a map and food and I was ready to spend the entire day following that stream. After about 30 minutes into my hike I noticed some thermal steam coming out of a hill not to far away. I veered off course and headed for it hoping to discover a thermal pool!I had to cross another creek and walk on some pretty sketchy ground to get there. Once I found it I was amazed! It was about the size of a small pool and a gorgeous deep blue color. I couldn’t believe I made such a great discovery. Because I was not on a trail I thought very few people had seen this before. Suddenly I hear “Get back on the trail dumb ass! You are not supposed to be down there.” I felt so stupid. A tourist was insulting Survivor Man from a nearby trail. That was a major buzz kill. I then got in like with the other tourist and hiked some trails.
Survivor Heine
Yellowstone and Walter Anderson
July 1, 2007As I travel to Yellowstone National Park to work for a few months one of my favorite artist comes to mind. I can relate to the amazing Mississippi artist Walter Anderson. He had a powerful desire for adventure and beauty and would seek it out with a vengeance traveling thousands of miles at a time on his bike or paddling to his favorite island to stay for months at a time. I gained a new respect for watercolors after seeing one of his exhibits in Jackson MS. I hope that with my camera I can capture the beauty of nature as passionately as he did when I am in Yellowstone. I think an artist really needs to live in nature to fully appreciate and portray it. Posted in Travel, Yellowstone |