A misty morning along Obsidian Creek.
Showing posts with label Yellowstone National Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yellowstone National Park. Show all posts
Monday, February 5, 2018
Misty Morning Along Obsidian Creek | Yellowstone National Park
A misty morning along Obsidian Creek.
Sunday, February 4, 2018
Sunday, September 3, 2017
Spurgin’s Beaver Slide
From Yellowstone National Park:
In their pursuit of the Nez Perce, several of the army wagons had no choice but to descend one particularly steep bit of ground that became known as Spurgin’s Beaver Slide after Captain William F. Spurgin who headed the effort. Fortunately they had a 100 foot rope in one of the wagons. They wound the rope around a tree at the top of the slope and tied the other end to a wagon. With several men holding the end of the rope, they carefully lowered the wagons one at a time. Once 100 feet were gained they secured the wagon to a tree with a shorter rope while they moved the longer rope down slope for the second 100 feet. In this manner, the army wagons “slid” down the steep slope. George Cowan, mentioned in an earlier post in this series, rode in one of those wagons.
The rope burns created on the trees were visible for years. Several of these stumps, such as the one pictured here, are preserved in Yellowstone's Heritage and Research Center. #NezPerce140
#NationalPark #YellowstoneNationalPark #Wyoming #WY
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In their pursuit of the Nez Perce, several of the army wagons had no choice but to descend one particularly steep bit of ground that became known as Spurgin’s Beaver Slide after Captain William F. Spurgin who headed the effort. Fortunately they had a 100 foot rope in one of the wagons. They wound the rope around a tree at the top of the slope and tied the other end to a wagon. With several men holding the end of the rope, they carefully lowered the wagons one at a time. Once 100 feet were gained they secured the wagon to a tree with a shorter rope while they moved the longer rope down slope for the second 100 feet. In this manner, the army wagons “slid” down the steep slope. George Cowan, mentioned in an earlier post in this series, rode in one of those wagons.
The rope burns created on the trees were visible for years. Several of these stumps, such as the one pictured here, are preserved in Yellowstone's Heritage and Research Center. #NezPerce140
#NationalPark #YellowstoneNationalPark #Wyoming #WY
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Monday, August 21, 2017
Mammoth Hot Springs
From Yellowstone National Park:
A clear (though somewhat smoky) dawn over Mammoth Hot Springs marks the arrival of#Eclipse2017. Today we'll see a rare alignment of celestial bodies as a total solar eclipse traverses North America. We hope everyone has a safe and inspiring time witnessing this event.
As we're able, we'll share what we know about current conditions in the park today by commenting on this post. If you're in Yellowstone, please share your experiences in the comments as well!
#Scenic #Landscape #YellowstoneNationalPark #NationalPark
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A clear (though somewhat smoky) dawn over Mammoth Hot Springs marks the arrival of#Eclipse2017. Today we'll see a rare alignment of celestial bodies as a total solar eclipse traverses North America. We hope everyone has a safe and inspiring time witnessing this event.
As we're able, we'll share what we know about current conditions in the park today by commenting on this post. If you're in Yellowstone, please share your experiences in the comments as well!
#Scenic #Landscape #YellowstoneNationalPark #NationalPark
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Sunday, August 13, 2017
Beauty All Around Old Faithful
From Yellowstone National Park:
Colorful hot springs reflect a colorful sky on a sunset stroll around the boardwalks near Old Faithful.
#SunrisesAndSunsets #NationalPark #YellowstoneNationalPark
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Colorful hot springs reflect a colorful sky on a sunset stroll around the boardwalks near Old Faithful.
#SunrisesAndSunsets #NationalPark #YellowstoneNationalPark
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