Sunday, June 08, 2008

"We like companionship, but we can't stand to be around people for very long. So we go get ourselves lost, come back for awhile, then get out again."

-John Krakauer

Max, Terry and I had the same day off last week, so we decided to do something fun. Employees can go on any of the tours for free as long as there is room available. We showed up for the Firehole Basin Tour and there were exactly 3 seats left. Yay! By the end of the tour it was very, very, very cold, but we didn't mind. Well, maybe I minded a little bit when I couldn't really feel my hands anymore, but I guess that's what I get for leaving my gloves in my room. Lesson learned!





The tour bus-car thing had a roof that you could take off, which was really cool because then we could take pictures as we were moving. We eventually had to put the top on after awhile because it started to rain, but for the first hour we got to ride around with no roof.


We stopped at a rest area so people could use the restroom. Max and I took the opportunity to run down to a nearby clearing and it was sooooo pretty. I would've been happy staying there all day, but unfortunately we only had ten minutes to wander around. Oh well.




We spent the rest of the tour looking at various geysers and waterfalls. You know, the usual stuff you see when you're living on a volcano.




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