re: #612 albusteve

right there was where they made their last stand against the fires…they were gonna save the Lodge one way or another…great story

Yeah, heard it firsthand from some of the people there. They get the same volunteers coming back year after year, and lots of them were there, sweeping cinders off the roof.

Despite the crowds and the hype, I love Yellowstone. And it is so effing BIG - it doesn’t take much at all to get well away from all the traffic and tourists. Hardly anyone hits the trails; a ten-minute walk and you are pretty much alone.

Custer State Park is another favorite. Great place to see wildlife, and an easy drive to Wind Cave, Jewel Cave, Mt. Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Monument, and the Badlands if you’ve got a little more time. We passed up Rushmore on a couple of previous trips, stopped this last time because the kids were with us, and enjoyed the hell out of it. I only wish they would open up the valley behind the main monument, where the unfinished repository is.

Damn it. Now I want to travel.