re: #304 SixDegrees

My only regret is that the next major eruption will almost certainly destroy the Old Faithful Inn, the world’s largest log structure and a jaw-dropping architectural masterwork of the first order that was recently completely renovated just after it’s 100th anniversary. The renovation, which ran into several tens of millions of dollars, was paid for completely through private donations, despite it’s location on National Park land.

Pictures don’t do this place justice. It has to be seen in person. You’ll encounter a knot of people just inside the main entrance, stopped dead in their tracks as the view to the enormous lobby opens before them. Annoying if you’re staying there, but completely understandable.

//i think i’ll regret not seeing the sun for 4 years just a little more than the log cabin…but losing the cabin will be sad too…