Alaska Journey Day 110 / by Dave Hileman

Earth on Fire Day

It was cold this morning. It snowed this morning. Two days ago it was 87, not today. Rain, wind, sleet, snow, and sulphur. Lots of sulphur. We spent the day in the various thermal basins. We saw Old Faithful - twice, lots of pots, mud and paint, small geysers, bubbling ponds, steaming lakes and hundreds of vents with vapors rising across the landscape. This is a big park and it was a 50 mile ride to the majority of the features and lots of steps on the various boardwalks. I clocked 6.5 miles and breathed a lot of fumes. Still the colors, the sounds, the heat, the vistas - there one second and gone the next, are just a neat experience. 

Cadillac’s Most Correct Viewpoint

I took the day off, don’t tell anyone! Simply sat in the historic old lodge and sipped lattes today. Several flavors including huckleberry. Pretty decent. Aw, a well-deserved relaxing day. I could have used a massage but showed great restraint, one of my more admirable qualities. 

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