Molly talked about Horace Albright
Hailey discussed Marguerite "Peg" Lindsley, the first female park ranger. Peg was often called "Paint Pot Peg" after she fell into a geyser while leading a three-day horse pack trip and fell into a geyser burning part of her leg
We stopped at the second pull out of the Mammoth Terraces where Tyler talked about filming in the park
On Swan Lake Flats, Kelsey talked about Electric Peak and electricity in the park
We weren't able to stop at Obsidian Cliff because of the construction but We pulled off at a nearby pullout so Emily could discuss the cultural significance of the site. There is some discussion that Yellowstone may have been viewed as a "neutral zone" because of its significance to so many tribes (26 that are formally linked at the moment)
Joe had us stop at Madison and talked about the campfire myth and Stephen Mather.
We stopped at Mattie Culver's grave since we were making good time. Colleen discussed the Marshall Hotel and Fountain Hotel.
Sam very bombastically talked about the 1915 World's Fair where the Union Pacific set up a miniature Yellowstone, complete with canyon, 80 foot waterfall, and to-scale OFI.
After lunch at OFI, we stopped at Kepler Cascades where Suzie talked about stagecoach robberies
The next stop was a pullout after Pott's Basin where Deb talked about the American Loon which is a species of "special concern" (not quite threatened or endangered)
Then Amanda discussed the South Entrance road and the road system in general. Craig Pass, Dunraven, and Golden Gate are all fears of engineering.
We got stopped on the way to Lake because of an accident and ended up back at the Old Faithful General Store for ice cram and a pee break. Then we did the last five minute sections that we were going to on he set side of the park. Vanessa talking about he Lake Lodge and Colleen talking about Fishing Bridge. One interesting note was that in the early automobile camp, there were shelters for
The automobiles while the people had to sleep in tents. In the 70s, a plan was developed to shut down Fishing Bridge completely but Cody revolted. There were bits and pieces hat have been shut down (or burned down in the '88 fires) but other concerns have taken the fire and it will probably remain open for a long while.
Katelyn and Joe talked about the Craighead brothers. They were pretty hard core before even getting to Yellowstone and starting a 10 (or 12) year study on the Bears of Yellowstone. The park was concerned that the Bears were getting too habituated. During their time, the Craigheads pioneered tranquilizing Bears, eventually tranquilizing over 600 Bears in the park. When the park decided to close the dumps, the Craigheads were concerned that they were moving too fast but the Park decided to just shut down all the dumps immediately.
Seth rounded out the evening with a talk about the flight of the Nez Perce. They are not native to the area but the trail is an important part of the park's history.
