| Yellowstone Lake at 136
square miles is the largest alpine lake in North America. The road
follows the 110 mile tree lined shoreline which was delightful to travel.
A small geyser basin known as West Thumb along the shore is where Fishing
Cone is located–the geyser the mountain men referred to when they spoke
of catching and cooking a fish still on the hook. At Lake Country
is Lake Yellowstone Hotel, which first opened in 1891 and is now on the
National Register of Historic Places. The gracious hotel is surrounded
by many small cabins, and everything is bright YELLOW, and I mean everything,
even the fire escapes. |
