Aside from the natural wonders at Old Faithful, the inn that bears
its name is worth a visit. This National Historic Landmark was built
in the winter of 1903-04 of local logs and stone and was restored sometime
in the last ten years. Think of the biggest log cabin you can conceive,
and you still don’t have an idea of this masterpiece. I love the
polished lodgepole pines that crisscross everywhere making the whole thing
stay together. The lobby is spectacular with its 65 foot ceiling,
and around every corner is another touch to delight you. The first
day we visited there, we parked in the lot and had to circumvent what appeared
to be the main entrance and enter through a hall where the rooms are.
Yellow “caution” tape was strung everywhere. When we finally reached
the lobby, there were loads of people looking out one of the windows and
taking photos of something outside. We followed the crowd and discovered
a bison, a very large bison, snoozing in one of the window wells. |