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After spending Christmas in Yellowstone Patrick and I once again went to New York to visit his family for the New Year.  But getting there was an adventure in itself.  I mentioned in a previous post that I have suffered from a flying phobia.  I am not talking about being merely uncomfortable and nervous on airplanes but a full-blown, panic attack phobia.  Over 10 years ago I spent an intense

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Robyn, Courtney and Benjamin wearing our Christmas hats in Lamar Valley.  I am just coming down from two manic weeks of holiday celebrations.  Two of my three children came to Yellowstone for some festive Yellowstone Christmas cheer.  We had been planning their visit for a couple of months.  I had made reservations to snowmobile from Mammoth to Old Faithful on Christmas Day but with a lack of

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After numerous people asking if I've fallen off the face of Yellowstone I thought I better update my blog.  Yellowstone has become what I would consider a 'life reality'.  I live here, work here and socialize here.  My reality is Yellowstone.  I still do laundry, shop for groceries, scrape the  frost off my windshield of my vehicle, etc.  However, I do those things in Yellowstone, which somehow

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Coyote by Canyon First things first:  Hello to Earl and Mary!!  I hope you had a great dinner at the Proud Cut in Cody with Patrick!  And yes, you horse people probably know the meaning of 'proud cut' and yes, there is a restaurant actually named that (and it has delicious food so don't let the name put you off). The past few days have been a continuance of the blowing and snowing.  Friday it

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 Having just emerged from a winter storm warning and about 8 inches of snow I am certainly glad that I purchased a pair of gators this spring.  Getting a boot full of snow and having soggy socks in indeed uncomfortable. Having a fresh coating of snow is beautiful and the steamy terraces are a wonder to the eye.  Though we had to deal with a great deal of wind these past couple of days I still

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Herd of elk by Canyon The elk have been making themselves known throughout the Park.  They have been surrounding the store and have even found their way into the fenced in area right outside my apartment door where they have left me 'presents'.  We have to choose our doors in and out of the store carefully when opening or closing as the elk have been found separating us from our vehicles.  The

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 Please excuse any typos or gibberish.  At this point in the game I am basically just dragging my fingertips across the keyboard with hopes that something coherent comes out of my attempt.  This season is drawing to a close and with 10 hour work days my energy levels are depleting.  We have had excellent weather until last week.  The change in the seasons came with winter weather advisories, snow

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The elk in Mammoth continue to congregate, bugle, bawl, wander the streets and lounge in the grass across from the post office.  Visitors line the sidewalks, the patio in front of the hotel and post office and snap pictures of the bulls and cows.  Thursday night I came back from a trip from the Food Farm to find two cows and a bull outside the east side of the store.  Unable to leave from the

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All my pictures from my latest adventure are on my phone.  And even though I have all the 'technology thingys' to get them from my phone to my computer I just can't seem to master that art.  Thus, the pictures remain on my phone and you must use your minds-eye to imagine me astride a beautiful white steed striding me off into the sunset amongst the beautiful backdrop of the Gallatin Mountains. 

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 With Saturday coming around I decided to head off on my newest adventure:  heading to Cody via the Chief Joseph Highway.  It had been years since I had taken this road and so it was like a fresh and new moment for me.  Of course to get there I had to head through Lamar Valley, it was only my 5th time this summer that I had ventured through Lamar.  I had spent so much time there these past few

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There has been a thick layer of smoke over areas of the Park lately.  There are a few fires burning and the Lake area has been hazy and stinky at times.  I can see the smoke plumes of the fire on the east side of the lake from the porch of the apartment.  Sometimes the wind blows just right and Mammoth becomes smokey and the smell sticks to our hair and clothes.  This morning is one of those

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Robyn and Andrea harnessed up and ready to zipline Andrea on the zipline On Saturday Andrea and I decided to cross off another item on our summer to-do list so we headed to Big Sky, Montana.  Destination:  Basecamp for some ziplining.  We harnessed up, put our brain buckets on then we started the hike up the mountain.  First I should mention that I tend to be on the clumsy side and I have

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Here I sit wondering just where the time went.  It is September 1, the summer is just about over and so much is left to be done.  Granted, I have done some fun things this summer but I feel like I have neglected so much on my list of "Things To Do During The Summer of 2011".  But there really is plenty of items to cross off my list, such as:  camping, fishing, having a picnic, seeing Old Faithful

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On Thursday it was everyone's favorite day in Yellowstone:  Christmas in August.  We close the store one hour early, clear the floor of the store and set up tables for a Christmas meal.  The surroundings were festive with tinsel and Christmas decorations.  Our meal consisted of turkey, ham, lasagna, beans, rolls, mashed potatoes, stuffing, etc.  I have moved up from my dressing like a banana

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For the second time in August I took a trip over the Beartooths.  The reason:  Pig Races by Red Lodge, Montana!!  Andrea and I set off from Mammoth on a Saturday morning a couple of weeks ago and headed for The Top of the World.  Yes, there really is a place on the Pass called Top of the World which consists of some cabins and a store.  We stopped at the store and picked up a couple of

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Last week I spent the majority of my time sitting in bison jams in Hayden Valley.  With the bison rut in full swing there was plenty of snorts, ground pawing and rolling in the dirt to entertain me while I sat and waited.  My commute from Mammoth to Lake was extended by nearly an hour due to these lookers of love but I have always enjoyed the rut so I tolerated the extra time. Last Thursday my

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Shoey moving the elk out of the storage area  A couple of weeks ago Jerry had an incredible find in our warehouse.  The first time I layed eyes on them it was quite startling but then our excitement grew.  We had stumbled across, with only the aid of flashlights, a life-sized elk stuffed animal much like the moose at the Canyon store.  And along with the elk we also found a grizzly bear and a

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Bridge Bay Marina This past weekend I got to have one of those 'first time' experiences.  I got to be on a boat on Yellowstone Lake.  Earlier in the week we launched the boat.  While Patrick ran the boat motor I was assigned the job of backing up - Patrick had to place it perfectly straight because I am absolutely unable to backup a trailer without it zig zagging all over the place with the end

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Grizzly Overlook on any given evening The Yellowstone River from Fishing Bridge

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A typical sight in Mammoth Hot Springs  On Tuesday evening Jeremy and Tina hosted an evening of food and fun for Kim, who's final day at the store was Friday.  Jeremy and Tina smoked and cooked a brisket and the rest chipped in with other delicious items.  Everyone from the Mammoth General Store who could make it came and socialized.  What a great group of people! Kim, LouAnn and Brenda  I

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I am currently sitting in my apartment in Mammoth contemplating my next posting all the while considering how cruel the world is with my eating 1/4 lb. of lasagna and gaining 3 lbs. of body weight.  But this was 'Minnesota Lasagna'.  Patrick likes to differentiate the difference between my lasagna and his real-deal Italian Lasagna.  I would like to think that the Scandinavian/Minnesotan delicacy

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How do you know when life is good?  Well, one way to tell is when a boat is named after you.  Patrick's career in the park service has included many dimensions, one includes using a Park Ranger boat on Yellowstone Lake.  When one of the boats he had used in the past was retired from the park service and put up for auction he lept at the chance to own it.  Patrick is now the proud owner of the

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My weekend included a picnic in the Bighorn Mountains.  It is an incredibly beautiful and scenic drive.  By Medicine Mountain is the archaeological site of Medicine Wheel.  Since it was a three mile hike on foot we had to pass that up this time but it is on our list of things to do in the future.  I would love to try hiking and camping in this area. We stopped at Burgess Jct. and then proceeded

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As you may have heard there was a fatal grizzly attack near Canyon Village yesterday.  This hits the Yellowstone community very hard.  The loss of life is not taken lightly.  This is an extremly rare case that involved hikers on the Wapiti Trail near Canyon Village Wednesday morning, July 6.  Please see the NPS site for further and up-to-date information on this incident. I first heard of this

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6 Foot Sub to celebrate the 4th at the Mammoth General Store Independence Day in Yellowstone was nothing less than spectacular.  Though I had to work I enjoyed the day.  The Mammoth General Store spent their lunch hour feasting on a 6 foot sub and part of their work day helping guests who were spending the 4th of July in Yellowstone.  Though visitation is down from the previous couple of years

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 On Tuesday evening we laced on our hiking boots, grabbed the bear spray and headed out for a hike on Storm Point Trail.  With a beautiful and clear-skied evening it was a perfect evening to take a short hike (about 2 miles).   After winding through an open meadow the trail comes through a wooded area and finally out onto a rocky outcrop overlooking Yellowstone Lake.  Just when I started thinking

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North Fork of the Shoshone River  The North Fork of the Shoshone Sylvan Lake    June 26, 2011 Sylvan Lake   July 15, 2009 I am still seeing bears, and lots of them.  They seem to make an appearance everywhere I go.  And thinking about it I have seen more grizzly bears than I have seen elk calves.  Of course there are elk calves in the Park I just haven't been in the areas that they

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Our next stop was the Cody Pow Wow.  It was an incredible display of sound and color.  I saw some of the most beautiful displays of Native American cultures. I got to be in the front row as the dancers made their way toward the area that they would be dancing.  The rhythmic beat of the drums and awesome colors, feathers and bead work was mesmerizing. We spent some of our time watching the

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I seem to be doing a lot of road time lately.  The previous week I made a trip to Fishing Bridge for a grocery meeting and this past week it was a liquor meeting at Grant (yup, a meeting about liquor!  What a job!).  My trip to Grant included picking someone up at Tower so I took off from Mammoth at 7:30 am and headed east....straight into a bison jam on the Blacktail.  Then it was another jam of

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Yellowstone Lake Since I spend the entire week traveling the roads of Yellowstone my weekends are now reserved for Wapiti.  My usual Friday evening is spent traveling there but this week I wasn't able to leave until Saturday morning.  The day looked promising in Mammoth with blue skies and sun.  After coming past Golden Gate and onto Swan Lake Flat I could see that my travels would lead me into

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My life seeing bears continues.  I have to remind myself that there are very few jobs in the world where someone can be at work and spend the day peaking through the front window at a grizzly and black bears.  Thursday was an incredible bear day in Mammoth.  A grizzly took down an elk calf in Mammoth and drug the carcass up Capital Hill and then spent hours feasting on it.  The entire YGS staff

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I guess it started a year ago.  It was when then that I noticed that people that I knew started waving at me when I traveled through the Park.  Or that I started running into people as I shopped in the neighboring towns.  The villages in Yellowstone are like small communities of people and you are eventually bound to come across them as they live their regular lives.  I remember the first time

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Wolf by Canyon  I travel through the Park on a regular basis.  I drive from Mammoth to Lake, when I am able, in the evenings.  Yesterday evening I managed to drive through four bear jams.  I have now seen a grizzly just south of Roaring Mountain twice this past week.  I've had a clear view of it both times but I never managed to get a photo as I had to maneuver between cars and pedestrians. 

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Sometimes I imagine how people react or think when they are reading what I write here.  This would be a good time to mention that the following post is best read with the Rocky theme "Eye of the Tiger" playing softly through your head.  I have just come from possibly the most challenging time of the past two years that I have spent in Yellowstone.  I have had to rely on things that I have learned

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If you were to look up the word talented in the dictionary a picture of Aaron would accompany the definition.  Aaron calls numerous states 'home' but is originally from Ohio.  He has spent the last 10 years as a classically trained regional stage actor and his performance list includes A Christmas Carol (played Scrooge twice and the Ghost of Christmas Future once) and  A Mid Summer Nights Dream

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Move #7 has commenced.  It is not a 'moving day' but a 'moving process'.  A moving process that actually started last week.  I have been moving boxes up and down the stairs from the Adventure Store to my apartment in Mammoth.....the apartment I just moved from 1 1/2 months ago.  This will be my final move, of which I am glad, but along with the move comes the realization that I will be further

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There are times in Yellowstone when you can find yourself coming much too close to Yellowstone's wildlife.  Take last Thursday evening for instance.  I was laying on my bed totally captivated by the movie Shrek 4 when I decided to get up, cross the floor, and then come back to the comfort of my bed only to find that I had a bed companion.  This spider was relaxing it's weary eight legs on my

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Jerry     I introduce Jerry who comes to us from Clearwater, Florida.  An avid fisherman who once spent everyday for 5 months fishing in Alaska,  is a perfect go-to person when it comes to fishing questions and advice.  Though he has been to over 20 national parks this is his first time being employed in one.  He spent over 25 years being in real estate and has a degree in business management.

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Judy It was a week ago that I got the news.  My great friend, Judy, will be leaving Yellowstone.  She has decided to move to Colorado and spend more time with her family.  I have to say I am extremely happy that she and her family will be spending time together but the selfish side of me screams "Don't go!"  But I understand and support her and I wish her great times with those she cares about

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April 30, 2010 April 22, 2011 August 2009

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Driving from Livingston to the Park's north entrance can be a driving obstacle course.  There are large herds of deer, elk, bison and bighorn sheep next to and on the roadway.  The area by Dome Mountain is especially treacherous as huge herds of elk congregate in that area in the evening.  I found these two bighorn sheep on the road in Yankee Jim Canyon along with several others who would bound

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This is becoming a reoccurring theme:  it snowed last night.  It fell fast and hard.  The fast part was mostly due to the strong winds which created havoc in Hayden Valley.  Numerous employees in the Park need to cross through Hayden Valley to reach destinations such as Fishing Bridge, Lake and Grant but yesterday proved once again that Hayden Valley can be a no-man's land where everything goes

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Yesterday was a beautiful day, mostly sunny but there was still a nip to the air.  No snow fell except for the snow blowing off of the trees when the wind whipped through.  The day was filled with the hustle and bustle of moving boxes and stocking shelves.  With the sun shining there was a little extra bounce in our steps and the occasional happy humming.  The glossing over of our eyes was

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Snowplow plowing Canyon Village on the morning of April 26 Having survived the bitter Saturday morning and the gorgeous Sunday day we were greeted with yet more snow Monday which continued into today.  Yesterday I drove my evening drive to Mammoth in snow and slush and with limited visibility across Swan Lake Flat.  Coming down into Mammoth I found a near snowless landscape though it had snowed

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I took this picture yesterday and it will give you an idea of how much snow we still have at Canyon Village.  Ranger Pat and Ranger Dave stopped in the store yesterday to introduce themselves.  We had a discussion about the ravens and how much I would like a sign reminding visitors that they are not to be fed.  2 hours later this sign appeared.  Thanks! Lower Falls  This morning was a

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Canyon Village:  Snow and so much more!  After 330 posts you may think that I would run out of things to say.  Living and working in Yellowstone is an ongoing and evolving process.  No two days are alike and though I may have seen so many of the sights during these past two years I tend to look at them anew with each passing.  I still notice things that I had never seen before even though my

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Yet, another post without pictures.  I tried to upload one picture and with the snail pace that it was uploading I hit the X in the corner and decided to update you without the snowy picture of the Canyon Village sign. Setting up a store to open for the summer season can be everything from fun to stressful.  This week has been a combination of both.  Us at the Adventure Store have had to deal

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I had some nice pictures to share but unfortunately they will not upload.  I don't seem to get as frustrated with that as much anymore.  I just shrug it off as one-of-those-things.  Yellowstone is not necessarily technologically conducive to doing those tasks that rely on connections, uploading, downloading and receiving.  I headed to Canyon Friday afternoon with only half of the new employees.

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Bison in Mammoth  With snow falling hard and thick this morning I called the Admin Travel number to find out the status of the roads and administrative travel.  Just before 7:00 it was all clear to travel to Canyon so I got dressed and carefully loaded my car with my possessions to drop off at the Adventure Store while I was there working.  By the time it came time for me to leave Mammoth I

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Chet and Dan from KBZK The possible government shutdown has been a regular topic in the Park lately.  There has been lots of worries, rumors, and confusion on what will exactly happen.  With time ticking away we seem to be heading closer to the Park being shutdown.  The television crews from neighboring towns were in the Park yesterday filming and interviewing people on how a government

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Technological gremlins raise their heads once again.  I am unable to upload any pictures so my narrative must suffice for now.  Last year we were doing Snow Dances trying to conjure up snowflakes but this year we are trying to stop those flakes.  It keeps snowing and blowing and the clouds keep hiding the sun.  Looking back I can't think of a day when there was a full day of complete sunshine

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The calendar may say spring but the only sight of spring that I see is the growing brown spots on the hills surrounding Mammoth.  I guess we are moving in that direction but the clouds still spill snowflakes down upon us and the wind still blows.  The sun is still lacking but I have noticed that the days are reaching into those more comfortable 40's temps.  I have been waking up to snow on the

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 Some families come to Yellowstone to view the geysers, the canyon, the mountains and some come to view the amazing wildlife here.  They leave with lots of memories and photo albums filled with family pictures and videos of some great wildlife action.  They will either remember their Yellowstone vacation as something like a scene out of Family Vacation or a PBS special.  However, lately I

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The Mammoth Yellowstone General Store gals and I made our annual trek to Chico Hot Springs for our dinner on Monday evening.  Using our winter tip money we splurge on a wonderful dinner that includes appetizers  of baked brie, shrimp cocktails and escargot.  Entrees included prime rib, shrimp scampi and delectable steaks garnished with Gorgonzola.  It was an evening of high dining that was

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The plows rumbled out Monday morning between 7:30 and 8:00 am.  So far they have made it to Norris.  A steady stream of snow coaches have been hauled by flatbeds past the store to be stored near Gardiner until next December.  The hotel and dining room are closed and most of the Xanterra employees will be leaving today.  It is the end of the winter season.  Yesterday was our largest Taco Tuesday

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There are moments when you just have to pause and take in everything around you.  Clouds were billowing and snow was falling in the distance.  When the sun peaked out from a cloud bank over Lamar Valley all I could think was "Wow".  Between the snow and the shadows I could have easily become totally entranced this powerful sight.  There truly is no other place like Yellowstone and I never have to

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The spring plowing is to get underway tomorrow morning, March 7.  In the maintenance area the plows are lined up and ready to start this task.  Patrick and I had planned on snowmobiling to Lake yesterday but with the arrival of new snow it was decided that we wouldn't go.  This is the last weekend that we would be able to check on his apartment, now it will be about 3 weeks before we will be

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Sun shining on the Blacktail Plateau  With another beautiful morning I went for a drive to Lamar again.  I had to capture the moment of the sun shining on the plateau.  The wind had smoothed the snow in areas and some patches reminded me of lakes because of the waves of snow.  Herd of bison on the Blacktail Plateau Snowplows working to keep the roads clear of snow  The road maintenance

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And the winter drags on.  Us at the YGS have come to the conclusion that it will snow forever.  Every day the clouds drops white flakes down upon us and the wind blows.  We haven't seen much sunshine in weeks.  Andrea and I went to Bozeman yesterday afternoon and were pleasantly surprised when our question was answered:  the sun does shine elsewhere, just not in Yellowstone recently.  So you can

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It is time for all to know that Andrea has been promoted to management!!  She will be the new manager at Bridge Bay General Store this coming summer.  She started out with YGS as my Floor Supervisor at the Adventure Store during the summer of 2010 then headed up to Mammoth with me to work the winter here.   I'm going to miss her not being at the Adventure Store this summer but when great

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On Saturday I spent most of the day on the back of a snowmobile. Patrick had to check out a smelly freezer situation at his Lake apartment. Patrick has spent the past 10 years living year-round in the interior. He started off at Grant for one year and then moved to Lake. He has worked nearly 30 years for the NPS in positions that include site manager (Castle Clinton and Federal Hall in New

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Friday night was the last of the special during the winter months. Previously we had taken in the Specialty Chocolate Buffet and on Friday Judy, Andrea and I went to the International Market. It was a diners delight with Asian, Mediterranean and South of the Border stations. Our palates were delighted with an all-you-can-eat extravaganza that included sushi, flank steak, mussels, lamb kabobs

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I decided to start off my Saturday morning with a jaunt to Lamar. I first had to tackle some tough going through the Blacktail Plateau. There were high winds all night which continued into the morning, and eventually through the rest of the day. Snow removal crews are having a difficult time keeping the road open because of the drifting snow and at this time the road between Mammoth and Cooke

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So what do the YGS employees do for entertainment after hours? We head to the Gardiner Community Center for a concert given by the Singing Sons of Beaches. It was just one of the acts that are a series of entertainment in the area over the winter months. Andrea, Judy and I started Friday night off at the Two Bit and then moved across the street to take in their singing and comedy act. A

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Robyn, Andrea & JudyIn Our New Taco Tuesday Aprons and HatsAfter a 14 hour drive from Minnesota I finally made it back to Yellowstone on Sunday evening. I had a challenging drive through North Dakota and made the decision that I would take 3 feet of Yellowstone snow over 3 inches of blowing North Dakota snow. My only other driving challenge came just north of Gardiner when I was met by a ranger

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As much as I love snow I am beginning to wish that it could somehow snow without having to shovel it off of the sidewalks. But shoveling comes with the snowy territory. On Wednesday morning I was shoveling when I heard a commotion on the road. I turned to watch a large herd of bison being herded down the road through Mammoth by a ranger. They moved as far as the dining room where the herd

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While snowmobiling through Hayden Valley we came across this fox running across the road. While we stopped to watch it I noticed a carcass below us with two more foxes feeding on it. This was my first time to see more than one fox in one location..This is a view of a pristine Hayden ValleyYellowstone River looking north from Fishing BridgeYellowstone River Looking South of Fishing Bridge

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The Adventure StoreAfter nearly two months missing the interior I finally made a trip into the Park.....and out the East Entrance. Patrick needed to check in on his cabin in Wapiti and the way there is via snowmobile from Mammoth to Pahaska about 2 miles beyond the East Entrance. On Friday afternoon we packed up our backpacks, bungee corded them to the back of his snowmobile and we climbed on.

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Robyn and Judy Prepared for Another Taco TuesdayA full house at the January 18th Taco TuesdayThe bison were resting on the lawn in front of a local hotel when I found them this weekend. With warmer temps melting the snow I can see their evidence on many local lawns.My weekend included a drive to Lamar Valley. There are numerous tours going on and I find myself amongst photography tours and wolf

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I returned to Yellowstone with some great memories of New York City. It was quite an experience. But it is nice to back home in the comfort of Yellowstone. I was greeted with a pile of snow holding my door closed and a windshield full of snow that hadn't been blown off from the winds. There was quite a bit more snow than when we had left.I went to the Food Farm in Gardiner after work on

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Museum of Natural HistoryEmpire State Building China TownMuseum of the American IndianSt. Paul's Chapel

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This is my 300th post of Robyn in Yellowstone and I am 2300 miles away from Yellowstone. I am wearing a nice pair of wool socks with a bison on them with the word Yellowstone so I still have a part of Yellowstone with me. These warm socks are coming in handy as I have just experienced a huge blizzard that shut down all of New York City. And this 'ol Minnesota and Yellowstone gal is in awe of

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World Trade Center Site Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan Trinity Church in New York City One of the Staten Island Ferries Robyn on the Staten Island Ferry with the Statue of Liberty

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The holidays are great time to get away. Many people make plans to spend the time in Yellowstone. With snow, snowmobiling, beautiful Christmas Trees (outside the Admin Building and in the Map Room at the Mammoth Hotel), cross country skiing, snowshoeing, etc. there is plenty of ways to celebrate the holidays here. But I will not be here taking part in those festivities. I will be leaving

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Bull Moose by Floating Island LakeThis past week was a week of snow flurries with peaks of sun. But mostly it was gray week. It has been warming up and today is a slushy day. The numerous icicles are beginning to fall off the buildings and we can hear the sounds of steady drips from the roof. But there is plenty of snow on the ground from the storm a couple weeks ago.My weekend included a

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On Saturday I took my first winter trip through Lamar Valley. It has been quite a few months since I've made my way there and I was excited for my first drive through the valley. It had snowed over night and there was about 2 inches of new snow covering it. Occasionally I would see some tracks meandering through the snow. There were quite a few elk in Lamar but there was a lack of bison. I

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Robyn and AndreaThermal FeatureBison by Fishing Bridge Jct.Bison Herd in Hayden ValleyLake HotelYellowstone LakeCanyon JunctionNymph LakeRoaring Mountain

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Moose at Willow ParkCoyote by Gibbon RiverSwans on the Yellowstone River in Hayden ValleyCoyote and Swans

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Coyote and Swans on the Yellowstone River in Hayden ValleyLife is full of famous last words. My famous last words were: "reliable internet". And of course when someone utters some profound statement life comes along and proves you wrong. I have a bunch of great pictures I have been trying to upload and I keep losing my 'reliable' internet connection and I have to start over again. Since I

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Outside the Mammoth YGS this MorningAndrea Dreaming of AlabamaI'm looking at about 3 feet of snow in Mammoth now. It just keeps coming. But a good dumping of snow cannot stop a Taco Tuesday from commencing. After a feast of tacos most of the NPS employees were sent home, except for a few essential employees such as rangers and snow plow drivers. Betty and Judy were unable to make it to work

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LindaThis is for my friend Linda, whom I worked with at Canyon General Store in 2009. She is a wonderful woman who has a new title: Cancer Free!!!!!!!I am so happy for you and I look forward to your next excursion to Yellowstone National Park. Next time you will not only get a high-five but a huge hug!

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Tubing down the sidewalk of Canyon VillageThe Adventure Store Pumpkin Carving Contest

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Mammoth General Store after 2 feet of snowCoyote out my windowBull Elk on the Blacktail PlateauSnowy-Faced Bison on the Blacktail PlateauMammoth really got hit with the snow during this last storm. We've had about 2 feet of snow. It really started coming down Friday afternoon and when the NPS employees started leaving work early the store was closed at 4:30. With the snow continuing the next 2

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The Adventure Store Boarded Up For The WinterMousing Coyote by LeHardy RapidsYellowstone LakeSnowy Sylvan PassI am currently sitting in my apartment in Mammoth reveling in all the things that most take for granted: fairly reliable internet connections, cell phone coverage and satellite tv. I pretty much gave up on the internet at Canyon and I found that I could possibly get one bar on my cell

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Yellowstone General StoreatGrant VillageSo where do I begin? People have been writing to me and even stopping in the store to say 'hi' to me and all have the same question: "When will you be updating your blog?" I guess my standby explanation of poor Internet connections will only get me so far. Yet that is one of the reasons, one of my other reasons is that a couple weeks ago I was asked to

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Hi! Remember me? I've had a few 'Are you ok?' e-mails and I thought I should sit down and finally write something. I am only able to post things on the weekends and my weekends have been pretty full lately so blogging hasn't been something I've been able to accomplish lately. During the week I've been busy with work but I occasionally get out in the evenings for a Yellowstone drive. I've

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Guest artist Daniel from Dung & Dunger at Canyon GeneralDirty JobsSnow in July4th of July at the Adventure StoreAndrea, Dave & Lee decked out in their Delaware North 4th of July t-shirtsWhere has Robyn in Yellowstone been lately? Well, in the technological black hole that is Yellowstone at times. The issue started about 2 months ago when my last phone died and I bought a new one. Verizon is

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Grizzly by Mud VolcanoBlack Bear by Tower JunctionIt's been a wild week. Thunderstorms on Tuesday night knocked out the power through much of the Park. Dave and Andrea drove back to Canyon from Mammoth after the storm and saw many trees across the road. Canyon was without power for 11 hours and we spent much of Wednesday morning working without electricity. I got up at 4:00am to check on the

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MarkCaliforniaWho do I call when something needs repair? That would be our miracle worker Mark. Mark is a former machinist or 'turbine jockey' which is someone who worked on wind turbines. This is his first time working in Yellowstone and is not even close to becoming accustomed to the 'winter in June' temps. He came to Yellowstone with his wife and son, who work in Canyon General, and his

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CassieMaineSay Hello to Cassie! Cassie has a degree in Human Services and will be attending Grad School in Denver for Organizational Development in Training after her stint in Yellowstone is over. This is not her first job in a national park, she also worked in Acadia. She has also been a cheerleading coach and a Jenny Craig Consultant in New York City. At the Adventure Store she is our '

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JayBrooklyn, New YorkJay is one of three Floor Supervisors at the Adventure Store. He has a degree in Psychology and has worked in seven national parks. He has also visited 15 countries and worked as an English teacher in Japan (curiously enough he says being able to speak Japanese is not a requirement for that job). So how do you top a resume such as that?! Well, you work in Yellowstone at

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Snow on June 17, 2010The lack of recent postings is due to the 1 1/2 week long bison jam I've been in. Ok, not really. But I have spend quite a bit of time sitting in grizzly bear jams - 2 within 5 minutes of each other, one in Hayden Valley and then another just south of Mud Volcano - as well as bison and a coyote jam. And then there is the occasional 'bear rock' jams. Bear rocks are those

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RosieMissouriHeeeeere's Rosie! This is Rosie's third year working for YGS. She is one of our auditors that we share with Canyon General. Her life before Yellowstone entailed hiring and training 911 operators, working as a Realtor, and working at the Nelson Art Gallery. She is a whiz with numbers and always does a great job. Her passion is for photography and can be seen on Dunraven or in

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Morgan is the newest volunteer at the Canyon Visitor Center. She stopped in during her day off from the Adventure Store to show us her new uniform. She will be working in the visitor center on Mondays and during her shift changes on Thursdays. She is so excited. Also, a big Yellowstone 'Hello' goes out to Morgan's grandmother!I've had to go to Gardiner a couple times this past week in the

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Leapin' LeeCaliforniaMeet Lee, our vivacious Associate from California who now resides in Missoula (when not living in Yellowstone). Lee is a Certified Ophthalmic Technician who has traded careers for the fun and rewarding job as an Associate at the Adventure Store. She has wowed everyone with her outgoing personality and her determination to make every guest feel welcomed in the store. When

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Howdy Pardner! This post comes straight to you from the Buffalo Bill Cody Museum in beautiful downtown Cody. There is an Internet terminal here, and since no one was waiting to use it I decided to make a post. The weather continues to be rainy and cold. There were actually snowflakes Friday morning at 6:00 that stayed on the ground for a while in Canyon. At about 9:00 huge flakes came down.

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MorganWashingtonI present to you Morgan, one of our newest additions to the Adventure Store. She is an old pro at being a national park concessionaire employee as she has previously been employed at Mt. Rainier National Park and at the USS Arizona in Hawaii. She is also a CNA and has just started her volunteer park service stint at the Canyon Visitor Center. After a day of helping guests and

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On Saturday, as I was driving down the winding dirt road from Patrick's cabin in Wapiti I rounded a rain slicked bend in the road and found a mama moose and her new baby right in the middle of the road. It was one of the last things I expected to see and it took me a second to realize that this massive, brown, leggy creature was a moose. She was surprised to see me sliding to a stop and rocked

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KenSouth CarolinaMeet Ken, the man with the quick smile and the contagious laugh. He has a striking resemblance to Theodore Roosevelt. In his previous life (what many Yellowstone concessionaires refer to their life before Yellowstone) Ken was a steel worker in Pennsylvania and a shrimper in South Carolina. Now he is in the Adventure Store working the register and being the resident fishing

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