It gets cold there all right! I was just in West Yellowstone and it dropped
to 25 below 0 (F) the first morning I was there. We were on snowmobiles and
with the windchill from the moving snowmobile, a couple people in our group
had minor frostbite.
Jim Caldwell
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gregg Iverson" <giverson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] A bit OT - Trip to the US
> I would think twice about traveling to Yellowstone this time of year. I
> have been stranded there in August because of snow. It wasn't that thick,
> but the roads are officially closed and you will be arrested for driving
on
> them.
>
> This is true of all the roads in Wyoming. When a storm is coming, they
> even close the interstates and travelers are stuck in town. If there is
no
> lodging left in the motels, then the Red Cross opens shelters, usually in
a
> local National Guard Armory.
>
> This may seem like an extreme measure, but I was once stranded while going
> out to my mailbox, and I had chains on my car. Fortunatly, I could walk
> back to my house and dig out after the storm left. When the wind picks up
> across that open ground, it is impossible to see or tell which way to
> go. The drifts form quickly and deep. Individuals have been killed by
> snow blown up their exhaust pipe while they wait out a storm in their
> vehicles. On the other hand, there is no more beautiful place to be than
> the day after the storm lifts, and everything is covered in white with the
> deep blue sky.
>
> Gregg
>
> Chris wrote:
> >Paul
> >
> >We did many stops in an RV between Phoenix and Yellowstone in 1990. We
> >went from National Park to National Park and it was wonderful. But you
> >need time to appreciate each stop so don't try to fit too much in. And
> >the light at each end of the day is the best time, of course, so you
> >should give yourself a chance to see that.
> >
> >I agree with Joel about Las Vegas - it's a spectacle. Los Angeles is not
> >a place to visit quickly (if at all). San Diego is lovely. The Parks
are
> >the best though... and they had wonderful people to talk to you about the
> >contents.
>
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