Old Faithful.

     We nested (as Sandi calls it), by hauling everything in from the car, unpacking our suitcases, and setting up the room right for a four night stay, the longest of the trip. Then it's out to the visitor's center,  Old Faithful, and the Upper Geyser Basin. The really cool thing about the Snow Lodge cabins is their proximity to the big Old Faithful Visitor's Center and the trails of the Upper Geyser Basin, just a five minute walk away.

     Here Sandi begins her traditional "pestering of the ranger" ritual. Note on the wall to Sandi's left, just to the left of the gray column, a black, gray, and white board on the wall titled  "Geyser Predictions." That's really why we're here.

   
     Old Faithful is pretty big and, as geysers go, very regular. It's the most well-known feature of the park, and a visitor's center with gift shop and museum, two inns, a lodge, restaurants, a general store, a service station, and a bunch of other things, including our cabin, have been built to one side of it. Here's the view from inside the center...

     ... and walking out to get a closer look.

    The crowds gather. We've walked over to in front of Old Faithful Lodge on the far end of the semicircle. That's the Old Faithful Inn in the background.

     There it goes, between 90 and 180 feet or so high, and right on time.