Old Faithful, May 2012After a(nother) long drive we arrived at Yellowstone this afternoon, to the Old Faithful Inn. This is one of the architectural masterpieces of the National Parks. First built at the beginning of the 20th century, and then expanded a few years later, it was designed to invoke a simple rustic lodge made of logs. Of course, it's a simple rustic lodge with 360 rooms.
Unfortunately, the operators are mostly still stuck in the early 20th century. There are phones, and their website proudly explains that they have no Internet to maintain the integrity of the rustic feeling. So no WiFi, only 2G AT&T, and (surprise) 3G Verizon. I guess they miss the irony of advertising no Internet service on their stinkin' website. Fortunately, the wife's new iPad is Verizon, so I'm sharing that connection from my AT&T devices.
No TV either, not that I miss that at all.
The Old Faithful Inn lobby, May 2012
Anyway, we had a pretty mediocre meal in the dining room tonight. Which is booked solid every night. The wife suggested we eat elsewhere tomorrow, especially after most of the menu choices turned out to have poisonous garlic. However, every restaurant in the park - and most of the parks we will be visiting - are run by the same company, which means we are likely to have a hard time finding food which is both tasty and edible.We have three full days here, which is good because the park is enormous. It took us an hour and a half to drive from the north entrance down to the Old Faithful area. Anywhere you want to go is an hour or more away from here (except the thermal sites adjacent to Old Faithful, of course). Tonight and the morning will be spent figuring out the schedule for these days.
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