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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-04-05 08:07 PM
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I'm finally back from my summer in Yellowstone! Ask me anything!
I know squat, but ask away. I figured the Cleveland Indians had a good chance to win it all--when I left for Yellowstone in May, I thought the Baltimore Orioles were the real thing this year!

Oh, and I know the first question will be, "Who the Phuck are you, joeybee12???"
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Shine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-04-05 08:23 PM
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1. I love Yellowstone. What a special place that is.
We took a road trip there from CA with the kidlings a few years back and hooked up with a bunch o' relatives from the Chicago area. Had a blast river rafting down the Snake River, outside of Jackson Hole. We were just talking about that trip over dinner tonite, in fact. My son, out of the blue said he wanted to go back. Someday...

The Tetons...no words. The majesty of those mountains....Whew!

Definitely a Power Spot on the planet.

:hi:
~Shine
PS. Welcome back!
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-04-05 08:25 PM
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2. Thanks for the welcome back...
...I'd do a smiley wave back at you, but I don't think my laptop can handle smilies!
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Lars39 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-04-05 08:48 PM
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3. What'd ya learn about the 'cano?
*hoping you were the science geek that was going to Yellowstone* :D
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-04-05 08:49 PM
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5. Yeah, I'd like to know more about that
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:03 PM
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11. Hey Lars and Green Party Voter--that wans't me...
...had a menial job at Canyon--did so I could spend a whole summer there hking, camping,etc. Glad I did it--got to see the cycle of nature, but it was a lousy job, so doubt I'll do it again.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:09 PM
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17. Sorry the job sucked but hey.. you got to travel. :^)
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:21 PM
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23. True...I'm glad I did it, I'm just not sure if I'd do it again...
...maybe in a few years after the memory of the shitty job has faded somehwat.
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Lars39 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:40 PM
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30. Lousy jobs and summer just seem to go hand in hand, don't they?
Post some pics when you can. :)
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-06-05 07:00 PM
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38. Yeah...thought I was over that when college ended a LONG time
ago...will do about the pix.
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yellowdogintexas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-04-05 08:48 PM
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4. ha! I was just up there the week of Sept 10! We had a blast
Yellowstone is the most amazing place

What did you do up there, btw?
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:05 PM
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13. Worked as an office admin at Canyon--lousy pay, lousy
job, but I wanted to spend a full summer up there to see as much of the park as possible--still so much more to see and do even after 4 months!
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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-04-05 08:49 PM
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6. Did you know you were on top of probably the world's largest caldera?
Yes, I'm a geology geek. Sue me. :P

Did you have fun out there? I've always wanted to see Yellowstone, but I haven't had the time to go out there yet. :(
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:05 PM
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14. Yes, I did...I tried explaining that to a couple Ukranian
co-workers, and they didn't believe me! Something got lost in the translation!
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HawkerHurricane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-04-05 10:00 PM
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7. Did you see my Dad?
Works there as a Ranger. Little shorter than me, more facial hair, grayer than me. Posts here as "Doubting Thomas".
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:04 PM
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12. Where as a ranger? Probably saw him arrest someone!
Seriously, saw lost of people arrested--serious alcoholism among a lot of the employees!
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:12 PM
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:18 PM
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20. Big time!!!!
There are people who work there every year and can't get jobs elsewhere. Lots of drinking binges, lots of employees getting canned because they finally do background checks and see what outstanding warrants these people have!
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:21 PM
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:29 PM
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26. Nah--I hung out with the people who came there to hike,
see the scenery, etc. Have to admit I was surprised at the number of people working there who never got out and about.
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HawkerHurricane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:42 PM
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32. Rangers don't do arrests...
that's the job for the Park Police.

I'm going to have to send DoD a link to this, so he can answer it himself.

BTW, It snowed in Yellowstone last night (4 Oct). You got out just in time.
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Doubting Thomas Donating Member (81 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-06-05 07:04 PM
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41. "Rangers"
No Park Police here in Yellowstone.

That's in Washington, DC. Here we have Law Enforcement (also known as "protective") Rangers, and Ranger Naturalists (also known as "interpretive") Rangers. I was hired as a naturalist 11 summers ago.
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-06-05 07:17 PM
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44. You're right...and you guys look the same...
...in uniform for the most part!
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-06-05 07:16 PM
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43. In time? It snowed on August 30th!
ANd then about 5 more times before I left!

Doubting Thomas is right about the Rangers distinction
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HawkerHurricane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-06-05 08:43 PM
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46. Of course he is.
My Dad is right about EVERYTHING.
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-04-05 10:03 PM
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8. My parents were there a month ago and took GREAT pix.
DO you have some pix?
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:06 PM
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15. Lots--most aren't digital...but I will eventually post some...
...lots of bison, a few bears and wolves...a baby eagle trying to leave the nest....
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Doubting Thomas Donating Member (81 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 07:37 PM
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9. Where do you work?
I'm a naturalist at the Old Faithful Visitor Center. Still in Yellowstone, last day will be Nov 6. Then back to PA for the winter.

HawkerHurricane is my son.

Are you coming back? Stop by & see us next summer.
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:02 PM
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10. I worked for Xanterra--better known as Scam-terra...
...always wanted to spend a summer up there. Worked at Canyon, the ghetto (as far as employment and residences go). Not sure if I'd do it again--great time, lousy job.
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Doubting Thomas Donating Member (81 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-06-05 07:13 PM
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42. Hadn't heard
"Scam-terra" but that's better than what they called it when it was "Amfac." Figure it out for yourself :evilgrin:

We all have heard that the Canyon EDR (employee dining room) is the worst in the park. :puke:
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-06-05 07:19 PM
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45. I always heard that Canyon was the best!
Can't really say. I do know that there was always a better cereal selection at the other locations for breakfast. And it really was irritating that they take money out of your pay for this but think nothing of running out of food and saying Tough Luck.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:08 PM
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16. Welcome Back!
What kind of animals did you see?
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:19 PM
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21. Lots fo everything...I am disappointed that I only saw lone
wolves...no packs...and missed out on double digits on bears--only saw 9--2 grizzly, 7 black bears. Most were from a distance as I was hiking, but startled a black bear once--he ran like crazy from me! don't say, "Well, who wouldn't???"
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:26 PM
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25. I would never run from you!
Either though you're a SOX FAN!:)
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:30 PM
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27. Thanks...I'm a despondent Sox fan right now...from the looks
of tonight's game, this ain't their year. I've felt that way for a while now.

Not sure whose year it is--think it might be a team from the National League this year.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:50 PM
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33. It's going to be the YANKS!
:bounce:
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-06-05 06:58 PM
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36. A day later, I have to say---hopefully--no!
Seriously, I think it'll be the NL this year. Chicago vs St. Louis, and St. Louis takes it in 5 or 6.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:11 PM
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:20 PM
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22. No---got eaten alive by mosquitoes at the beginning of the
season, though.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:35 PM
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:36 PM
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29. Didn't hear of any cases of West Nile...
...by August--hell, late July, they were all gone.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 09:11 PM
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-06-05 07:02 PM
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40. Yeah..and a real pain in the neck (literally) when you're hiking!!!
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HeeBGBz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 08:41 PM
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31. Did you dance on the caldera?
Did you have a good summer?

Welcome back!
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-06-05 07:01 PM
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39. Yeah, lots of good memories, even if it was a lousy job...and by
dancing anywhere in the park, you pretty much dance on the caldera!
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UrbScotty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 09:06 PM
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34. Is the sanctity of your marriage protected?
:evilgrin:
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-06-05 06:59 PM
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37. No marriage, therefore no sanctity!
Lots of relationships were ruined, though.
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