Madison River
WAITING FOR OLD FAITHFUL
People are beginning to gather on the boardwalk.
Starting to steam... Old Faithful erupts 17 times a day or about every 60 to 110 minutes.
Wow, how high is that? Old Faithful averages approximately 130 feet.
It doesn't disappoint!
I thought these lights were so cool! Scott and I headed inside the Old Faithful Lodge to check eruption times, sit on the porch, and have an ice cream cone - ah, perfect!
OLD FAITHFUL INN
We parked the trailer and spent one night at Old Faithful Inn. Checked that off my bucket list and yes, it was everything I hoped it would be. Nothing short of amazing!
Old Faithful Inn was designed and built by Robert Reamer, a 29 year-old architect from Ohio. His goal was to bring the outdoors in by creating a forest indoors! The log cribbing around the chimney flue is awesome!
Just look at that stack of Lincoln logs!
We sat on the porch roof and had drinks and visited with two men from Texas while waiting for Old Faithful, very relaxing... The gabled dormer windows can be seen from the four-story lobby.
View of geyser basin from the porch roof.
Tour bus parked and ready for tourists, geysers steaming in the distance.
INSIDE OLD FAITHFUL INN
Front door - Blacksmith George Colpitts forged the hardware for all the doors, fireplace tools, and the clock frame on site.
Door bell...
The key hangs behind the front door; originally the last guest in locked the door!
Yep, that's me relaxing in the lobby - waiting for Scott to register us for the night.
Reamer used local materials to recreate a forest indoors; the lobby measures 76 feet, 6 inches high. It is considered the largest log building in the world! The lodge pole pine, including twisted supports, was cut 4 miles south of the site. He had men whose only job was to scour the woods for matching twisted supports.
Another view of mismatched windows, the light was really beautiful on the lobby floor as the sun went down in the evening.
Burl newel post.
Ceiling in the lobby.
Old light fixture.
Ironwork clock on the north face.
Fireplace screen and tools forged by George Colpitts.
Scott listening to our guide who just happened to be from Salem, Oregon!
We could look through a large window to the dining room below from the second floor, where we later had dinner. Musicians played here on the second floor and the music drifted to the dining room and lobby below.
In days gone by, at the end of the window sill, musicians would carve their names.
Radiator in the hallway outside our room.
Door number...
I loved the art on the walls of our room - just what I wanted it to be like!
Our window looking out to a steaming Old Faithful. We were lucky to have a view between the trees; some rooms the view is obscured by trees!
ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS OF "OLD HOUSE"
Construction of the original 140 rooms, today called "Old House", took 13 months to complete. This is the deck off the gift shop.
Viewing porch.
Window detail.
Lanterns along the walkways outside.
HAMILTON'S STORE
Hamilton's Store is a great stop for lunch, groceries, sundries, and souvenirs. Very fun place to browse!
We were here on the last day of the season so all the porch furniture had already been put away.
Burl knots.
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