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THE GREAT WEST

That’s not a good idea as bears love fish, and would come
right into camp.

One camp had a long string of fish and they took a liking to
me.

I came back to our site with a gift from them. Three beautiful
rainbow trout. My mother stopped me as I arrived with my
catch. She took them from me and said one thing
‘Richard, don’t say one word to your brother about his fish.’

I heeded her warning.
We did lots of site seeing. The Yellowstone Plateau averages
8,000 feet above sea level, and on the way to Old Faithful we
crossed the continental divide twice. The Yellowstone River
eventually flows into the Atlantic and the Snake River on the
other side, into the Pacific.

One day we followed the river until it came to the Gorge and
falls. This was another of the ‘can’t miss’ tourist attractions in
the park. The river drops a hundred feet, into a deep ravine
with steep sides. Like my ravine at home only many times
deeper. It’s really steep and dangerous, just to look over. I
stayed away from the edge. We walked and climbed along the
far side of this valley until we came to a pinnacle that jutted
out over the gorge. It has since been named Picture Point.
For good reason, as thousands of painting and photos have
been made from it.

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