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gayse): and eaten. ‘
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The outlet or the lake forms the Yellowstone River. Fishing
ridge Auto Camp is along the lake and near the vwiver. it is tle
most popular one in the park. 3'any campers were here during our
visit who intended to stay the entire summer. Tn; hears did not
hother us here. "he main pastime is fishing. nome few hire hosts
and fish in the lake, others wade the river, hut the nest of it
is done from Tishing Bridge, which crosses the Yellowstone 'Iiver
a short distance from camp. "an fish per oerscn is the
fishing license is required
No
lin't for a day's catch. At the bridge the water was about threefeet
deep and flowed
people fished at
swiftly.
As
many as .o to 100
&one time, using a small spinner. T‘ e current of the river made
the soinner work. u. joined the group and caught a. 1’7 inch rain—
how trout which was large enough for a meal for both or us. she
was proud of her catch and justly so, for it was a beauty. where
were nany fish caught and one wonders if they were all eaten. Fut
of all things, 15. and I got our foreheads and noses so sunburned
that it hurt. .e had heen living outdoors more than eight months
and now to get sunhurned. "'ne reason was that at higher elevations
one sunburns easily and painfully hecause or the rarity of the
atmosphere and the intense hrig tness or the sun
flow for some ore sight Seelng. "‘ook the main road north-
ward. stop d at ' d Volcano which was a large not of boiling mud
133 degrees. ‘Iearby was the Wragon's out)‘ at tie base or a large
overhanging rock and in a cave. It roared as it helohed steam and
muddy water at 107 degrees. "I5 arrived at the store at Canyon
Junction just as two hears were tearing a box of! the running

hoard of a car. They were chased away hut stooned as soon as they
here on the other side of the road where 2". took their picture.
See photo 8L
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Another wonder was unfolded to us as we walked out on
inspiration )‘olnt nd looked down nearly vertically to the Yell-
owstone River 5. thousand feet helow in the Grand Canyon of the
Yellowstone. photo on was taken from this yoint. in the near dis-
tance the Balls of the "ellowstone, son root dron, seems to come
out of the ice code. "he cascades and rapids were jalainly seen
from this ooint. A oartio—
uiar feature of this narrow
gorge was the various
hright colors or its sides.
The prevailing color is
yellow, but there are
whites, reds and shades of
reds to hrowns.
on the other side or
the canyon is Artist‘s
Point from which another
good view can he had. See-
Photo 815. A trail leads
down to the water level.

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