Yellowstone Natl. Park Page 3

"Lake Hotel or Lake Lodge"
The famous Lake Hotel is right on Yellowstone Lake and just behind it is Lake Lodge. Unless you really have a desire to stay in a very beautifully restored historic hotel where they stayed when they came in Stage Coaches. It was the only place to stay at that time. I would rather stay at the beautiful rustic log Lake Lodge that really fits in with it's surroundings. It's a short walking distance between the two and I think more rooms & less pricey. You can still take a tour of the old hotel and in the evening in the lobby in front of the entrance to the restaurant is an area like a big living room filled with lounge chairs. A large window facing the lake that you can sit and have a drink if you desire. Watching the sun go down on the lake and listening to a string quartet or piano performance depending on which night you go. This is something that no one knows about unless you are staying in that hotel or you learn about it working at the park. Anyone is welcome to come there and eat in the restaurant or just sit in the lounge I was telling you about. The park area for the public is a figure 8. By going to the right and making a reservation on the lower right of the 8 (I just told you about) then driving on up to the middle part of the 8 is "Canyon village" between the two is Hayden Valley that Yellowstone river runs through so the huge herds of buffalo are almost always there. A nice turn out to the right has a place to park your car and check both sides of the road. Bears like to dig for roots on the hillside above the park road and the valley below never disappoints you with animals in the mornings & evenings before dark. The Ranger's give free walks & talks with the times listed in your "Yellowstone Today" paper you received at the gate. Try not to miss them because they are so educational. Jeanette