May 26: Indianians

Worked a dinner shift and had 7 people from Indiana sit in my and Brett’s section. Brett is a really great guy from Georgia. He and his wife Brittany are here serving tables together at the Inn and plan on moving to Portland OR after the season in Yellowstone is over. They are both so nice and really cool. I didn’t really understand the dynamics of the Indianian geology group, I think one of them was a doctor of geology and it was some sort of field trip for them, not really sure, Brett talked to them more than me when they explained that part. They were the last table in the restaurant, and Brett and I were glad they came in, they were such good people. They started asking about what the employees do for fun, and the employee pub came up. This sparked their interest. I was meeting Robbie and Johnny up there anyway, so I told them how to get there and to call me if they were going to come. 3 of them did. It was the doctor of the group, and a brother and sister. I don’t think they were supposed to be in the pub, but surprisingly no one seemed to mind, so we all had some beers and hung out for an hour or so getting to know each other.  After a couple beers and good conversation, Johnny, myself and our 3 new friends decided that the best plan of action was to get Johnny’s bottle of Captain Morgan and go wait for Old Faithful to erupt by moonlight. We all agreed that sounded awesome and set out. The pub is about a 10-15 minute walk from The Inn/OF/our dorm and for the most part, the walk is well lit, not unlike a college campus. The 5 of us stopped by our room to get more layers of clothes, booze, etc. At this point it was probably 2am. The original plan was to hike to observation point and watch the geyser erupt, but that trail was closed for maintenance, so we decided just to hang out by OF and the other geo thermal pools around it. It was basically a full moon, and its so bright out when the moon is that full. You really dont need flashlights or anything as long as you stay on the trails. I cant wait until I get to observation point on a clear night with a full moon and watch old faithful erupt. Boo. Yah. Observation point is where I was standing in those pics striking my sexy pose. So we waited for OF to erupt for about 45 minutes, listening to music, talking, good times. The only bummer came about 5 minutes before OF went off. Clouds rolled in and covered up the moon. It got a little darker, and the geyser wasn’t as clear, but it was still awesome. Afterwards, we all walked around and checked out some of the geo thermal pools using my headlamp to get a better look. The 3 of them really seemed excited to be in such a diverse geological area, even though we couldn’t see as well once the clouds rolled in. We dropped them off at the Inn and went back to our rooms to crash. This place just draws good people. If my new friends from IN are reading this, I really hope you all had a great time, it was really nice meeting and hanging out with you all, keep in touch!