2009 190SL Group Convention
 Yellowstone, NP

Just Around

September 7-11, 2009 
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This is a collection of pictures around the convention.  At right is the display of "Grill Kill" in the hospitality room.

Wednesday evening gathering in the hospitality room.
Joseph Herrmann was a prime collector of the grill kill (with Betty Villers and Pete Schmid)
Betty Villers with Grill Kill
Kathy Drabik serving the ladies wine.

Kathy Drabik with her "Convention Jacket"
The jacket was made from 25 years of convention tee shirts.
Ellis and Margaret Lovell relaxing in the lobby. Without TV or Internet, there was plenty of time to relax
Early breakfast at the Old Faithful General Store. Drabiks & Ainsworths

We were joined by Jeannie, Joe and Steve Bainbridge.
George & marge Hubbard, Venda Schmid, Linda Lewenauer and Pete Schmid hike to Mystic Falls
Don Freese, Kathy & Don Drabik, Shirley Freese, Susan & Robby Ackerman enjoy the mud geysers
Looking down on the rainbow at the lower falls.

Betty Villers on the trail to the lower falls.
Will Samples & Lynda Vincent with Venda Schmid in the rear jump seat (ever see this before?)
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The Old Faithful Inn was built in 1903
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The Inn was built entirely of locally available wood.

A view of the Inn from across the Old Faithful geyser field.
An early morning eruption (not the sun at the top of the eruption). 
A longer view of Old Faithful
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An eruption of Castle Geyser

Sapphire Pool in the Biscuit Basin
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Fountain Paint Pot was a pool of bubbling mud.
Dragon's Mouth Spring in the Mud Volcano Area
Steaming water drains into the Firehole River at Biscuit Basin

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Bluebell pool in West Thumb Geyser Basin
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Elk were numerous around Monmouth Hot Springs.
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A ranger using his car to herd a buffalo away from other cars.
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The morning flag raising at Fort Yellowstone.