Falls – Page 2 – M. Mark Miller

A Tale: To the Base of the Lower Fall of the Yellowstone

Apr 18, 2011

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“I hung there, sometimes by two fingers of each hand, my toes inserted into some tiny crack, panting for breath, benumbed, speechless, sweating at every pore.”

A Tale: Two Pictures and 1300 Words — Walter Trumbull, 1870

Feb 25, 2011

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mmarkmiller

in Canyons, Falls, Washburn, yellowstone, Yellowstone Stories

‘The waters … plunged downward, breaking into myriads of drops; each drop, like a lens, gathering prismatic tints from the shining sun, and flashing like diamonds of the purest brilliancy.

A Tale: A Near Tragedy on Uncle Tom’s Trail

Dec 13, 2010

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mmarkmiller

in Canyons, Falls, Women’s Stories, Yellowstone Stories

“Grace D. slid several feet before she could get hold of a rock that would hold her. Even then she realized that it would soon loosen.”

A Tale: Naming Tower Fall— Langford, 1870

Nov 15, 2010

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mmarkmiller

in Falls, Humor, Uncategorized

While the explorers always had be be alert for the dangers of Indians, wild animals, and strange geothermal features, they also found ways to have fun.

Category: Falls

A Tale: To the Base of the Lower Fall of the Yellowstone

A Tale: Two Pictures and 1300 Words — Walter Trumbull, 1870

A Tale: A Near Tragedy on Uncle Tom’s Trail

A Tale: Naming Tower Fall— Langford, 1870