Another bucket list item checked off!! (Kind of!) This one was see Old Faithful Geyser erupt (we saw it twice, from two different angles!) and drink hot chocolate while sitting in front of the giant fireplace in Old Faithful Inn. (We drank coffee instead of hot chocolate, and the fire wasn’t on in the grate.. but it was still fun!!!)
Some more Wikipedia info!
The Old Faithful Inn is a hotel located in Yellowstone National Park with a view of the Old Faithful Geyser. The Inn has a multi-story log lobby, flanked by long frame wings containing guest rooms.
With its log and limb lobby and massive 500-ton, 85-foot stone fireplace, the inn is an example of the “Golden Age” of rustic resort architecture. It is unique in that it is one of the few log hotels still standing in the United States. It was the first of the great park lodges of the American west.
Initial construction was carried out over the winter of 1903-1904, largely using locally obtained materials including lodgepole pine and rhyolite stone. When the Old Faithful Inn first opened in the spring of 1904, it boasted electric lights and steam heat.
The structure is the largest log hotel in the world; possibly even the largest log building in the world. The inn’s architect was 29-year-old Robert Reamer, an architect for the Yellowstone Park Company, which was affiliated with the Northern Pacific Railway.
The central feature of the Old House is a tall gabled log structure housing the lobby, dominated by a deep, steeply-pitching shingled roof. The Old House uses load-bearing log lower exterior walls with a log pole interior framework supporting seven stories, six of which are the roof structure. The upper gable walls are of milled lumber framing with shingle sheathing. The front slope of the shingled roof is accented by shed and gabled dormers, some of which are purely decorative. Both interior and exterior framing is supported by twisted or curved branches, giving the entire structure a strongly rustic air.
Offset to the southeast corner, the stone fireplace measures 16 feet square at the base. It features four main hearths, one on each face, with smaller hearths, each with a flue, at the corners. An ironwork clock decorates the north face of the upper chimney in the lobby. Custom ironwork, most notable in the main entrance door and the clock, was forged at the site by an ironmonger named Colpitts.
Just outside the Inn, you can watch the famous Old Faithful Geyser, a cone geyser. Old Faithful was named in 1870 during the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition and was the first geyser in the park to receive a name. It is one of the most predictable geographical features on Earth, erupting every 35 to 120 minutes.
This looks like so much fun!
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Wow so beautiful! I saw Old Faithful when I was a kid. However, I never saw the Inn…what an amazing hotel.
I actually enjoyed the Inn more than the geyser.. I think modern fountains and technology has spoiled this generation for natural wonders like geysers.. I’m like, “I saw something like this at World of Color at Disneyland… or the Bellagio…” lol!
How fun! The inn looks incredible, and I’m adding Yellowstone to my bucket list 🙂
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lovely photos! and your child is just sooo adorable, you’ve got a lovely little family there 🙂
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Awww, thank you Jessica! <3
That inn is beautiful. Actually, I would happily live there I think.
Same here, haha… I didn’t want to leave!
Your photos are amazing and it makes me want to visit the states to experience the beauty of the renowed Yellowstone park.
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Very beautiful pictures!
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Wow that log inn looks incredible!
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Can’t beat a trip to Old Faithful! 🙂
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These photos are amazing! I’ve always wanted to visit Old Faithful…it looks so cool!
I have ALWAYS wanted to go in there. Maybe someday I will. It’s more rustic than rustic. I love that look.
I have been to Old Faithful, though. Was not disappointing!
Yeah, this is a def must-see! <3
oh my goodness what a wonderful family experience! I wish I could have seen Tessa’s face as she witnessed this marvel of God’s Creation! Thyme is happy as always, what a cutie!
Yeah, she kept going, “Oh wow!! Oh wow!!” lol!
Such gorgeous pictures, the Inn looks amazing <3
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I visited old faithful when I was younger and it was definitely exciting to see! The inside of that inn looks intense! We didn’t stay there when i visited but when we go back with the kids I definitely want to give it a visit!
Wow! I need to do this! I sometimes think I have to go to another country to hit those bucket list items and totally overlook stuff like this. Adding it to my list!
Yeah, I am working on my stateside bucket list right now… while I have little ones, haha!
Awesome family & landscape shots! I’ve only seen Geyser once & that was in New Zealand. I had such a fun time! xoxo
Wow, I really wish to see the geyser with my own eyes! So much power in beauty in your shots!
Looking at your photos always makes me smile and warm inside, such a sweet family pictures)
Wishing you wonderful weekend Gingi!
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Just amazing photo’s – I love the colours in all of them, so different.
Your kids are adorable.
Happy Weekend Wishes
All the best Jan
Yeah, every few steps and the landscape would change! It’s so wild there!
GORGEOUS photos!
I’ve not words.. :O spectacular!
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Very beautiful pictures!
Have a nice evening!
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Wow such a magical place! Looks so unique! Beautiful pictures!
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Gingi, the pictures are incredible… I would love the opportunity to visit this place sometime in the future too… some really great pictures of the geyser erupting… Your children are adorable xox
Beautiful pictures! The Old Faithful Inn definitely looks beautiful – seems like a great way to experience the park. Thanks for sharing!
Of course! Thanks for stopping by! <3
The photos look really beautiful, I bet you had an amazing time there! xx
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Did you see the ceilings on this place? Well of course you did, you were there lol. I am so loving everything about these photos. Thanks for the inspiration.
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LOL, yeah, the ceilings are amazing!!
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Wow! The details and decor at the Inn are wonderful. I actually have never thought about visiting Old Faithful before, but the pictures here are quite wondrous. Looks and sounds like you all had an eventful trip!!