Yellowstone in one day... was it worth it?
With just one day, is Yellowstone worth the hype? Is the famous Yellowstone summer traffic real? Is old faithful as spectacular as the postcards would lead you to believe? Let’s find out!
Yellowstone National Park is the oldest and one of the most treasured National Parks and natural attractions in the United States. Located in Wyoming and Montana, this landscape of geysers, wildlife, and natural splendors brings visitors from all over the world. And today, one Californian steps inside for the first time on a road trip through some of the most scenic landscapes in America. With just one day to look around, let’s see what we can see inside Americas first national park!
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something Monumental has just happened
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something Monumental has just happened to me by accident I am standing here
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to me by accident I am standing here
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to me by accident I am standing here just on the border of Yellowstone
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just on the border of Yellowstone
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just on the border of Yellowstone National Park this morning a place I
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National Park this morning a place I
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National Park this morning a place I have never been to in my entire life
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have never been to in my entire life
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have never been to in my entire life before which is why I didn't know but to
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before which is why I didn't know but to
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before which is why I didn't know but to get to Yellowstone National Park from
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get to Yellowstone National Park from
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get to Yellowstone National Park from where I woke up this morning in Idaho
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where I woke up this morning in Idaho
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where I woke up this morning in Idaho you actually have to cross through a
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you actually have to cross through a
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you actually have to cross through a little sliver of the state of Montana
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little sliver of the state of Montana
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little sliver of the state of Montana which means I have just crossed over
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which means I have just crossed over
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which means I have just crossed over into my 48th state one step closer to
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into my 48th state one step closer to
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into my 48th state one step closer to hitting all 50. now I'm on a road trip
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hitting all 50. now I'm on a road trip
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hitting all 50. now I'm on a road trip from my home in Southern California to
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from my home in Southern California to
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from my home in Southern California to Parts Unknown so I didn't plan on coming
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Parts Unknown so I didn't plan on coming
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Parts Unknown so I didn't plan on coming this way I didn't plan anything at all
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this way I didn't plan anything at all
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this way I didn't plan anything at all when I decided to come towards
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when I decided to come towards
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when I decided to come towards Yellowstone I thought I'd surprise you
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Yellowstone I thought I'd surprise you
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Yellowstone I thought I'd surprise you by starting off in the park somewhere
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by starting off in the park somewhere
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by starting off in the park somewhere but once I noticed I had crossed into
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but once I noticed I had crossed into
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but once I noticed I had crossed into the state of Montana I couldn't help but
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the state of Montana I couldn't help but
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the state of Montana I couldn't help but pull over and celebrate the occasion and
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pull over and celebrate the occasion and
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pull over and celebrate the occasion and take in the scenery now we're here in
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take in the scenery now we're here in
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take in the scenery now we're here in the town of West Yellowstone Montana
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the town of West Yellowstone Montana
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the town of West Yellowstone Montana right on the border of the national park
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right on the border of the national park
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right on the border of the national park and it's just the kind of place I love
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and it's just the kind of place I love
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and it's just the kind of place I love it's touristy it's kitschy it's historic
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it's touristy it's kitschy it's historic
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it's touristy it's kitschy it's historic it's just a great combination of all of
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it's just a great combination of all of
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it's just a great combination of all of the things that I love to see while
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the things that I love to see while
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the things that I love to see while traveling and if it didn't cost the
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traveling and if it didn't cost the
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traveling and if it didn't cost the whole arm and a lag to stay here
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whole arm and a lag to stay here
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whole arm and a lag to stay here especially during the summer months like
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especially during the summer months like
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especially during the summer months like now I might be tempted to stay in this
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now I might be tempted to stay in this
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now I might be tempted to stay in this town for days looking at all the sick
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town for days looking at all the sick
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town for days looking at all the sick merch and weird stuff like look at this
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merch and weird stuff like look at this
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merch and weird stuff like look at this overly surprised Bigfoot here I knew
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overly surprised Bigfoot here I knew
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overly surprised Bigfoot here I knew Bigfoot was popular but I always think
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Bigfoot was popular but I always think
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Bigfoot was popular but I always think of them as a West Coast thing from the
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of them as a West Coast thing from the
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of them as a West Coast thing from the look of it he's just a surprise to be in
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look of it he's just a surprise to be in
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look of it he's just a surprise to be in Montana as I am hey that's good advice
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Montana as I am hey that's good advice
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Montana as I am hey that's good advice oh look at this I guess Bigfoot lives in
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oh look at this I guess Bigfoot lives in
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oh look at this I guess Bigfoot lives in Montana this is Bigfoot cabin because he
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Montana this is Bigfoot cabin because he
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Montana this is Bigfoot cabin because he took all that money from those History
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took all that money from those History
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took all that money from those History Channel shows and invested here in real
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Channel shows and invested here in real
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Channel shows and invested here in real estate I don't know why I wasn't
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estate I don't know why I wasn't
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estate I don't know why I wasn't expecting Bigfoot I guess just thinking
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expecting Bigfoot I guess just thinking
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expecting Bigfoot I guess just thinking of Yellowstone I mostly think of like
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of Yellowstone I mostly think of like
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of Yellowstone I mostly think of like carved wooden Bears or especially Yogi
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carved wooden Bears or especially Yogi
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carved wooden Bears or especially Yogi Bear and just when I thought I was going
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Bear and just when I thought I was going
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Bear and just when I thought I was going to be disappointed by not seeing any
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to be disappointed by not seeing any
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to be disappointed by not seeing any Yogi Bear stuff I Came Upon This a
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Yogi Bear stuff I Came Upon This a
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Yogi Bear stuff I Came Upon This a random land welcome to Yellowstone I
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random land welcome to Yellowstone I
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random land welcome to Yellowstone I don't think the Rangers gonna like this
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don't think the Rangers gonna like this
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don't think the Rangers gonna like this Yogi hey be quiet boo-boo nobody cares
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Yogi hey be quiet boo-boo nobody cares
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Yogi hey be quiet boo-boo nobody cares what you think look at this they're
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what you think look at this they're
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what you think look at this they're sitting out in front of yoki's waffles
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sitting out in front of yoki's waffles
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sitting out in front of yoki's waffles and Grill which is a real shame I mean
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and Grill which is a real shame I mean
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and Grill which is a real shame I mean it's cool that Yogi has his own waffle
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it's cool that Yogi has his own waffle
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it's cool that Yogi has his own waffle shot I just always figured he'd open a
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shot I just always figured he'd open a
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shot I just always figured he'd open a place called Yogi's Hoagies you know
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place called Yogi's Hoagies you know
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place called Yogi's Hoagies you know what I mean hey that's stupid I don't
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what I mean hey that's stupid I don't
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what I mean hey that's stupid I don't know I kind of liked it Yogi man I
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know I kind of liked it Yogi man I
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know I kind of liked it Yogi man I really want to hang around here the rest
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really want to hang around here the rest
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really want to hang around here the rest of the day there's giant ice cream cones
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of the day there's giant ice cream cones
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of the day there's giant ice cream cones and tourist shops they're a historic
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and tourist shops they're a historic
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and tourist shops they're a historic trading posts unfortunately I can't hang
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trading posts unfortunately I can't hang
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trading posts unfortunately I can't hang around West Yellowstone too long because
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around West Yellowstone too long because
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around West Yellowstone too long because I've got to be heading into Yellowstone
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I've got to be heading into Yellowstone
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I've got to be heading into Yellowstone proper cause although these blue skies
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proper cause although these blue skies
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proper cause although these blue skies can be deceptive they're supposed to be
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can be deceptive they're supposed to be
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can be deceptive they're supposed to be bad weather later on today which is why
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bad weather later on today which is why
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bad weather later on today which is why I woke up at five in the morning before
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I woke up at five in the morning before
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I woke up at five in the morning before Sunrise to leave Idaho Falls and get
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Sunrise to leave Idaho Falls and get
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Sunrise to leave Idaho Falls and get here time to enter the park before it
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here time to enter the park before it
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here time to enter the park before it was too high-backed by the weather I
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was too high-backed by the weather I
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was too high-backed by the weather I know very little about Yellowstone
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know very little about Yellowstone
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know very little about Yellowstone because I never thought I would end up
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because I never thought I would end up
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because I never thought I would end up here don't ask me why I just never
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here don't ask me why I just never
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here don't ask me why I just never thought it would happen so I'm far from
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thought it would happen so I'm far from
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thought it would happen so I'm far from an expert it on this area but you know
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an expert it on this area but you know
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an expert it on this area but you know what just dipping the toe in a little
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what just dipping the toe in a little
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what just dipping the toe in a little bit is maybe pretty stoked I'm coming
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bit is maybe pretty stoked I'm coming
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bit is maybe pretty stoked I'm coming back ooh no chance of getting a picture
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back ooh no chance of getting a picture
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back ooh no chance of getting a picture of that iconic sign we gotta wait in
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of that iconic sign we gotta wait in
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of that iconic sign we gotta wait in line to get in here at the gate I got up
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line to get in here at the gate I got up
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line to get in here at the gate I got up early but I guess I didn't get up early
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early but I guess I didn't get up early
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early but I guess I didn't get up early enough look at the shies of that crowd
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enough look at the shies of that crowd
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enough look at the shies of that crowd all right it took a few minutes but we
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all right it took a few minutes but we
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all right it took a few minutes but we are in in Yellowstone I knew it was big
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are in in Yellowstone I knew it was big
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are in in Yellowstone I knew it was big but apparently it's even bigger than I
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but apparently it's even bigger than I
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but apparently it's even bigger than I thought because it's an hour just from
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thought because it's an hour just from
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thought because it's an hour just from the entrance gate there to my first
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the entrance gate there to my first
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the entrance gate there to my first destination or the first place I'm
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destination or the first place I'm
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destination or the first place I'm really trying to get to so I'm gonna
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really trying to get to so I'm gonna
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really trying to get to so I'm gonna settle in for the ride so it's
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settle in for the ride so it's
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settle in for the ride so it's definitely beautiful but for the most
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definitely beautiful but for the most
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definitely beautiful but for the most part what I've seen so far is lots of
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part what I've seen so far is lots of
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part what I've seen so far is lots of traffic it's funny though because it
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traffic it's funny though because it
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traffic it's funny though because it just occurred to me I could just stop
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just occurred to me I could just stop
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just occurred to me I could just stop right now here in this traffic jam I
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right now here in this traffic jam I
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right now here in this traffic jam I could just turn around go back and say
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could just turn around go back and say
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could just turn around go back and say yep I've been to Yellowstone all right
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yep I've been to Yellowstone all right
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yep I've been to Yellowstone all right and I wouldn't be lying yeah what the
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and I wouldn't be lying yeah what the
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and I wouldn't be lying yeah what the heck we'll stick it through all right
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heck we'll stick it through all right
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heck we'll stick it through all right well in addition to regular summer
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well in addition to regular summer
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well in addition to regular summer traffic apparently there's one lane
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traffic apparently there's one lane
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traffic apparently there's one lane closed up here and there's construction
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closed up here and there's construction
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closed up here and there's construction traffic as well so I've literally been
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traffic as well so I've literally been
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traffic as well so I've literally been sitting here in Yellowstone on the road
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sitting here in Yellowstone on the road
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sitting here in Yellowstone on the road for quite a long time now now but at
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for quite a long time now now but at
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for quite a long time now now but at least it's nice and peaceful nature
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least it's nice and peaceful nature
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least it's nice and peaceful nature outside cars plenty of trees to look at
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outside cars plenty of trees to look at
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outside cars plenty of trees to look at somebody quit
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somebody quit
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somebody quit they're quitting I didn't know you could
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they're quitting I didn't know you could
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they're quitting I didn't know you could just quit lost all track of time of how
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just quit lost all track of time of how
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just quit lost all track of time of how long I've been sitting here but I
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long I've been sitting here but I
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long I've been sitting here but I guarantee this road is backed up for
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guarantee this road is backed up for
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guarantee this road is backed up for miles and miles now all right amazing
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miles and miles now all right amazing
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miles and miles now all right amazing we've started moving again at least a
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we've started moving again at least a
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we've started moving again at least a little bit look at this this was all the
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little bit look at this this was all the
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little bit look at this this was all the trouble right here I was hoping I might
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trouble right here I was hoping I might
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trouble right here I was hoping I might see some Wildlife today I wasn't
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see some Wildlife today I wasn't
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see some Wildlife today I wasn't expecting it to be steam rollers
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okay finally we're out of the car now
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okay finally we're out of the car now you people aren't dummies by now you've
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you people aren't dummies by now you've
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you people aren't dummies by now you've probably figured out where I'm headed
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probably figured out where I'm headed
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probably figured out where I'm headed when I went to Paris the first thing I
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when I went to Paris the first thing I
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when I went to Paris the first thing I went to see was the Eiffel Tower and
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went to see was the Eiffel Tower and
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went to see was the Eiffel Tower and then the Mona Lisa so you know if it's
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then the Mona Lisa so you know if it's
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then the Mona Lisa so you know if it's my first time in Yellowstone National
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my first time in Yellowstone National
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my first time in Yellowstone National Park then I'm heading straight for Old
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Park then I'm heading straight for Old
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Park then I'm heading straight for Old Faithful and it looks like we're here
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Faithful and it looks like we're here
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Faithful and it looks like we're here just in time for the eruption dude this
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just in time for the eruption dude this
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just in time for the eruption dude this is exciting crowd or no crowd waiting in
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is exciting crowd or no crowd waiting in
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is exciting crowd or no crowd waiting in that traffic for like two hours really
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that traffic for like two hours really
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that traffic for like two hours really heightened the anticipation look at the
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heightened the anticipation look at the
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heightened the anticipation look at the size of this massive crowd here waiting
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size of this massive crowd here waiting
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size of this massive crowd here waiting around the old geyser itself that's
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around the old geyser itself that's
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around the old geyser itself that's because any second now it's about to pop
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because any second now it's about to pop
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because any second now it's about to pop off oh wait here it goes here it goes
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wow wow we're doing it we're seeing one
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wow wow we're doing it we're seeing one of the most famous craziest geological
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of the most famous craziest geological
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of the most famous craziest geological wonders in the United States this geyser
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wonders in the United States this geyser
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wonders in the United States this geyser erupts roughly every hour to hour and a
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erupts roughly every hour to hour and a
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erupts roughly every hour to hour and a half or so that's how it got the name
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half or so that's how it got the name
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half or so that's how it got the name Old Faithful this thing erupts about 17
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Old Faithful this thing erupts about 17
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Old Faithful this thing erupts about 17 times a day and that water out there
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times a day and that water out there
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times a day and that water out there that boiling water can reach Heights of
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that boiling water can reach Heights of
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that boiling water can reach Heights of a hundred and eighty four feet although
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a hundred and eighty four feet although
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a hundred and eighty four feet although it's hard to tell from this distance
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it's hard to tell from this distance
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it's hard to tell from this distance They're Gonna Keep Us Safe from that
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They're Gonna Keep Us Safe from that
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They're Gonna Keep Us Safe from that boiling water each one of these
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boiling water each one of these
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boiling water each one of these eruptions can last from one to five
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eruptions can last from one to five
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eruptions can last from one to five minutes this one's been going for a
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minutes this one's been going for a
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minutes this one's been going for a while and it's the size of each one that
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while and it's the size of each one that
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while and it's the size of each one that determines how long it's going to be
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determines how long it's going to be
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determines how long it's going to be until the next one so they can only
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until the next one so they can only
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until the next one so they can only predict it eruption by eruption dude
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predict it eruption by eruption dude
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predict it eruption by eruption dude this is wild uh oh looks like it's
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this is wild uh oh looks like it's
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this is wild uh oh looks like it's fizzling out a little bit
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fizzling out a little bit
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fizzling out a little bit [Applause]
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oh my gosh that was insane I can't
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oh my gosh that was insane I can't believe I am now among the thousands and
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believe I am now among the thousands and
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believe I am now among the thousands and thousands of people who have seen Old
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thousands of people who have seen Old
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thousands of people who have seen Old Faithful erupts and speaking of insane
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Faithful erupts and speaking of insane
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Faithful erupts and speaking of insane and thousands of people look how fast
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and thousands of people look how fast
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and thousands of people look how fast this all emptied out it wasn't even done
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this all emptied out it wasn't even done
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this all emptied out it wasn't even done fizzling before people started taking
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fizzling before people started taking
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fizzling before people started taking off maybe it has something to do with
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off maybe it has something to do with
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off maybe it has something to do with these clouds over here I think we might
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these clouds over here I think we might
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these clouds over here I think we might have caught the last at least somewhat
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have caught the last at least somewhat
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have caught the last at least somewhat Sunny eruption of Old Faithful for the
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Sunny eruption of Old Faithful for the
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Sunny eruption of Old Faithful for the day I'm just looking back now at the
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day I'm just looking back now at the
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day I'm just looking back now at the time lapse and look at this it comes out
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time lapse and look at this it comes out
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time lapse and look at this it comes out of nowhere all of a sudden it's just
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of nowhere all of a sudden it's just
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of nowhere all of a sudden it's just bubbling up spurting up crazy high
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bubbling up spurting up crazy high
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bubbling up spurting up crazy high streams of water and steam you could
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streams of water and steam you could
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streams of water and steam you could smell a little bit of sulfur action but
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smell a little bit of sulfur action but
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smell a little bit of sulfur action but not too much it was crazy the way the
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not too much it was crazy the way the
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not too much it was crazy the way the crowd would get loud and excited and
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crowd would get loud and excited and
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crowd would get loud and excited and clap and then quiet and just as quickly
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clap and then quiet and just as quickly
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clap and then quiet and just as quickly as it began it was over wild I can't
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as it began it was over wild I can't
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as it began it was over wild I can't believe how long this took not the
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believe how long this took not the
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believe how long this took not the eruption that was quick but the whole
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eruption that was quick but the whole
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eruption that was quick but the whole journey too you see the eruption we just
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journey too you see the eruption we just
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journey too you see the eruption we just looked at from the time I woke up it
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looked at from the time I woke up it
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looked at from the time I woke up it took seven hours for me to see that
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took seven hours for me to see that
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took seven hours for me to see that because I left so early it should have
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because I left so early it should have
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because I left so early it should have only taken two and a half hours but all
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only taken two and a half hours but all
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only taken two and a half hours but all that traffic man it wrecked everything
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that traffic man it wrecked everything
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that traffic man it wrecked everything and my whole deal this morning the whole
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and my whole deal this morning the whole
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and my whole deal this morning the whole Rush was to get here before the cloud
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Rush was to get here before the cloud
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Rush was to get here before the cloud cover came man we just got in right
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cover came man we just got in right
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cover came man we just got in right under the wire didn't we I can't tell
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under the wire didn't we I can't tell
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under the wire didn't we I can't tell you the number of other geysers and
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you the number of other geysers and
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you the number of other geysers and buffalo and beautiful Meadows and rivers
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buffalo and beautiful Meadows and rivers
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buffalo and beautiful Meadows and rivers I passed by in such a hurry I knew that
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I passed by in such a hurry I knew that
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I passed by in such a hurry I knew that traffic was going to mean there wasn't a
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traffic was going to mean there wasn't a
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traffic was going to mean there wasn't a moment to lose and it's crazy I can't
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moment to lose and it's crazy I can't
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moment to lose and it's crazy I can't believe we just saw that we can check
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believe we just saw that we can check
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believe we just saw that we can check that one right off the bucket list no I
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that one right off the bucket list no I
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that one right off the bucket list no I grant you coming straight to Old
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grant you coming straight to Old
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grant you coming straight to Old Faithful in your first time here is the
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Faithful in your first time here is the
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Faithful in your first time here is the cheesiest most touristy rookie move you
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cheesiest most touristy rookie move you
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cheesiest most touristy rookie move you can make but just like how I was talking
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can make but just like how I was talking
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can make but just like how I was talking about the first thing I did when I
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about the first thing I did when I
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about the first thing I did when I landed in France was want to go see the
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landed in France was want to go see the
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landed in France was want to go see the Eiffel Tower my mentality is always the
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Eiffel Tower my mentality is always the
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Eiffel Tower my mentality is always the first time you come somewhere get the
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first time you come somewhere get the
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first time you come somewhere get the big cheesy touristy thing out of the way
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big cheesy touristy thing out of the way
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big cheesy touristy thing out of the way especially if you're just passing
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especially if you're just passing
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especially if you're just passing through like I am today and that way the
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through like I am today and that way the
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through like I am today and that way the next time you come back you can
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next time you come back you can
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next time you come back you can investigate other lesser-known Less
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investigate other lesser-known Less
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investigate other lesser-known Less Traveled portions of the National Park
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Traveled portions of the National Park
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Traveled portions of the National Park oh man I didn't know you could just
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oh man I didn't know you could just
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oh man I didn't know you could just watch the guys or from the safety and
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watch the guys or from the safety and
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watch the guys or from the safety and comfort of the inside of the visitor
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comfort of the inside of the visitor
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comfort of the inside of the visitor center I could have just waited until
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center I could have just waited until
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center I could have just waited until after it started raining oh well next
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after it started raining oh well next
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after it started raining oh well next time see look at this now they have the
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time see look at this now they have the
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time see look at this now they have the prediction for the next eruption because
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prediction for the next eruption because
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prediction for the next eruption because of the last one we just saw even though
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of the last one we just saw even though
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of the last one we just saw even though it's kind of busy I just wanted to pop
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it's kind of busy I just wanted to pop
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it's kind of busy I just wanted to pop in here and refresh my memory on how
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in here and refresh my memory on how
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in here and refresh my memory on how this all works with the geyser water
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this all works with the geyser water
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this all works with the geyser water heated by magmen shooting up through
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heated by magmen shooting up through
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heated by magmen shooting up through cracks in the Earth apparently all that
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cracks in the Earth apparently all that
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cracks in the Earth apparently all that water coming out of the geyser we just
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water coming out of the geyser we just
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water coming out of the geyser we just saw exploding comes up a whole the size
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saw exploding comes up a whole the size
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saw exploding comes up a whole the size of your fist it constricts down to a
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of your fist it constricts down to a
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of your fist it constricts down to a little hole that size that's what shoots
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little hole that size that's what shoots
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little hole that size that's what shoots it up so high in the air like putting
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it up so high in the air like putting
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it up so high in the air like putting your thumb over a hose I learned that
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your thumb over a hose I learned that
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your thumb over a hose I learned that here in the young scientist Wing
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here in the young scientist Wing
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here in the young scientist Wing sometimes if you want the simplest
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sometimes if you want the simplest
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sometimes if you want the simplest quickest explanation for how something
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quickest explanation for how something
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quickest explanation for how something works go to the kids section visitor
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works go to the kids section visitor
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works go to the kids section visitor centers or the library oh they got a
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centers or the library oh they got a
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centers or the library oh they got a nice gift shop in there but you know
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nice gift shop in there but you know
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nice gift shop in there but you know what before it starts to really come
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what before it starts to really come
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what before it starts to really come down might as well spend some time
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down might as well spend some time
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down might as well spend some time walking around outside and I can tell
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walking around outside and I can tell
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walking around outside and I can tell you now that sulfurry smell is a lot
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you now that sulfurry smell is a lot
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you now that sulfurry smell is a lot stronger when you come out here by the
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stronger when you come out here by the
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stronger when you come out here by the runoff that is some smelly water pretty
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runoff that is some smelly water pretty
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runoff that is some smelly water pretty surreal being out here seeing all this
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surreal being out here seeing all this
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surreal being out here seeing all this and I feel like I'm at a disadvantage
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and I feel like I'm at a disadvantage
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and I feel like I'm at a disadvantage because like I told you I never thought
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because like I told you I never thought
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because like I told you I never thought I would see Yellowstone I've just never
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I would see Yellowstone I've just never
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I would see Yellowstone I've just never been close enough to it in fact I'm only
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been close enough to it in fact I'm only
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been close enough to it in fact I'm only here today because the rainy weather
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here today because the rainy weather
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here today because the rainy weather coming in mint I can't film something
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coming in mint I can't film something
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coming in mint I can't film something else I was on my way to and it was
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else I was on my way to and it was
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else I was on my way to and it was literally only yesterday in the
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literally only yesterday in the
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literally only yesterday in the afternoon that I went you know what I'm
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afternoon that I went you know what I'm
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afternoon that I went you know what I'm close enough to hit it maybe I'll go
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close enough to hit it maybe I'll go
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close enough to hit it maybe I'll go check out Yellowstone you know one of
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check out Yellowstone you know one of
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check out Yellowstone you know one of our most famous national parks maybe the
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our most famous national parks maybe the
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our most famous national parks maybe the most famous but yes I feel like I'm at a
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most famous but yes I feel like I'm at a
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most famous but yes I feel like I'm at a disadvantage because normally when I
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disadvantage because normally when I
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disadvantage because normally when I visit a place I know a lot more about
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visit a place I know a lot more about
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visit a place I know a lot more about his history the who's what's where's
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his history the who's what's where's
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his history the who's what's where's wise and when's because I kind of
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wise and when's because I kind of
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wise and when's because I kind of thought I'd never get here my
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thought I'd never get here my
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thought I'd never get here my Yellowstone knowledge is uh poor and
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Yellowstone knowledge is uh poor and
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Yellowstone knowledge is uh poor and that's being generous like I never even
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that's being generous like I never even
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that's being generous like I never even knew there was a giant magnificent hotel
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knew there was a giant magnificent hotel
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knew there was a giant magnificent hotel right next to Old Faithful you can
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right next to Old Faithful you can
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right next to Old Faithful you can literally see it down there in the
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literally see it down there in the
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literally see it down there in the distance It's The Old Faithful Inn it
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distance It's The Old Faithful Inn it
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distance It's The Old Faithful Inn it was built in 1903 and 1904 and it looks
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was built in 1903 and 1904 and it looks
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was built in 1903 and 1904 and it looks unlike any other place I've ever been
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unlike any other place I've ever been
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unlike any other place I've ever been seriously this place doesn't look real
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seriously this place doesn't look real
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seriously this place doesn't look real it looks like something constructed for
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it looks like something constructed for
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it looks like something constructed for a movie in CGI even dude nothing at
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a movie in CGI even dude nothing at
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a movie in CGI even dude nothing at Disney has ever built none of their
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Disney has ever built none of their
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Disney has ever built none of their hotels can rival this and they're all
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hotels can rival this and they're all
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hotels can rival this and they're all made out of modern materials look at
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made out of modern materials look at
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made out of modern materials look at this place more than a century old and
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this place more than a century old and
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this place more than a century old and built of crazy Timbers and stone there
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built of crazy Timbers and stone there
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built of crazy Timbers and stone there are restaurants and snack shops and gift
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are restaurants and snack shops and gift
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are restaurants and snack shops and gift shops and balconies for days and days
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shops and balconies for days and days
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shops and balconies for days and days look at these what the heck is that the
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look at these what the heck is that the
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look at these what the heck is that the world's craziest indoor Treehouse and
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world's craziest indoor Treehouse and
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world's craziest indoor Treehouse and just look at this even the hallways look
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just look at this even the hallways look
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just look at this even the hallways look unreal here dude this hurts my brain I'm
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unreal here dude this hurts my brain I'm
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unreal here dude this hurts my brain I'm really regretting now that I didn't plan
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really regretting now that I didn't plan
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really regretting now that I didn't plan more time for this literally even just
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more time for this literally even just
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more time for this literally even just the Old Faithful Inn alone last night
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the Old Faithful Inn alone last night
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the Old Faithful Inn alone last night when I was looking at you know Hotel
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when I was looking at you know Hotel
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when I was looking at you know Hotel possibilities for today I noticed this
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possibilities for today I noticed this
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possibilities for today I noticed this one on my app for 500 bucks a night I
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one on my app for 500 bucks a night I
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one on my app for 500 bucks a night I thought what do I look like Elon Musk
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thought what do I look like Elon Musk
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thought what do I look like Elon Musk 500 bucks even if I had it it could
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500 bucks even if I had it it could
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500 bucks even if I had it it could never be worth it could it could it well
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never be worth it could it could it well
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never be worth it could it could it well look at this friends I think it might it
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look at this friends I think it might it
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look at this friends I think it might it might have been worth it I mean just
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might have been worth it I mean just
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might have been worth it I mean just imagine leaving your room right here and
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imagine leaving your room right here and
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imagine leaving your room right here and walking out and peering down into that
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walking out and peering down into that
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walking out and peering down into that beautiful Lobby or better yet heading
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beautiful Lobby or better yet heading
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beautiful Lobby or better yet heading out onto the balcony and getting a view
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out onto the balcony and getting a view
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out onto the balcony and getting a view of Old Faithful right from the front
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of Old Faithful right from the front
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of Old Faithful right from the front porch that is awesome look at this place
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porch that is awesome look at this place
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porch that is awesome look at this place though for real it looks like something
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though for real it looks like something
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though for real it looks like something out of a fairy tale I never knew this
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out of a fairy tale I never knew this
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out of a fairy tale I never knew this before I came here this parking lot
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before I came here this parking lot
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before I came here this parking lot doesn't just serve Old Faithful and the
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doesn't just serve Old Faithful and the
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doesn't just serve Old Faithful and the Old Faithful Inn there are a bunch of
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Old Faithful Inn there are a bunch of
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Old Faithful Inn there are a bunch of geysers out there some of which I can
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geysers out there some of which I can
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geysers out there some of which I can see periodically erupting out there oh
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see periodically erupting out there oh
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see periodically erupting out there oh my gosh look at those old classic
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my gosh look at those old classic
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my gosh look at those old classic Yellowstone buses out there an Old
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Yellowstone buses out there an Old
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Yellowstone buses out there an Old Faithful in the background and ah what
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Faithful in the background and ah what
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Faithful in the background and ah what the heck is that oh those are big old
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the heck is that oh those are big old
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the heck is that oh those are big old fat raindrops well just like that the
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fat raindrops well just like that the
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fat raindrops well just like that the fair weather was over friends I've
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fair weather was over friends I've
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fair weather was over friends I've wandered all over the awani hotel in
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wandered all over the awani hotel in
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wandered all over the awani hotel in Yosemite and stayed at the Timberline
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Yosemite and stayed at the Timberline
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Yosemite and stayed at the Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood the one they use the
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Lodge on Mount Hood the one they use the
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Lodge on Mount Hood the one they use the outside of in the movie The Shining both
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outside of in the movie The Shining both
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outside of in the movie The Shining both of those hotels are insanely beautiful
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of those hotels are insanely beautiful
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of those hotels are insanely beautiful but neither holds a candle to this place
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but neither holds a candle to this place
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but neither holds a candle to this place have seen Old Faithful so I took one
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have seen Old Faithful so I took one
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have seen Old Faithful so I took one thing off the bucket list today but now
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thing off the bucket list today but now
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thing off the bucket list today but now I've added a new thing stay in this
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I've added a new thing stay in this
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I've added a new thing stay in this place for a couple of nights dude I
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place for a couple of nights dude I
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place for a couple of nights dude I seriously want to know what this is all
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seriously want to know what this is all
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seriously want to know what this is all about oh I see it was designed by the
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about oh I see it was designed by the
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about oh I see it was designed by the architect based on his childhood
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architect based on his childhood
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architect based on his childhood fantasies of a crazy tree house it's
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fantasies of a crazy tree house it's
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fantasies of a crazy tree house it's called The Crow's Nest and even if it
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called The Crow's Nest and even if it
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called The Crow's Nest and even if it wasn't closed it's 76 and a half feet up
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wasn't closed it's 76 and a half feet up
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wasn't closed it's 76 and a half feet up more than 15 alleys High which means if
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more than 15 alleys High which means if
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more than 15 alleys High which means if I were allowed to climb up there I would
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I were allowed to climb up there I would
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I were allowed to climb up there I would get vertigo and maybe die you're kidding
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get vertigo and maybe die you're kidding
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get vertigo and maybe die you're kidding me is like that is the coolest fort ever
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me is like that is the coolest fort ever
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me is like that is the coolest fort ever the the man in me is like oh my gosh
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the the man in me is like oh my gosh
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the the man in me is like oh my gosh that's terrifying don't get me wrong I'm
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that's terrifying don't get me wrong I'm
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that's terrifying don't get me wrong I'm not afraid of heights I'm just afraid of
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not afraid of heights I'm just afraid of
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not afraid of heights I'm just afraid of plummeting from them look at that there
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plummeting from them look at that there
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plummeting from them look at that there are rooms right up here on the mezzanine
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are rooms right up here on the mezzanine
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are rooms right up here on the mezzanine you could walk right out and sit in a
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you could walk right out and sit in a
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you could walk right out and sit in a leather chair and just watch all these
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leather chair and just watch all these
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leather chair and just watch all these people go by all these people by the way
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people go by all these people by the way
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people go by all these people by the way is the reason the Crow's Nest is closed
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is the reason the Crow's Nest is closed
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is the reason the Crow's Nest is closed apparently at the end of the 1950s there
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apparently at the end of the 1950s there
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apparently at the end of the 1950s there was an earthquake here at Yellowstone
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was an earthquake here at Yellowstone
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was an earthquake here at Yellowstone strong enough to kind of mess with the
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strong enough to kind of mess with the
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strong enough to kind of mess with the Timbers making it in the words of the in
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Timbers making it in the words of the in
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Timbers making it in the words of the in unsafe structurally for the number of
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unsafe structurally for the number of
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unsafe structurally for the number of visitors that the Inn receives today
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visitors that the Inn receives today
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visitors that the Inn receives today there was an earthquake of course
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there was an earthquake of course
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there was an earthquake of course because all of Yellowstone for miles and
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because all of Yellowstone for miles and
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because all of Yellowstone for miles and miles and miles it's all sitting on top
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miles and miles it's all sitting on top
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miles and miles it's all sitting on top of a still active volcanic area the
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of a still active volcanic area the
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of a still active volcanic area the Yellowstone Caldera is what I always
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Yellowstone Caldera is what I always
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Yellowstone Caldera is what I always hear it called now Caldera is an
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hear it called now Caldera is an
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hear it called now Caldera is an imploded volcano rather than an exploded
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imploded volcano rather than an exploded
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imploded volcano rather than an exploded one which makes a crater if I remember
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one which makes a crater if I remember
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one which makes a crater if I remember correctly someday it may explode again
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correctly someday it may explode again
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correctly someday it may explode again and wipe out all the life in North
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and wipe out all the life in North
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and wipe out all the life in North America maybe worldwide it might wipe
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America maybe worldwide it might wipe
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America maybe worldwide it might wipe out human civilization luckily today's
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out human civilization luckily today's
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out human civilization luckily today's not that day anyway this is awesome and
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not that day anyway this is awesome and
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not that day anyway this is awesome and I really want to grab a seat and linger
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I really want to grab a seat and linger
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I really want to grab a seat and linger out here but I've got hours and hours
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out here but I've got hours and hours
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out here but I've got hours and hours and miles and miles to go before I can
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and miles and miles to go before I can
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and miles and miles to go before I can rest my weary head today there are over
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rest my weary head today there are over
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rest my weary head today there are over 200 miles of Road in Yellowstone
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200 miles of Road in Yellowstone
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200 miles of Road in Yellowstone National Park and we've got to cover
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National Park and we've got to cover
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National Park and we've got to cover many of those unless I go back the same
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many of those unless I go back the same
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many of those unless I go back the same way but even that was all heimbucked by
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way but even that was all heimbucked by
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way but even that was all heimbucked by construction I guess it's time to get
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construction I guess it's time to get
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construction I guess it's time to get out of here it's still raining outside
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out of here it's still raining outside
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out of here it's still raining outside but it's raining slowly if that makes
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but it's raining slowly if that makes
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but it's raining slowly if that makes any sense so it's really not too bad out
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any sense so it's really not too bad out
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any sense so it's really not too bad out here oh my gosh and wouldn't you believe
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here oh my gosh and wouldn't you believe
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here oh my gosh and wouldn't you believe it the sun came back out oh and so did
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it the sun came back out oh and so did
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it the sun came back out oh and so did the crowd this is a bigger crowd than
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the crowd this is a bigger crowd than
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the crowd this is a bigger crowd than when we were here earlier means we just
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when we were here earlier means we just
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when we were here earlier means we just might see a second eruption
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might see a second eruption
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might see a second eruption [Music]
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foreign
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foreign [Music]
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[Music]
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[Music] dude that was unbelievable bonus older
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dude that was unbelievable bonus older
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dude that was unbelievable bonus older faithful I can't believe we got to see
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faithful I can't believe we got to see
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faithful I can't believe we got to see it erupt twice in one day I can't
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it erupt twice in one day I can't
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it erupt twice in one day I can't believe once again just how fast the
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believe once again just how fast the
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believe once again just how fast the crowds disperse I'm gonna take this
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crowds disperse I'm gonna take this
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crowds disperse I'm gonna take this little Trail now around from the side of
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little Trail now around from the side of
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little Trail now around from the side of Old Faithful there are of course endless
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Old Faithful there are of course endless
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Old Faithful there are of course endless miles of trails in this National Park
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miles of trails in this National Park
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miles of trails in this National Park thanks to our traffic Adventure this
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thanks to our traffic Adventure this
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thanks to our traffic Adventure this morning I don't have time to explore
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morning I don't have time to explore
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morning I don't have time to explore endless miles of trails today but since
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endless miles of trails today but since
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endless miles of trails today but since we're already in the neighborhood I did
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we're already in the neighborhood I did
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we're already in the neighborhood I did think it was a good idea to explore the
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think it was a good idea to explore the
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think it was a good idea to explore the trail right over here to the nearby
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trail right over here to the nearby
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trail right over here to the nearby geyser Hill oh man I could literally
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geyser Hill oh man I could literally
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geyser Hill oh man I could literally feel the heat coming off of this one
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feel the heat coming off of this one
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feel the heat coming off of this one look at this incredibly deep pool of hot
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look at this incredibly deep pool of hot
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look at this incredibly deep pool of hot bubbling crazy water notice the way that
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bubbling crazy water notice the way that
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bubbling crazy water notice the way that it goes deep down under the Earth there
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it goes deep down under the Earth there
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it goes deep down under the Earth there and the way that we're way high up on
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and the way that we're way high up on
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and the way that we're way high up on this hill above those people down there
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this hill above those people down there
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this hill above those people down there and the river below that is the exact
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and the river below that is the exact
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and the river below that is the exact reason right there that it's not safe to
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reason right there that it's not safe to
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reason right there that it's not safe to set even one foot off of this a catwalk
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set even one foot off of this a catwalk
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set even one foot off of this a catwalk here because you never know when that
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here because you never know when that
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here because you never know when that one wrong step will be your last step
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one wrong step will be your last step
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one wrong step will be your last step and you want to end up like the kid on
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and you want to end up like the kid on
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and you want to end up like the kid on the sign in the parking lot whoa look at
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the sign in the parking lot whoa look at
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the sign in the parking lot whoa look at this this is all a runoff
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this this is all a runoff
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this this is all a runoff from Old Faithful it goes down here to
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from Old Faithful it goes down here to
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from Old Faithful it goes down here to this River as you can see across the
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this River as you can see across the
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this River as you can see across the river there are many other areas of
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river there are many other areas of
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river there are many other areas of runoff as well this is wild look at that
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runoff as well this is wild look at that
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runoff as well this is wild look at that minerals seeping out of the hill with
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minerals seeping out of the hill with
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minerals seeping out of the hill with the water look at the way the water is
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the water look at the way the water is
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the water look at the way the water is bubbling and churning down there where
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bubbling and churning down there where
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bubbling and churning down there where the hot water hits it not to mention
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the hot water hits it not to mention
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the hot water hits it not to mention bubbling and boiling just a few inches
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bubbling and boiling just a few inches
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bubbling and boiling just a few inches from our faces down here look at that
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from our faces down here look at that
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from our faces down here look at that dude that is hot oh that is unbearable
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dude that is hot oh that is unbearable
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dude that is hot oh that is unbearable when you're riding the steam there yikes
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when you're riding the steam there yikes
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when you're riding the steam there yikes not just the heat but the smell too
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not just the heat but the smell too
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not just the heat but the smell too somebody's boiling up Easter eggs in
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somebody's boiling up Easter eggs in
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somebody's boiling up Easter eggs in there and maybe some crawfish mmm
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there and maybe some crawfish mmm
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there and maybe some crawfish mmm crawfish I suddenly realized I'm pretty
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crawfish I suddenly realized I'm pretty
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crawfish I suddenly realized I'm pretty hungry I haven't eaten anything all day
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hungry I haven't eaten anything all day
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hungry I haven't eaten anything all day look at this right here that is gorgeous
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look at this right here that is gorgeous
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look at this right here that is gorgeous Chinese a spring that one looks so
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Chinese a spring that one looks so
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Chinese a spring that one looks so perfect like a perfect little crater
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perfect like a perfect little crater
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perfect like a perfect little crater bubbling up right there it's like a
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bubbling up right there it's like a
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bubbling up right there it's like a perfect postcard I can see now that even
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perfect postcard I can see now that even
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perfect postcard I can see now that even this basic Trail over here by Old
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this basic Trail over here by Old
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this basic Trail over here by Old Faithful stretches for a long distance I
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Faithful stretches for a long distance I
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Faithful stretches for a long distance I was gonna say man I should have brought
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was gonna say man I should have brought
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was gonna say man I should have brought some water with me and then I remembered
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some water with me and then I remembered
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some water with me and then I remembered I've got all the water I need right here
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I've got all the water I need right here
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I've got all the water I need right here mineral water tastes like Hades
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mineral water tastes like Hades
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mineral water tastes like Hades that looks fun weird we are literally
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that looks fun weird we are literally
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that looks fun weird we are literally walking through the cooled off
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walking through the cooled off
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walking through the cooled off thankfully run off water of Old Faithful
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thankfully run off water of Old Faithful
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thankfully run off water of Old Faithful up there
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up there
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up there gross oh man look at that in the
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gross oh man look at that in the
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gross oh man look at that in the distance looks like we're missing
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distance looks like we're missing
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distance looks like we're missing another geyser eruption down there look
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another geyser eruption down there look
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another geyser eruption down there look at that that is incredible this one
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at that that is incredible this one
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at that that is incredible this one keeps shooting up and splashing down
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keeps shooting up and splashing down
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keeps shooting up and splashing down shooting up and splashing back down
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shooting up and splashing back down
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shooting up and splashing back down there's so much water shooting off of
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there's so much water shooting off of
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there's so much water shooting off of that thing that there are little geyser
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that thing that there are little geyser
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that thing that there are little geyser waterfalls all along the sides
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waterfalls all along the sides
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waterfalls all along the sides that's incredible
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that's incredible
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that's incredible dude you can get pretty close to this
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dude you can get pretty close to this
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dude you can get pretty close to this one uncomfortably close this one is
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one uncomfortably close this one is
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one uncomfortably close this one is called Castle geyser and believe it or
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called Castle geyser and believe it or
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called Castle geyser and believe it or not this is considered a minor eruption
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not this is considered a minor eruption
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not this is considered a minor eruption that it's having right now well I'd hate
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that it's having right now well I'd hate
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that it's having right now well I'd hate to see it have a full-on cranky temper
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to see it have a full-on cranky temper
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to see it have a full-on cranky temper tantrum can't believe how many beautiful
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tantrum can't believe how many beautiful
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tantrum can't believe how many beautiful insane things we're seeing all within
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insane things we're seeing all within
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insane things we're seeing all within sight of the Old Faithful Inn whoa and
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sight of the Old Faithful Inn whoa and
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sight of the Old Faithful Inn whoa and look at that geyser back there look at
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look at that geyser back there look at
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look at that geyser back there look at the size of that eruption I don't know
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the size of that eruption I don't know
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the size of that eruption I don't know where to look I don't know whether to
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where to look I don't know whether to
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where to look I don't know whether to look at Castle guys are right behind me
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look at Castle guys are right behind me
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look at Castle guys are right behind me over here we're down there with that
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over here we're down there with that
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over here we're down there with that huge eruption or this bubbling pot in
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huge eruption or this bubbling pot in
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huge eruption or this bubbling pot in front of Castle guys are called tortoise
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front of Castle guys are called tortoise
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front of Castle guys are called tortoise shell spring or the beautiful natural
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shell spring or the beautiful natural
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shell spring or the beautiful natural wonder here of crested pool and dude I
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wonder here of crested pool and dude I
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wonder here of crested pool and dude I can see across the river a couple of big
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can see across the river a couple of big
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can see across the river a couple of big old Bison back there some Buffalo
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old Bison back there some Buffalo
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old Bison back there some Buffalo weird dude that is so weird until today
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weird dude that is so weird until today
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weird dude that is so weird until today I've never seen bison in the wild just
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I've never seen bison in the wild just
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I've never seen bison in the wild just roaming around before which is crazy
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roaming around before which is crazy
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roaming around before which is crazy because as many of you know they used to
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because as many of you know they used to
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because as many of you know they used to be all over North America in the tens of
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be all over North America in the tens of
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be all over North America in the tens of millions oh my gosh dude whatever that
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millions oh my gosh dude whatever that
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millions oh my gosh dude whatever that geyser is over there it is having some
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geyser is over there it is having some
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geyser is over there it is having some huge eruptions been erupting over over
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huge eruptions been erupting over over
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huge eruptions been erupting over over and over and over again but I just know
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and over and over again but I just know
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and over and over again but I just know my luck and I know as soon as I cross
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my luck and I know as soon as I cross
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my luck and I know as soon as I cross this bridge and get close enough it's
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this bridge and get close enough it's
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this bridge and get close enough it's probably gonna stop that's okay I've
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probably gonna stop that's okay I've
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probably gonna stop that's okay I've already seen more geyser action today
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already seen more geyser action today
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already seen more geyser action today than I ever expected to see in a
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than I ever expected to see in a
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than I ever expected to see in a lifetime there's more geysers here than
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lifetime there's more geysers here than
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lifetime there's more geysers here than there are in an old folks home think
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there are in an old folks home think
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there are in an old folks home think about it oh my gosh it is so hot smelly
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about it oh my gosh it is so hot smelly
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about it oh my gosh it is so hot smelly and beautiful out here look at these
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and beautiful out here look at these
18:55
and beautiful out here look at these crazy thermal vents and look at the way
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crazy thermal vents and look at the way
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crazy thermal vents and look at the way all these bubbling Springs pour down
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all these bubbling Springs pour down
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all these bubbling Springs pour down into the river down there the only other
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into the river down there the only other
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into the river down there the only other place I've ever been that was anything
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place I've ever been that was anything
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place I've ever been that was anything like this was a place called bump as
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like this was a place called bump as
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like this was a place called bump as hell in Northern California in Lassen
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hell in Northern California in Lassen
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hell in Northern California in Lassen Volcanic National Park it had some
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Volcanic National Park it had some
19:08
Volcanic National Park it had some bubbling and boiling pots but nothing as
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bubbling and boiling pots but nothing as
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bubbling and boiling pots but nothing as crazy as the geysers I've seen out here
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crazy as the geysers I've seen out here
19:12
crazy as the geysers I've seen out here today which have been going crazy look
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today which have been going crazy look
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today which have been going crazy look at this
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at this
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at this but of course true to my prediction
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but of course true to my prediction
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but of course true to my prediction earlier the meanest and mightiest of
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earlier the meanest and mightiest of
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earlier the meanest and mightiest of them that we're freaking out just a few
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them that we're freaking out just a few
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them that we're freaking out just a few minutes ago like spasmodic geyser over
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minutes ago like spasmodic geyser over
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minutes ago like spasmodic geyser over here he looks pretty calm meanwhile
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here he looks pretty calm meanwhile
19:26
here he looks pretty calm meanwhile Castle guys are over there has decided
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Castle guys are over there has decided
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Castle guys are over there has decided to have a major eruption right after we
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to have a major eruption right after we
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to have a major eruption right after we crossed the river oh well ain't it
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crossed the river oh well ain't it
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crossed the river oh well ain't it always the way to be honest with you
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always the way to be honest with you
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always the way to be honest with you though I kind of like that better I kind
19:35
though I kind of like that better I kind
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though I kind of like that better I kind of like seeing it way over there in the
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of like seeing it way over there in the
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of like seeing it way over there in the distance I mean it really gives its
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distance I mean it really gives its
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distance I mean it really gives its scope for the imagination
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foreign would you look at the size of that plume
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would you look at the size of that plume
19:53
would you look at the size of that plume out there look at those tiny little
19:54
out there look at those tiny little
19:54
out there look at those tiny little people at the base of it they look like
19:56
people at the base of it they look like
19:56
people at the base of it they look like ants and look at this wow you can really
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ants and look at this wow you can really
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ants and look at this wow you can really hear that Steam
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hear that Steam
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hear that Steam pissing out of the ground guess we
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pissing out of the ground guess we
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pissing out of the ground guess we really don't have time for me to show
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really don't have time for me to show
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really don't have time for me to show you everything that's out here on this
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you everything that's out here on this
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you everything that's out here on this Trail just this Trail would take all day
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Trail just this Trail would take all day
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Trail just this Trail would take all day to really film in detail I don't know if
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to really film in detail I don't know if
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to really film in detail I don't know if it would bore everybody else but I'm
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it would bore everybody else but I'm
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it would bore everybody else but I'm telling you I could spend a week out
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telling you I could spend a week out
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telling you I could spend a week out here in Yellowstone and that's just
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here in Yellowstone and that's just
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here in Yellowstone and that's just based on the tiny fraction of it that
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based on the tiny fraction of it that
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based on the tiny fraction of it that I've seen dude Old Faithful was awesome
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I've seen dude Old Faithful was awesome
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I've seen dude Old Faithful was awesome but I gotta admit Castle geyser is the
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but I gotta admit Castle geyser is the
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but I gotta admit Castle geyser is the champ of the day even just the steam
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champ of the day even just the steam
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champ of the day even just the steam shooting out at the end from the
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shooting out at the end from the
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shooting out at the end from the eruption of Castle geyser today is epic
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eruption of Castle geyser today is epic
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eruption of Castle geyser today is epic just sitting here watching it I can
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just sitting here watching it I can
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just sitting here watching it I can literally feel the ground trembling wait
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literally feel the ground trembling wait
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literally feel the ground trembling wait a minute that might just be people
20:32
a minute that might just be people
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a minute that might just be people walking on the on the catwalk behind me
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walking on the on the catwalk behind me
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walking on the on the catwalk behind me never mind I am impressed by this though
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never mind I am impressed by this though
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never mind I am impressed by this though I mean look at that as the British would
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I mean look at that as the British would
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I mean look at that as the British would say it's going mental
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dude this is awesome just heading back
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dude this is awesome just heading back towards the car I've gotten a couple of
20:47
towards the car I've gotten a couple of
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towards the car I've gotten a couple of Epic glimpses of the Buffalo over here
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Epic glimpses of the Buffalo over here
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Epic glimpses of the Buffalo over here or the North American Bison to be more
20:52
or the North American Bison to be more
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or the North American Bison to be more scientifically correct they are so
20:54
scientifically correct they are so
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scientifically correct they are so gorgeous I am so glad we got this little
20:57
gorgeous I am so glad we got this little
20:57
gorgeous I am so glad we got this little Sunny reprieve we got this brief break
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Sunny reprieve we got this brief break
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Sunny reprieve we got this brief break from the storm clouds that we're
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from the storm clouds that we're
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from the storm clouds that we're supposed to overtake us earlier I can
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supposed to overtake us earlier I can
21:03
supposed to overtake us earlier I can see they're starting to come back again
21:05
see they're starting to come back again
21:05
see they're starting to come back again but it was supposed to be raining out
21:06
but it was supposed to be raining out
21:06
but it was supposed to be raining out here all day and instead we got this
21:09
here all day and instead we got this
21:09
here all day and instead we got this what the heck dude I'm stoked look how
21:12
what the heck dude I'm stoked look how
21:12
what the heck dude I'm stoked look how close we are to those Buffalo I had a
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close we are to those Buffalo I had a
21:14
close we are to those Buffalo I had a zoom lens we could see right up that
21:15
zoom lens we could see right up that
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zoom lens we could see right up that guy's nose and trust me this is plenty
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guy's nose and trust me this is plenty
21:17
guy's nose and trust me this is plenty close enough you don't want to get any
21:18
close enough you don't want to get any
21:18
close enough you don't want to get any closer there's one thing I know about
21:20
closer there's one thing I know about
21:20
closer there's one thing I know about the West is to avoid ornery Buffalo they
21:23
the West is to avoid ornery Buffalo they
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the West is to avoid ornery Buffalo they can charge this was beautiful all we're
21:26
can charge this was beautiful all we're
21:26
can charge this was beautiful all we're missing now is a bear sighting all right
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missing now is a bear sighting all right
21:28
missing now is a bear sighting all right guys I can't keep going on and on
21:29
guys I can't keep going on and on
21:29
guys I can't keep going on and on forever I thought we'd only get maybe
21:31
forever I thought we'd only get maybe
21:31
forever I thought we'd only get maybe five minutes of footage before it
21:32
five minutes of footage before it
21:33
five minutes of footage before it started to pour down rain on us and
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started to pour down rain on us and
21:34
started to pour down rain on us and unbelievably somehow we got to witness
21:36
unbelievably somehow we got to witness
21:36
unbelievably somehow we got to witness so much Majesty so much natural Splendor
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so much Majesty so much natural Splendor
21:39
so much Majesty so much natural Splendor and all from the safety and convenience
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and all from the safety and convenience
21:41
and all from the safety and convenience of one single parking spot the next time
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of one single parking spot the next time
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of one single parking spot the next time I come out here I I can promise you we
21:44
I come out here I I can promise you we
21:44
I come out here I I can promise you we will range farther afield for now I
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will range farther afield for now I
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will range farther afield for now I think it's time to call it as long as
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think it's time to call it as long as
21:49
think it's time to call it as long as the van cooperates I do have many many
21:51
the van cooperates I do have many many
21:51
the van cooperates I do have many many miles to go northwards into Montana
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miles to go northwards into Montana
21:53
miles to go northwards into Montana tonight so I guess I'd better leave you
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tonight so I guess I'd better leave you
21:56
tonight so I guess I'd better leave you guys here the storms are coming and it's
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guys here the storms are coming and it's
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guys here the storms are coming and it's time to be moving along don't worry if I
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time to be moving along don't worry if I
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time to be moving along don't worry if I see any other epic naturey things on my
22:02
see any other epic naturey things on my
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see any other epic naturey things on my way out of Yellowstone I'll show them to
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way out of Yellowstone I'll show them to
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way out of Yellowstone I'll show them to you after the credit meanwhile if you
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and sleep wow [Music]
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[Music] thank you
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thank you
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thank you [Music]
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[Music] foreign
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oh my gosh I just finished the trail and
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oh my gosh I just finished the trail and look
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look
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look it's happening again here I was in a
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it's happening again here I was in a
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it's happening again here I was in a hurry this morning because I thought I'd
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hurry this morning because I thought I'd
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hurry this morning because I thought I'd miss my one opportunity to see Old
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miss my one opportunity to see Old
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miss my one opportunity to see Old Faithful and now I've seen it three
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Faithful and now I've seen it three
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Faithful and now I've seen it three times
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times
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times [Music]
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[Music] dude the waiting is intense for Old
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dude the waiting is intense for Old
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dude the waiting is intense for Old Faithful all the predictions are plus or
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Faithful all the predictions are plus or
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Faithful all the predictions are plus or minus 10 minutes they're usually pretty
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minus 10 minutes they're usually pretty
25:12
minus 10 minutes they're usually pretty accurate but that's a 20 minute gap
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accurate but that's a 20 minute gap
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accurate but that's a 20 minute gap which means it could be 20 minutes late
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which means it could be 20 minutes late
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which means it could be 20 minutes late and it gets so quiet while people are
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and it gets so quiet while people are
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and it gets so quiet while people are waiting and waiting waiting for 30 40
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waiting and waiting waiting for 30 40
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waiting and waiting waiting for 30 40 minutes 50 minutes sometimes for this
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minutes 50 minutes sometimes for this
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minutes 50 minutes sometimes for this thing to erupt and then in those last
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thing to erupt and then in those last
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thing to erupt and then in those last couple of minutes before it goes it gets
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couple of minutes before it goes it gets
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couple of minutes before it goes it gets so tense I just wonder has anybody ever
25:29
so tense I just wonder has anybody ever
25:29
so tense I just wonder has anybody ever started screaming 10 nine you know
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started screaming 10 nine you know
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started screaming 10 nine you know I'd like to do that one day anybody got
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I'd like to do that one day anybody got
25:35
I'd like to do that one day anybody got a megaphone hmm
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a megaphone hmm
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a megaphone hmm [Music]
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[Music] I don't know much about Yellowstone but
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I don't know much about Yellowstone but
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I don't know much about Yellowstone but I do know that's a terrible idea you
25:44
I do know that's a terrible idea you
25:44
I do know that's a terrible idea you could fall right through the crest of
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could fall right through the crest of
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could fall right through the crest of the earth into some hot water
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the earth into some hot water
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the earth into some hot water [Music]