Sunday, September 9, 2007

Thermopolis



Do you remember the episode of the Golden Girls when they went to the islands and the hotel they stayed at was nothing like the brochure described. Well there you have The Fountain of Youth resort in Thermopolis WY. Just 500 feet from the highway on one side and 500 feet from the freight train railroad tracks on the other. And yes the trains still run. Rick said he boasted that he had the third largest mineral pool in the area. All well and good except there are only four in the area to begin with. To top it all off the entrepreneur that he calls himself was also just back from the far end of the pool also trying to drill for oil. Well bless his heart is all I can say for the man. For all its downfalls the pool was in fact hot mineral water and very relaxing and in the morning if you looked out past the train tracks you were treated to this beautiful sunrise.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yes Stuart,

I do remember that Golden Girls episode. That is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! I wish I were there.....

Valerie

Anonymous said...

of course i remember that golden girls! don't forget their view of the wall and the vibrating bed! looks like you are having fun! katy