6/29 Old Faithful Lodge

This is really a unique and amazing place because of its construction.  In addition, it came close to burning down in 1988 during the North Fork Fire.  I remember reading about it during that time and how the fire fighters went to extreme measures to save it from burning embers.  Here is an article about that event:  https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94331800 

I have been here before, but the place still amazes me.  Supposedly, it was designed to make you think you were living in a forest.  I parked my motorhome in the parking lot behind the hotel, so my approach this time was from the back. 

Not only is this huge clock impressive, but looking up at the roof gives you a view of the amazing log construction. 

Even the detail on a simple set of stairs is amazing.  I wonder who went out and collected all the curved pieces of wood. 

A corridor down to hotel rooms.  With so much wood, you can imagine how fast this place would burn. 

In staring at the ceiling, I noticed this little "cabin" way at the top.  My son tried to climb the stairs to it, but said they were blocked because of earthquake damage in the past. 

Apparently, an orchestra used to play from this crow's nest:  https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-crow-s-nest-at-the-old-faithful-inn 

They still use this route to the cabin or I found this YouTube Videhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHVe44o9xiUo showing a family that got permission to not only visit the inside crow's nest, but also go outside to the top of the outside of the building, which was once open to visitors, but now accessed only to raise and lower the flags:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHVe44o9xiU

 Another interesting staircase.  Where in the heck did they get these logs?

The front porch.