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Friday, September 09, 2005

You Call This An Opolis

Thermopolis named for its thermal-ness, but I don’t know about the opolis, is probably the first town I found on my adventure that I said to myself “I think I could live here.” Something about this town, maybe it was because this was the first town I’ve come across to have a McDonalds in a thousand miles. No, I think it was more then that, the town had a definite charm. I was smitten with the kind and friendly inviting people. I was able to strike up a conversation with a man who had moved from Portland Oregon on how he loved Thermopolis. He said simply “I followed my girlfriend here, I hadn’t intended on staying, but hell, if I didn’t like this place when I got here.” He went on to tell that things didn’t work out with the his girlfriend, she left and went someplace else, but he stayed cause he liked it so much. Thermopolis has a lot to offer then just charm, Its got a bunch of rejuvenating hot springs, that are practically free.  All though when I see the word bath house, I think of a place gay men go to meet each other. This couldn’t be farther from the truth, in fact when I was there it was filled with old couples. A drive around Thermopolis reveals a real dinosaur dig, but I didn’t feel like shelling out the $12 for the peek see of some dino-bones. I was off, pressing forward toward the king of all national parks Yellow Stone!

3 Comments:

At September 09, 2005 11:31 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Are you sure it's not named after Thermopalae? It's a place in Greece known for its hot springs, and where the battle of Thermopalae took place.

Dude, it sounds like your starting to see a lot more shit, it's very interesting, i wish i could joing you.

 
At September 09, 2005 1:41 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

loki is full of the most useless information, isn't he?

i have a lighter with a town's name on it for you. i just can't figure out how to get it to you.

even though going into the Nat'l Park is kind of pricey, don't skip it! maybe you'll see a bear! =)

 
At September 10, 2005 9:10 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

i'm jealous. i plan on taking the wife to yelloestone next year or the year after to do do some mtn biking n shit

 

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