Pic: Daisy Geyser. Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone NP, WY
The govenment organizations responsible for our public lands aren’t always the most tech-savvy. The National Park Service makes a valiant effort, however, to communicate estimated geyser eruption times. In addition to whiteboards in ranger stations and near popular geysers, a telephone number with a recorded message, and links to geysertimes.org, the park service also provides information via that quintessentialy 2010s mechanism: a smartphone app.
Through a combination of these methods, I learned that Daisy Geyser was scheduled to erupt while I was nearby. A twenty minute wait yielded a fine geyser performance in a more intimate setting than I expected with Daisy’s more famous cousin down the road.
Danger Beyond This Point 