Norris Trailside Museum

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Posted by Granite Head (209.252.105.24) on 19:33:38 07/24/12

In Reply to: Continuing the Parkitecture theme... posted by Granite Head

Per the flyer supplied by the interp ranger at Norris:

Norris Geyser Basin Trailside Museum - 1930
In the valley of the Gibbon River lies Yellowstone's most dynamic thermal area, the Norris Geyser Basin. The Norris Museum sits on a hill overlooking the area's thermal features and frames a commanding view of the Gallatin Range. Designed as a gateway leading to the mysterious world of the geyser basin, this one-story building is both dramatic and imposing. Visitors arrive through the central portion--an open-air foyer covered by a massive clipped-gable roof. From the foyer they catch their first glimpses of the geyser basin beyond, accessible via a flagstone terrace and stone steps. The walls are made of huge, irregular boulders and emphasized by extreme batters. Log purlins and brackets are exposed at the gable ends. Above the stone, the wall is wood shingled, as is the roof."

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It's all in the details - Granite Head 19:36:43 07/24/12 (17)
- Lots of details - Granite Head 19:38:17 07/24/12 (16)
  - A good look at the... - Granite Head 19:40:27 07/24/12 (15)
    - No detail is too small - Granite Head 19:44:31 07/24/12 (14)
      - Fishing Bridge Trailside Museum - Granite Head 19:48:13 07/24/12 (13)
        
        I love the dead animals - Ria 09:59:23 07/25/12 (1)
        
        Me too Ria :) - Rob (Hiker) 18:34:08 07/25/12 (0)
        
        I generally like your trip posts but... - Rob (Hiker) 08:55:50 07/25/12 (2)
        
        Granite Head, re: exhibits - Roadie 09:43:03 07/25/12 (1)
        
        Yes, I think they've cleaned the specimens up - Granite Head 10:52:32 07/25/12 (0)
        
        Fishing Bridge has a few massive boulders of its own - Granite Head 19:54:18 07/24/12 (7)
        
        And, the flyer continues... - Granite Head 19:57:39 07/24/12 (6)
        
        And those wavy shingles! - Granite Head 19:59:40 07/24/12 (5)
        
        Getting away from the trailside for a moment - Granite Head 20:09:46 07/24/12 (4)
        
        Did you ever look up at the ceiling - Granite Head 20:11:58 07/24/12 (3)
        
        And speaking of hard to photograph - Granite Head 20:18:43 07/24/12 (2)
        
        It is such a shame - Granite Head 20:20:38 07/24/12 (1)
        
        Wonderful !!! Fantastic series - Moose Tracker 07:55:01 07/25/12 (0)

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