What is
a Yellowstone Savage?
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This page is dedicated to:
The Women of Yellowstone '73
(and the brave
people who put up with them!)
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What is
A YELLOWSTONE SAVAGE?
Yellowstone became a National Park in 1872,
long before automobiles were used for transportation.
Stagecoaches transported tourists, or "dudes", who wished to view and
explore Yellowstone's many natural wonders and abundant wildlife.
Stagecoach drivers were a tough, rowdy lot known as "Savages".
It is no surprise that the slang term for a concession employee who
works at Yellowstone Park is still a "Savage".
Other specific terms apply to Yellowstone Savages. For instance,
most dudes would be surprised to learn that the smiling person who
serves food in the lodge dining room is a "dude heaver". Dudes need to
ask a lodge or cabin maid if it is truly an honor to be a "biffy queen".
Perhaps the dude is not a dude at all, but a "sagebrusher" -- a dude who
camps in a tent. Today, dudes and sagebrushers no longer arrive by
stagecoach. They arrive in cars and campers . . . thousands of them.
Attention
Geyser Gazers ...
click on my photo of Old Faithful
to watch the eruption LIVE on Web Cam!
Savages return home ...
A 35-year
Reunion --
August 2008
Roosevelt Welcome Arch in Gardiner, Montana
North Entrance,
Yellowstone National Park
"For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People" ...
30-year
Reunion
"The Tour Bus Tour"
A Yellowstone Savage --
Life In Nature's Wonderland
