Yellowstone / Old Faithful area
First time visitor to Yellowstone and looking for recommendations during the month of June 2020. Looking for good commercial campground nearest Old Faithful with full hookups. Will be limited on tim...
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I love West Yellowstone (W/Y).
My new bride and I were traveling through W/Y when the timing gear on my 1963 Volvo 544 failed in 1971. We limped into W/Y and found the only remaining mechanic in town as the town was closing down in the late fall. The "mechanic" was a failed medical student that came home to WY to live with his mother, and used a broomstick to his ear (his stethoscope) against the engine block to determine where the knock was coming from. He correctly determined the issue and had parts flown in from Spokane, WA several days later. Fortunately I had a Volvo repair manual with me.
It took a week for repairs and the town embraced us, with reduced motel rates, allowed us to cook in our room, and suggested adventures for us (we had little or no money). We hitchhiked around the park and actually accepted a ride from 5 guys (from a band) in a purple Cadillac hearse with a bit of apprehension. As we rounded the next corner, there were two black bears blocking the road demanding attention. It was a great adventure.
When we got the bill from the mechanic, it was a fraction of what it should have been.
My new bride and I were traveling through W/Y when the timing gear on my 1963 Volvo 544 failed in 1971. We limped into W/Y and found the only remaining mechanic in town as the town was closing down in the late fall. The "mechanic" was a failed medical student that came home to WY to live with his mother, and used a broomstick to his ear (his stethoscope) against the engine block to determine where the knock was coming from. He correctly determined the issue and had parts flown in from Spokane, WA several days later. Fortunately I had a Volvo repair manual with me.
It took a week for repairs and the town embraced us, with reduced motel rates, allowed us to cook in our room, and suggested adventures for us (we had little or no money). We hitchhiked around the park and actually accepted a ride from 5 guys (from a band) in a purple Cadillac hearse with a bit of apprehension. As we rounded the next corner, there were two black bears blocking the road demanding attention. It was a great adventure.
When we got the bill from the mechanic, it was a fraction of what it should have been.
