Torch, Spring 2001

at Yellowstone, we saw many others erupt—White Dome, Plume, Anemone, Castle, Grotto, Daisy, and Sue’s favorite—Sawmill Geyser. The activity of the two long days at Yellowstone prompted a reading (somewhat out of context) from Genesis 7:11: In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day all the fountains of the great deep burst open ... Driving south out of Yellowstone brought us to Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park near the town of Jackson. The view of the mountain range across Jackson Lake was inspiring. The enormous scope and size of the Tetons brought a sobriety to our devotions. Just as God has created this beauty for us to enjoy, He will someday bring it all down. It is God who removes the mountains, they know not how, When He overturns them in His anger. Who shakes the earth out of its place, and its pillars tremble (Job 9:5, 6). Opposite page, top: Ben, Katie, Nora, Becky, and Bob paused from hiking between the Lower and Upper Falls in Yellowstone National Park. Opposite page, middle: Echinus Geyser at Yellowstone erupts in magnificent fury. Opposite page, bottom: The Chasnovs caught a lone male elk grazing in Yellowstone National Park. Top: Grotto Geyser, a cone-shaped geyser, splashes water up to 10 feet high for up to 10 hours when it erupts. Middle: Katie waited for just the right moment to pass Sawmill Geyser. This was Sue’s favorite geyser because Sawmill erupts often and with unpredictable consequences for those passing by. Bottom: The beautiful blue water of Jackson Lake in Wyoming forms a stark contrast with the snow- covered Grand Tetons. Spring 2001 / TORCH 13