Karen Duquette at the Old Faithful  Geyser sign

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The Two RV Gypsies
Karen and Lee Duquette
at Old Faithful
in Yellowstone National Park


(Plus other nearby interests in the Upper Geyser Basin)
September 25, 2012

history bookOld Faithful is a cone geyser located in Wyoming, in Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Old Faithful was named in 1870 during the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition and was the first geyser in the park to receive a name. It is also called the most predictable geographical feature on Earth erupting almost every 91 minutes. The geyser, as well as the nearby Old Faithful Inn, is part of the Old Faithful Historic District.

Eruptions can shoot 3,700 to 8,400 US gallons of boiling water to a height of 106 to 185 feet, lasting from 1.5 to 5 minutes. The average height of an eruption is 145 feet. The highest recorded eruption was 185 feet. Intervals between eruptions can range from 45 to 125 minutes, with an average of 90 minutes apart today.

Old Faithful is not the tallest or largest geyser in the park; that title belongs to the less predictable Steamboat Geyser. Its popularity is more likely due to the small eruption window and high frequency.

Old Faithful
Old Faithful
the two RV Gypsies at Old Faithful - 2012

Above: Views of Old Faithful from different angles, taken while waiting for Old Faithful to erupt.
Below: Old Faithful erupts.

Old Faithful
Old Faithful
Old Faithful
Old Faithful
Old Faithful
Old Faithful
Old Faithful
Old Faithful
Old Faithful
Old Faithful
The two RV Gypsies at Old Faithful in Yellowston National Park
Karen Duquette filming Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park
Old Faithful
Old Faithful
Old Faithful

After Old Faithful erupted, the two RV Gypsies went to explore other parts of the park (that's when they got caught in a sudden, surprise HAIL storm - use the link at the bottom of this page). They returned later to Old Faithful just as it was finishing another eruption.

Old Faithful
Old Faithful

Below: A Panorama of Old Faithful (on the right) and other geysers in the Upper Geyser Basin

panorama of the Upper Geyser Basin
the Upper Geyser Basin
the Upper Geyser Basin

Below: Chinese Springs

Below: Blue Star Spring

Chinese Springs
Blue Star Spring

Below: The runoff behind Chinese Springs and Blue Star Spring

The runoff behind Chinese Springs and Blue Star Spring
The runoff behind Chinese Springs and Blue Star Spring

Below: Anemone Geyser

Anemone Geyser
Anemone Geyser

Due to the rain, the two RV Gypsies did not get a chance to see the rest of the geysers in the Upper Geyser Basin.

check it out FLASHBACK: Lee and Karen Duquette at Old Faithful in 1987 - long before they became the famous Two RV Gypsies. Plus a photo at the Lower Falls in Yellowstone. (Other photos from that time frame have been lost)
Karen and Lee 1987
Lee and Karen Duquette in 1987
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Next comes Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park Please continue to page 3 to see the hail storm, plus different areas of Yellowstone in 2009.