bandaidman wrote:
I never said that there were deaths inside the park, most were in a campground outside the park in what is now "Quake Lake" my parents knew some of those who died and some that felt like they needed to go now and got out before the quake hit. What I said was we had a wrangler who would take people into the backcountry. He never found some of his horses and lost all his gear.
No big deal, but your post would lead readers to think that the deaths occurred inside the park and this discussion has been about YNP. The quake is often referred to as the Yellowstone Quake which is a misnomer. Btw, I have been to Hebgen Lake and quite familiar with the area and fault shifts that are still visible.