Wyoming Trivia (Renamed) (Green River, Jackson, Thermopolis: earthquakes, geothermal, classes)

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by Froggie Legs

Walter Earl Durand Earl Durand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

would never have guessed that (sorry if we are limited to only one guess ... I'm willing to forgo my turn to CptnRN, since that guess was a good one too!)

It looks like you found the right answer to me. I don't think there is any limit on guesses. I have made multiple guesses in the past.

Personally don't consider this guy a mountain man. A little late in the time frame for that. More like a hermit and criminal after reading that Wiki description of him. I can understand why many of the people in Powell walked out of the movie when it ran there.

The wiki, under "Mountain Man" gives this description:

Mountain man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mountain men were trappers and explorers who roamed the North American Rocky Mountains from about 1810 to the early 1840s.

So even John Wesley Powell was a little late in the game, 1867 and later, but he was an explorer that charted unexplored areas.

[jkb826]

well that is what I was looking forward. And as far as I know there are no limits to guesses either.
Your turn Froggie Legs

[ElkHunter]

Just for the record, I don't think there is anything wrong with answering more then once. A lot of times, a person might guess and then realize, wait a minute, that can't be right. So they should be able to give it another go.

This is your thread, does everybody agree?

However, I and I'm sure others, wouldn't want to see:

What color is the sky? And somebody answers "Blue, green, white, grey, brown, yellow, bright, did I get it right?

[CptnRn]

Agreed!

Your turn Froggie Legs

[jkb826]

agreed

[Froggie Legs]

Okay.. it's getting harder to come up with good trivia to stump everyone!

This Montana 7.1-7.3 magnitude earthquake effected neighboring Wyoming when it struck and was felt by approximately half the state. Though no deaths were noted in Wyoming, 28 people died in Montana and the quake did cause over eleven million dollars damage.

Name the area in Wyoming that was most effected by this earth quake, and name one geological result of the quake (geological meaning- something changed in the Wyoming landscape.) Also what was the date of this earth quake, and what name was given to the quake?

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by Froggie Legs

Okay.. it's getting harder to come up with good trivia to stump everyone!

This Montana 7.1-7.3 magnitude earthquake effected neighboring Wyoming when it struck and was felt by approximately half the state. Though no deaths were noted in Wyoming, 28 people died in Montana and the quake did cause over eleven million dollars damage.

Name the area in Wyoming that was most effected by this earth quake, and name one geological result of the quake (geological meaning- something changed in the Wyoming landscape.) Also what was the date of this earth quake, and what name was given to the quake?

Earthquake of August 18, 1959, Hebgen Lake, Montana. The magnitude 7.1 earthquake killed 28 people and caused 11 million property damage. [GROUND DEFORMATION-SLUMPING] A section of Highway 287 has crumbled into Hebgen Lake. Landslides, submersion, cracking, and shifting of the roadway made the road impassable for a distance of nearly 58 km. Over 200 vacationers were trapped in Madison Canyon when the earthquake destroyed whole sections of highway. Timber and road damage were estimated at 11 million.

Active geysers in Yellowstone National Park mysteriously changed eruption times, and new ones began to erupt.

[CptnRn]

Wyoming

The magnitude 7.1 earthquake centered near Hebgen Lake, Montana, occurred just before midnight on August 17, 1959. At least 28 persons died, and over \$11 million damage resulted. In Yellowstone National Park, about 18,000 people were vacationing. No one was killed or badly injured, although huge boulders smashed down onto roads and buildings in the park were shaken noticeably and did sustain some minor damage. The well-known thermal features of the park were disrupted by the tremor. Old Faithful's eruptions slowed slightly from an average 61-minute cycle to 65 minutes. Other geysers changed eruption times, new ones began to erupt, and many bubbling springs burst into violent activity. The earthquake was felt over one-half of Wyoming, an area included within a diagonal running from southwest to northeast. Minor felt reports were received from Casper and from Hat Creek, near the Nebraska State line.

I could not find a name for it unless it was Hebgen Lake, but did find these:





more photos U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library

[CptnRn]

ElkHunter beat me by 9 seconds LOL Way to go ElkHunter!

It took me that long to post photos.

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

ElkHunter beat me by 9 seconds LOL Way to go ElkHunter!

It took me that long to post photos.

What's the old saying? You snooze you loose. I thought about posting pictures and then decided not to because it would take too long. Glad I didn't.