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Show 27 her feet from freezing, but her hands were vulnerable to cold because they stayed unmoving on the handlebars - the snowmobile's speed of 35 miles per hour added a windchill factor to the viinter temperature, which averaged ten degrees. To keep her hands functioning, Janey viore tvio pairs of gloves inside Army surplus mitts designed for Arctic expeditions, The mitts reached to her elbows. "Wearing that many clothes, I lumbered along like a bear. I couldn't have run if I had to." One morning Janey started out to Mammoth Hot Springs, a 60-mile trip from Grant Village. Because the brakes had gone out on her snowmobile, she had to drive it to Mammoth vihere a mechanic could make repairs. Behind the snowmobile she pulled a sled loaded viith cargo - Janey always hauled two packs while she vias on patrol. One pack vias filled with food, a hot drink in a thermos, a container of oxygen, first aid supplies, matches, extra socks, gloves and wool caps. The other kit held a radio, tools and fan belts to make minor repairs on stranded snowmobiles. The underground thermal activity of Yellowstone creates "hot spots* vihich stay warm all year long, melting snow and ice around Old Faithful and Hayden Valley, allowing grass to remain fresh and green. Moose, elk, and buffalo graze on the fresh grass in viinter, then wander along the snow-packed highways to keep from floundering in the softer snow. The road to Mammoth Springs, the road Janey traveled that day, runs directly through Hayden Valley. She took her eyes off the road for a moment as she looked behind her to make certain that the cargo hadn't shifted in her snowmobile sled. |
