teapot57 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 30, 2022 9:47 am
I’m sure you’ve had some amusing comments/questions from visitors. Would love to hear some of your favorites.
About 50% of people think that Fishercap Lake is Fisher CAMP Lake.
A surprising number of people asked where the Many Glacier was. "The Many Glacier Hotel?" "No, the Many Glacier, I want to take a picture of it." "That's the name of this valley/area of the park. Did you mean Grinnell Glacier?" "No." ...
Some guys asking about water conditions on the northern loop, when I told them they'd need to ask a ranger: "We thought you were a ranger!" That explains a lot of the trail questions I got asked - at least when people got mad at me for not knowing things, especially about bear closures. (My favorite part of the job was talking about trails - except for "what's your favorite trail" - legit answered they are all my favorite, which no one wanted to hear).
People reading the sign we put up that says "Iceberg Trail is Closed", then looking at me: "Is Iceberg closed?"
Oh, and the name of the company that takes cash from the hotel is Grizzly Security - printed on their bulletproof vests - one day the guard was waiting to get the cash, and a guest walks up and started asking him about grizzly bear safety. He seemed really surprised - and I was like "oh, he's just the money guy". I'm honestly surprised I only saw that happen once.
People calling in on the phone to make a reservation for same or next day. Getting to the end of the process and asking, "Now, what hotel is this and where are you located?"
The woman who wanted to check in early, and I said "Let me check to see if any of the rooms are clean yet." - "Oh, that doesn't matter I have a cabin." (No, I didn't have a cabin ready, either).
My favorite was a group of women, filling up their water bottles, asking if there was a bathroom at the trailhead. "Which trailhead?" "Iceberg." "No, there's no toilet at that trailhead." They are visibly disappointed (which I didn't understand and was about to explain that the trailhead is really close by), "So, where's the nearest bathroom." Ah, "Well, you are in luck, you are literally blocking the door to the women's restroom right now."