Yellowstone webcam focuses on Old Faithful

Yellowstone webcam
focuses on Old Faithful

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park has launched a live, streaming webcam focused on the Old Faithful area.

The real-time webcam provides full motion video of Old Faithful Geyser, as well as other geysers located on Geyser Hill.

A five-minute audio message plays with the live video stream, providing information about various hydrothermal features in the park.

Park officials caution that the streaming webcam is still experimental, especially in the harsh environment of a typical Yellowstone winter, and may not work at times.

To see the webcam, go to www.nps.gov/yell and click on “Photos & Multimedia.”

‘Easy Access Chicago’
aids disabled visitors

CHICAGO — Chicago is offering a new free guide for visitors with disabilities called “Easy Access Chicago.”

Basic visitor information for city attractions such as Millennium Park, Navy Pier, Wrigley Field and the Sears Tower are all in the guide, along with details on accommodations like ramps and elevators, handicapped parking, Braille signage and assistive listening devices, and accessible bathrooms, counters and ticket windows.

Other tips include how to get a 21-day pass for paratransit services or arrange free guided tours for visitors with disabilities through the Chicago Greeter program, which offers 40 special interest areas and 25 neighborhoods to choose from. Get details at www.chicagogreeter.com or (312) 744-8000.

“Easy Access Chicago” can be ordered by mail at no charge from the Illinois Bureau of Tourism at (800) 226-6632 or by visiting www.enjoyillinois.com.