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 Description:
Rustic resort reminiscent of America's National Park lodges of the
early West at the turn-of-the-century, with a focus on the era of exploration.
Rooms: 728
guest rooms
Points of Interest:
Artifacts: Artifacts
from a variety of Native American tribes, including the Cheyenne,
Crow, Sious, and Blackfoot, have been collected and re-created, and
are displayed throughout the lodge.
Artwork: An
artwork collection displayed throughout the lodge portrays images of
exploration, hunters and trappers, American West landscapes,
wildlife, and cowboy life.
Chandeliers:
Four massive torch-cut iron chandeliers that look like suspended
tepees grace the lobby. Authentic rawhide has been stretched over the
lights' structural framework. Inside each tepee is a 48-bulb fixture
which provides 2,880 watts to light the huge lobby. The tepees are 9
feet, 4 inches in diameter at the base and 12 feet, 6 inches high at
the peak. Each tepee chandelier weighs 600 pounds. The tepees are
handpainted with a geometric design.
Fire Rock
Geyser: The
geyser, located outside between the swimming pool and Bay Lake,
serves as a re-creation of the famous geyser, "Old
Faithful." It can shoot a water plume as high as 120 feet at
regular intervals.
Grand Canyon
Fireplace: The
towering stone fireplace in the lobby stands 82 feet tall. The three-sided
fireplace represents two billion years of the Grand Canyon's strata,
which includes fossilized remains of prehistoric animal and plant
life. According to artist and geological consultant Robert Reid, the
fossil life recorded pre-dates the dinosaur era. As part of the
re-creation, more than 100 colors, from black, green, and magenta to
light buff, red, and brown, are visible in an almost unbroken
sequence of deposition. The variations are re-created in the same
proportions as those that appear in the Grand Canyon, where each
layer tapers, ranging from 50 to 700 feet thick.
Indian
Carpet floor: The
"Indian Carpet" floor pattern in the lobby is made up of
four different types of wood: Brazilian Cherry, White Oak, Bird's-Eye
Maple, and Burl Walnut. The design depicts the symbol of unity among
the four seasons, wildlife, man, and the cosmos.
Silver Creek
& Overlook Point: A
bubbling hot spring in the lobby expands into a rocky, geothermal
area outside the building. The water flows under a window wall to
become "Silver Creek" in the upper courtyard. The quiet
creek widens and is transformed into a roaring waterfall which
plummets 15 feet past "Overlook Point."
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