West Thumb Geyser Basin

editor — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 20:00:00 +0000

Walking toward the lake from the parking lot, stay to the right to find the Thumb Paint Pots . The paint pots were named Mud Puffs originally and perhaps more appropriately. The mud is formed by the action of sulfuric acid in the water on the rock it passes through. Historically, the pastel colors here were reported to be remarkable. Now they are duller at best and, depending on recent rainfall, vary from appearing like a muddy pond to just a dry area with a few mounds. Seismograph and Bluebell pools, on a spur to the right, differ from each

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Black Sand Basin Walking Tour Yellowstone

editor — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 12:00:00 +0000

NOTE: c This hot spring area is accessible to wheelchairs, but has no curb cut. See the map on 83. If you take the sidewalk a short distance back along the entrance road, you’ll see a couple of spouters, appropriately named The Grumbler (splashing angrily below the sidewalk) and Spouter Geyser. Spouter’s runoff has fed the double ob- long of Opalescent Pool, long a popular subject for color photographers. When Spouter is not very active, Opalescent Pool becomes smaller and less colorful. The geyserite mound southeast of the parking area indicates that there has been Handkerchief Pool was once famous

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