Yellowstone doesn't have sparkle diamond dust in its dirt and rock (like Custer State Park) but it's sure impressive. I knew about Old Faithful -- everyone knows about Old Faithful -- but I didn't know that Yellowstone is a huge, active, volcano. There are 10,000 thermal features here, from geysers to hot springs to bubbling mud pots. Steam spurts out of the ground unexpectedly and rotten-egg-sulfer smell abounds.
It's really crazy & interesting.
We went on a two hour, ranger led, discovery hike this morning and learned lots about the geophysics of it all.
Now it's raining cats and dogs, and we happened upon this village at Mammoth Springs.. the first place my cell phone has worked. So... I'm updating!
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