This is called a paint pot. I’m not completely sure if that is a scientific term or one some high browed visitor used a hundred years ago to describe the feature. Yep, they call them features here. They are amazing in their own little way I suppose. What’s even more amazing is that I walked a mile to see them carrying a big camera. The steady stream of tourists moving up and down the trail somehow reminds me of going to a bunch of museums in a row. They have that blank tourist stare you get from too many “features”. You know.. you want to look interested because you don’t want people to think you’re a savage but you really are museumed out. Next, Next, Next. It was enlightening to watch people just stand there and wait for the next bubble. I’m sure the lady on the crutches was very impressed when she finally got there. So my advice to folks who come up to me looking for the next great secret of the Yellowstone is, “features in moderation please”.
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