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Yellowstone National Park: geothermal features

Belching Dragon

This "geothermal feature" comes with sound effects. The 1870 Washburn expedition decided not to name any geothermal features for themselves--so they came up with more imaginative names!

Today, the Trail Guide for the "Mud Volcano" area calls this feature "Dragon's Mouth Spring", but past names have included The Belcher and Blowing Cavern.

belching dragon hot springs

"Cooking Hillside", "Churning Cauldron"... Yellowstone has hundreds of fascinating and beautiful geothermal features. See the National Park site.

All Images (c) 2001 by Teresa Plowright.


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