When walking around Fountain Paint Pots, Artist Paint Pots or Mud Volcano, you will inevitably hear the question, “What smells like rotten eggs?”
That is hydrogen sulfide, a gas that alerts our noses to the presence of mud pots in the area, often times in a not-so-pleasant way. However, in my mind, hydrogen sulfide is the smell I think of when I reminisce about Yellowstone, and I love the smell for that reason. That’s why you need to seek out one of these burping, belching beauties with your family so you can share a smelly experience that you won’t soon forget.
The GRC is hosting a Workshop/Fieldtrip to Yellowstone National Park, June 22-26. The workshop will include a tour of the major geologic features of the Park, the site of the greatest concentration of geothermal features in the world, and discussions of its volcanic history, geochemistry, and hydrology.
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