Yellowstone - Better go soon!

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Quakes shake loose fears about Yellowstone volcano - Yahoo! News

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Run for your lives ... Yellowstone's going to explode!

Hundreds of small earthquakes at Yellowstone National Park in recent weeks have been an unsettling reminder for some people that underneath the park's famous geysers and majestic scenery lurks one of the world's biggest volcanoes.

In the ancient past, the volcano has erupted 1,000 times more powerfully than the 1980 blast at Mount St. Helens, hurling ash as far away as Louisiana. No eruption that big has occurred while humans have walked the earth, however, and geologists say even a minor lava flow is extremely unlikely any time soon.

Some observers are nonetheless warning of imminent catastrophe.

"To those of us who have been following these events, we know that something is brewing, especially considering that Yellowstone is over 40,000 years overdue for a major eruption," warned a posting on the online disaster forum Armageddononline.org.

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When we were at Yellowstone, a park ranger was asked if it was dangerous to come there during earthquake activity. The ranger responded: "You can come to Yellowstone or Yellowstone will come to you."

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I think I may have posted about our trip to Yellowstone shortly after we had gotten back. One trail had been closed because some of the mud pots had been been moving and moved right onto a trail. Someone had stepped into a part of it and was badly injured.

When hiking, use caution. Don't avoid a trip there because of past problems. Figure 2 days if you do the driving trip. We did the south loop one day (old faithful on this loop) and a couple days later did the north loop (Mammoth on this loop). It is just amazing to see all of those sites. Anyone sensitive to sulfer may want to avoid a couple of the trails, very strong in a couple areas.

I would go back again, wonderful area.

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A more active yellowstone will be a more beutiful yellowstone. I want to see a huge gyser in the middle of yellowstone lake - well not really but you know what I mean!
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Yellowstone is absolutely beautiful and amazing. We were there in July a few years ago. It was awesome to see snow in the higher elevations and steam rising from the hot springs. There were flurries on the Fourth of July!!! I was a little disappointed in Old Faithful. Although quite a wonder to see, I think I was expecting a much more impressive geyser. Didn't see many bears either. 40 years ago, I was there as a little girl on a family vacation. The park had so many bears people were stopping in their cars to throw food out the windows. One of the park rangers said someone had gotten slashed because they were teasing a bear with food (STUPID!!!).
My family is planning a trip out West in two years. Yellowstone will be one of stops. There are dangers in almost every part of the country. There's just as much of a chance of a major earthquake in LA and San Fran - even in the mid-West for those living in the area of the New Madrid fault (where I believe a major earthquake is more likely). We've even had small earthquakes recently here in PA.

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Does anyone remember the cartoon about Old Faithful where the guys underground were controlling the flames for boiling the water and when ready, they would open the valves to let the water shoot up? As I sat there waiting for the big event, I was looking around and found the big LP gas tanks that fule the flames for those underground guys.

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... As I sat there waiting for the big event, I was looking around and found the big LP gas tanks ...

WAS IT BIG?
You didn't mess with anything?

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I wanted to turn up the gas flow a little to get a higher water spout. While we sat there on the bench (they didn't have those 30 years ago) I watched as other old geezer...oops, geysers going off from other area.

The old geezers were going off too...usually to the bathroom. But that is something completely different.

But seriously...it is just amazing how (memory or) the area has changed and how the geysers have come or gone. The area has been improved for the tourists and changed by nature. One trip is not enough in a life time.