Sizzling Basin
To get to our next stop, we will drive along the shore of
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Yellowstone Lake, turn north, and follow the Yellowstone
River toward Sizzling Basin. Here, the springs have names such as
Black Dragon's Caldron, Sour Lake, and Dragon's Mouth. They are
not as beautiful or as colorful as those we saw earlier. These springs
contain dark-gray or dark-brown colored water that bubbles, sloshes,
and boils. The dark color of the water comes from chemicals found in
the rocks. Be sure to hold your nose! The air smells like sulfur—the
smell of rotten eggs. The smell comes from gases mixed with the
bubbling water, and bacteria.
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