密封豆子坑

 

 

上車後再開10幾分鐘就到了泥火山，導遊說是最臭他最不喜歡的點，很好笑。

這裡的廁所也是最可怕的點，是很可怕不見底的流動廁所，超怕。

有種很壯麗的陽明山味道。很多資料可以參考這個人的遊記，超爆詳細。

走了半小時Trail，覺得到處都是硫磺味很特別。

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泥火山 Mud Volcano Area
位於黃石公園東部黃石湖北部不遠。這裡的噴泉噴出的大都不是水，而是泥漿，每次噴發時地動山搖。在泥火山旁，長滿色彩艷麗的草，這些草看上去柔嫩至極、絢麗非凡。

 

  

  

  

一樣也是有一個大約20分鐘的小Trail可以走。

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

   

  

 

攪拌大鍋Churning Caldron

  

解說版，可以這個噴泉的溫度越來越高，從1971年快40度，到1978年65度，到2002年已經75度了。

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Frothing and fuming as heat and gas rise from Yellowstone’s magma chamber, this muddy pool churns and cooks. Shaken again and again by earthquakes, the temperature beneath it rises and falls, transforming Churning Caldron.

Roiling or Boiling?
Churning Caldron is scalding hot, but not boiling. Gases rise through vents opened by earthquakes, then rumble and bubble to the surface, causing the water to roil.

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Temperatures through Time
In 1971, Churning Caldron defied its name. Mats of microorganisms grew on the pool’s warm, calm surface.

Jolted repeatedly by a swarm of earthquakes in 1978 and 1979, Churning Caldron’s temperature rose. Gases bubbled up and microbes died. The pool began to churn again.

Nearly five hundred earthquakes shook the area between July 1 and July 15 in 1995! Churning Caldron’s water still roiled violently in 2002 as gases escaped from below.

  

  

 

 

 

  

噗嚕噗嚕的很有趣。

 

   

  

 

Black Dragon's Caldron

   

In 1948, Black Dragon’s Caldron burst through a crack in the earth. It uprooted and coated nearby trees with thick mud.

Since then, this mudpot moved south 200 feet (60 m) along the crack. The spring feeding nearby Sour Lake was much more active before Black Dragon’s Caldron formed. Perhaps underground changes diverted heat energy from Sour Lake to form this mudpot, which a park ranger named for its color and the apparent lashing of the “dragon’s tongue.”

Mudpots

Mudpots are acidic features with a limited water supply. Some microorganisms use hydrogen sulfide, which rises from deep within the earth, as an energy source. They help convert the gas to sulfuric acid, which breaks down rock to wet clay mud and creates the area’s smell. The pungent odor of rotten eggs is caused by the hydrogen sulfide gas.

Various gases escape through the wet clay mud, causing it to bubble. Mudpot consistency and activity vary with the seasons and precipitation.

The Smell

Mudpots are acidic features with a limited water supply. Some microorganisms use hydrogen sulfide, which rises from deep within the earth, as an energy source. They help convert the gas to sulfuric acid, which breaks down rock to wet clay mud and creates the area’s smell. The pungent odor of rotten eggs is caused by the hydrogen sulfide gas.

Various gases escape through the wet clay mud, causing it to bubble. Mudpot consistency and activity vary with the seasons and precipitation.

Mud Volcano Area

The Mud Volcano area has many mudpots and hillsides strewn with trees cooked by steam. The hydrothermal features here are some of the most acidic in the park.

Mud Volcano is near the greatest uplift and sinking of the Yellowstone Caldera floor. Many faults converge here and earthquakes are common.

The areas surrounding the Mud Volcano vent and the other major vent near Old Faithful are called resurgent domes. Resurgent domes are active ground deformation, where the land moves up or down with the fluctuation of the magma chamber below. Scientists monitor these domes closely for information about ongoing volcanic activity.

 

  

  

  

  

 

 

  

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