Parking will be a constant battle today, just like it was yesterday.
We were lucky to find a place to park at Biscuit Basin.
The area is called Biscuit Basin because once upon a time the Sapphire Pool was surrounded by biscuit-like sinter formations. The 1959 earthquake that struck the area caused Sapphire Pool to start erupting like a geyser, and the phenomenon lasted for nine years. The eruptions blew the hot spring apart. Unfortunately, the distinctive sinter formations were destroyed. The pool is now double its original size, and hotter than ever.
We were lucky to find a place to park at Biscuit Basin.
The area is called Biscuit Basin because once upon a time the Sapphire Pool was surrounded by biscuit-like sinter formations. The 1959 earthquake that struck the area caused Sapphire Pool to start erupting like a geyser, and the phenomenon lasted for nine years. The eruptions blew the hot spring apart. Unfortunately, the distinctive sinter formations were destroyed. The pool is now double its original size, and hotter than ever.
I thought this was a pretty awesome bacteria mat.Sapphire Pool pretty much dominates Biscuit Basin. There wasn't much else of note to see there. We tried to visit Black Sand Basin but parking was impossible. We'll try again later. For now, we're headed back to Old Faithful to see the new Visitor Center.
