This is by far one of the "must see" attractions of the park. A short (3 miles round trip) hike with amazing scenery delivers you to Bumpass Hell, the parks most concentrated area of hydrothermal activity. The cooler weather made it all the steamier as the fumeroles and mud pots hissed and bubbled. It's much like what you'd expect to see in Yellowstone, minus Old Faithful of course.
One of my favorite features is toward the end of the walkway. It's a large bubbling pond of mud with iron pyrite swirling on top... it reminded me of the backdrop of an Allman Brothers show.
If you only have a short amount of time in the park make sure you check out Bumpass Hell, it's worth the $10 park admission by itself.
Until the next adventure...
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