(ReclaimingAmerica.net) – Famous for its geysers, hot springs, and volatile features, a thermal zone in Yellowstone National Park was caught in video footage during an unusually large and explosive eruption that rained rock down near tourists, while wrecking a boardwalk and scaring the onlookers.
Watch the video further down this post.
According to a Jackson Hole News and Guide report, tourists were “traipsing” along the Biscuit Basin boardwalk when a “pool of hot water bubbling up from below the surface of the earth began rising up into the air.”
“Some people stopped and started taking videos on their phones as the black cloud rose. Then, rocks started falling from the sky,” the report said.
While visitors at Black Diamond Pool were sent “scrambling … to escape,” the Cowboy State Daily noted there were no injuries reported right away.
Moreover, the eruption threw “an immense amount of black water onto a nearby boardwalk, destroying it, and sending tourists running for their safety.”
The report continued, “The March family visiting from California was touring the Biscuit Basin when Black Diamond Pool erupted. Steve and his wife, Vlada, were on the boardwalk with their two sons, Vlada’s mother, and Issac Fischer, their guide from Casanova Guided Tours.”
Tourists had a video camera running at the time, capturing the spectacular eruption even as they retreated to a safe distance. Other visitors also are seen fleeing the violent thermal spew.
Steve March said a “large amount” of steam had been emanating from the Sapphire Pool before the explosion.
Additionally, March recounted that they were walking toward Jewel Geyser when their guide pointed out the steam that suddenly shot out of Sapphire Pool. He guessed that had never been witnessed before.
He was then shocked, as a moment later, there was a massive explosion and a massive amount of rock (from Black Diamond Pool).
The report said the National Park Service noted Black Diamond Pool has been erupting occasionally since an earthquake in the region in 2006 and it had erupted just two months earlier.
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