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Lake Yellowstone tours - geyser, fumarole scenic trips. It has been said that Yellowstone volcano has erupted three times in history (Trevor Nace, Forbes). The first eruption is the Huckleberry Ridge Caldera, 2.1 million years ago. The Second explosion lies in the Island Park Caldera in Idaho. It happened 1.3 million years ago. The last explosion took place about 640,000 years ago. The location of that event includes where Lake Yellowstone is. The last explosion is known as the Lava Creek Caldera. It is said that several minor explosions by the shore of Lake Yellowstone took place thousands of years ago, well after the initial explosion. Geyser by Lake Yellowstone Geysers, fumaroles Scenic Trips Part of our tour is to take guests by the shore of Lake Yellowstone, so they can witness evidence of volcanic activity. I ask guests most of the time why there are bubbles in the water by the shore. Many people think it is fish. Lake water trickles underground, until it gets close to the volcanic magma underneath the park. It is heated and it finds its way back to the lake shore water and the nearby land adjacent to the shore. The water from underground is either warm or boiling hot. It is the geysers which you see on the land, as well as the bubbling inside the water by the shoreline. Some geysers are larger than others. It is said, in the winter, the entire Yellowstone Lake is frozen, except the shoreline. yellowstonesafaritours.com/

Yellowstone visitor center

As if this strange phenomenon is not enough, if you find time, go to the Yellowstone Visitor Center, at Old Faithful. Or we can take you there if you hire us. There you will see pictures from deep inside Lake Yellowstone. Over the period of thousands of years, tiny silicone pipelines have formed inside the lake. (By the way the lake is 400 feet deep in certain areas). These pipes perhaps in the millions release furmaroles (steam) inside the lake. However, the lake is massive at 21 miles long. Additionally the lake elevation at about 8000 feet above sea level, means the body of water is cold. Thus no matter how much steam comes inside the water, it cannot make it warm!