Moderate, 2.94 mi out and back
587 ft elevation gain
Hiked 10/11/24
Bluesky Video with a wide view of the pools and the ‘screaming’ of air leaving the hydrothermal vents.
A short trip to Hell, surrounded by the slight screams of air escaping from hydrothermal vents. This adventure takes you down to a couple of boardwalks around active geothermal mudpots and boiling pools of liquid pyrite and acidic-loving cyanobacteria. Please stay on the boardwalks to avoid injuries.
A serene setting along the early trail among evergreens, concealing the ‘hell’ that awaits further along.
Looking out from the rocky outcrop that makes an early viewpoint towards what I believe is Pilot Pinnacle.
A steaming and bubbling pool forms above a hydrothermal vent.
Bumpass…guy’s name who broke through the crust and was horribly injured but lived (!) and went back.
Bad name, worse luck.