On the way into Yellowstone from the west entrance, we came upon this lake. The story behind it is that in 1959, there were over 200 people camping along the Madison River, which flowed through where this lake is now. Late one evening, an earthquake measuring 7.8 Richter occurred, causing the entire south side of the mountain to break off and fly across the valley, damming the river, and killing 19 of the campers. The boulder (weighing 3000 tons) Darrell and Luna are standing by was carried by the debris across the valley and deposited on the opposite side. The quake caused simultaneous eruption of 200 geysers in Yellowstone. Crazy what nature can do.
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