A teenage boy visiting Yellowstone National Park was seriously burned when his foot broke through the ground near a geyser by ...

A teenager who was visiting Yellowstone National Park was severely burned this week when his foot sank through the thin crust ...

The incident occurred on Monday morning when the boy was on a hike in the thermal area of the park in the vicinity of the ...

After an explosion that destroyed part of a visitor area, scientists now have evidence that explains what happened.

A 17-year-old boy suffered "significant thermal burns" during a hike near Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park officials ...

It was the first known thermal injury in the park this year. Officials urged visitors to stay on designated boardwalks and ...

“It’s a huge architectural achievement,” said Jeff Henry, coauthor of the 2004 book “Old Faithful Inn: Crown Jewel of ...

Visitors to Yellowstone are urged to view Old Faithful’s eruptions from the designated viewing area or on the boardwalks that “weave around the geyser” due to the extreme heat and steam of ...

Old Faithful can vary in height from 100-180 feet with an average near 130-140 feet. This has been the historical range of its recorded height. Eruptions normally last between 1.5 to 5 minutes.

Opening its doors on June 1, 1904, Old Faithful Inn is a symbol of Yellowstone. Built of local forest products, a young architect, Robert Reamer, dreamed up the idea of bringing the forest indoors.

In July 2021, a 37-year-old man from Maine pleaded guilty to trespassing in the Old Faithful thermal area. He was sentenced to 15 days behind bars and fined $200.

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