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Norris Geyser Basin
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Yellowstone's hottest and most active geyser basin and its tallest geyser (in fact the
world's tallest at 400ft) are not at Old Faithful but further north in Norris Geyser Basin (
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. Boardwalks lead around the bone-white plain, past hissing fumaroles, jet blue
pools, colorful runoffs and rare acidic geysers. The Yellowstone hot spot is so close to the
surface here that the land actually pulsates. Stay at the nearby campground and you can
stroll over from your campsite at sunset while looking out for elk along the Gibbon River.
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