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Extreme heat from surrounding thermal areas has caused thick oil to bubble to the surface, damaging the blacktop and creating unsafe driving conditions on the popular, scenic road, located off the Grand Loop Road halfway between Old Faithful and Madison Junction in the park’s Lower Geyser Basin.
Naturally changing thermal features often damage Yellowstone's roads and boardwalks. Steaming potholes in asphalt roads and parking lots - marked off by traffic cones - are fairly common curiosities. However, the damage to Firehole Lake Drive is unusually severe and could take several days to fix. The 3.3-mile loop six miles north of Old Faithful takes visitors past Great Fountain Geyser, White Dome Geyser and Firehole Lake.
Unusually warm weather for Yellowstone - with high temperatures in the mid-80s - has contributed to turning the road into a hot, sticky mess.
originally posted by: Dianec
How hot has it been there? I'm about 3-4 hours away and it's gotten a couple of degrees from 100. That's super hot for this part of the Country. But it's definitely troubling for a road to be melting. I hope someone can let us know what's up with that.
originally posted by: Dianec
How hot has it been there? I'm about 3-4 hours away and it's gotten a couple of degrees from 100. That's super hot for this part of the Country. But it's definitely troubling for a road to be melting. I hope someone can let us know what's up with that.