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Grand Teton National Park has closed the Hidden Falls and Inspiration Point tourist attractions because of concerns that a fissuring rock wall could pose a danger.

Grand Teton is near the Yellowstone Super volcano; the second largest volcano on earth. Concerns are now being raised that the Yellowstone volcanic system may be preparing to emit lava in similar ways that Kilauea volcano has been doing in Hawaii for two months; except Yellowstone is 2,000 times bigger.

National Park Service spokeswoman Denise Germann says growing cracks and fissures were observed in the large buttress above Hidden Falls.

“Yesterday, Exum guides noticed cracks in the rocks,” Teton park spokeswoman Denise Germann said. “They communicated that to rangers this morning, and when they went to investigate they realized it had actually gotten bigger and expanded.”

Germann tells the Jackson Hole News & Guide that the crack is about 100 feet (30 meter) long and runs horizontally along a rock wall that’s at least 100 feet tall.

“The whole area is prone to geological activity,” Germann said, “but this was a very notable difference.”

"The notable changes in the rock over the past 24 hours spurred park rangers to implement a temporary closure and initiate a risk assessment with subject-matter experts."

It is hard to conceptualize the shear size of the Yellowstone volcano system. The Caldera - the mouth of the volcano - is 213 MILES around! The underground magma system which feeds that gigantic "mouth" runs countless miles farther in many directions.

In Yellowstone National Park, which is north / northeast of Grand Teton National Park, contains some of the most fascinating geological wonders of the world. For instance: Guysers that hurl steam and water hundreds of feet into the air on a regular basis.

One of those Guysers is called "Old Faithful" and it erupts with steams and water several times a day. A much larger nearby Guyser, the largest known Guyser in the world, is called "Steamboat Guyser." In the past two months, activity at the steamboat guyser has increased very noticeably. There have been eleven steam and water eruptions from Steamboat in the last two months. Prior to that, there were only eleven eruptions in the past 28 YEARS.

So clearly, something is now taking place with the Yellowstone volcanic system. What that is, and what it may lead to, are yet unknown, officially.

Unofficially, a reasonable person can come to a very obvious conclusion about what all this activity is leading to. And if that conclusion is correct, life in the entire United States could be suddenly and dramatically altered very badly.

Park officials are searching for a Park Service expert to assess the risk of the potentially unstable rock wall.

For now, Exum Mountain Guides have relocated their practice school to another location. Hidden Falls and Inspiration Point — among the park’s busiest attractions — are totally off-limits until further notice. Access to Cascade Canyon is still possible via the horse trail along Jenny Lake.

Jenny Lake Boating is continuing its services ferrying tourists across Jenny Lake, which remains open generally.

“It’s a very busy season for us,” Germann said, “but out of an abundance of caution we believe the best thing to do is have an emergency closure.”

The Yellowstone caldera blows and it will be a very bad day.

Trump says Fake News.Dont worry.

Have some more Crown Royal Boco.
You'd think the Fed. Govt. would shut that dangerous place down!!!!
But, with 5 million visitors every summer? Paying $40 per car through the gate? No way, nothing is that dangerous!!1

Trying to take a positive view of this possibility, Canada Goose would be shopping for eastern coyotes soon.

Jellystone blows I may have to move east of the Missouri River. Yikes.

I like that one.

I do not like this. An eruption would affect the whole world.

Do you ever just shut up ??


RTT

I try but people here miss me too much.

You're never gone long enough to be missed Boco. Unless you count the times you get kicked off.

You missed me when I got kicked off?

The whole world would be in trouble if that one blew, I prefer to assume it has another 100,000 years to go yet, lol

NO

I'm going downstairs to count my beans and rice.

Basically a full blown eruption would kill 90% of all plants, fish and mammals.....the top officials of the US government would be among those that would survive.

Meh, I'm not worried. It's probably nothing. Just burping a bit. It's happened quite a few times in the past 50 years. The chances of that thing completely blowing it's oats are pretty slim. It's got around 500,000 years to go before a major eruption if it keeps the same pattern. Plus, I have beans and rice.

i got the eggs,milk,and bread for the french toast.

Murphy says that anything can happen.....

Murphy's law?

What about Cole's law?

If it blows there will be a lot of baked potatoes in my area.

Popcorn and refried beef here

no sense worrying about it. we cant control it. might be a good thing if it blows. cause another ice age. trappers and their fur along with meat from catches might be pretty good currency again. with the way we humans are over populating I keep thinking sooner or later something will wipe out 95% of us

This is the best one yet on about this. It is so true.Ride it out and see.

i'm just lookin to climb to the top of the 5 percent.

Buy beans and rice...… Just a little tip from your Uncle Finster.

buy em,grow them,just a little tip from your redneck friend. also brother in law is hammerin the walleye's on Kinzua somewhere.

Mike

Yup, They are hammering them on Erie right now also. I just uncovered the boat yesterday. It needs a ton of work. I'm getting started today. Hopefully I'll have it ready in a couple weeks.

he had a bone marrow transplant in Pitt in April so it's a miracle he is even able to go.

for some reason this year,if i was fishin for poop,i wouldn't even get a smell.may go down after i do some skid-steer work i'd like done before this afternoons hopefully rain.

Ha!

HUMPH! That's why I didn't get any French Toast this morning! YA HORDER!

this

The meek shall inherit the earth. I'm wondering who are the meek, and how do I become one?

It’s a great place. Backcountry camped 7 trips. Can’t get enough of it. One memorable trip a giant bull buffalo hung out with us. Literally he followed us from camp a half mile to collect wood and back. As we turned in for the night he was laying down 30 yards from our tents. We thought it a great omen. Upon further reflection, he was using us to stay safe from wolves. We were in the Lamar Valley. Found an enormous elk skull at that camp as well. Long live Yellowstone

If she goes I just hope i'm high up on a mountain so I can have a good view of the grand finale!

You can bake them in the hot ashes that used to be your hose

Might get a bit warm up here....we might need to rethink that wall.

That would be ironical.

If it blows, we will be both baked.

I think we should set off a nuclear bomb buried in the exact center of the caldera. I bet that would tame it right down. It's worth a shot anyways.
Thinking about it more it would be better to set off four around the edges of the caldera and one more in the middle a few minutes later.

A friend and I each limited thursday and friday out of Walnut with lots of 15-16 inch throwbacks. We just drifted in 40-50 ft. Caught some big white bass and a few sheephead too.

buddies son caught this down back last weekend.

You won't have to worry about coons next season. Silver lining to every cloud.

Maybe Kali will slide off first and relieve some of the tectonic pressure. Buy us heartlanders another billion years, and wash the streets of San Fran at the same time.