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The Fountain Paint Pot is one of the best mudpots in the park. The mud is composed of clay minerals and fine particles of silica.
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Clepsydra geyser is in almost constant eruption from several vents. Its name is Greek for water clock, because the geyser used to erupt regularly every three minutes. Since the 1959 Hebgen earthquake, however, Clepsydra erupts almost without pause.
Fountain Paint Pots Trail
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Tom Carter
Apr 23, 2016 near Old Faithful Village, WY
“The Fountain Paint Pot is one of the best mudpots in the park. The mud is composed of clay minerals and fine particles of silica.”  

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The Fountain Paint Pot is one of the best mudpots in the park. The mud is composed of clay minerals and fine particles of silica.
Fountain Paint Pots Trail
Silex Spring, Lower Geyser Basin.
Approaching the Silex Spring.
Trip video of Fountain Paint Pots Trail
Overlooking Clepsydra geyser and the Fountain Flats.
Clepsydra Geyser Basin in eruption, Lower Geyser Basin
Clepsydra geyser is in almost constant eruption from several vents. Its name is Greek for water clock, because the geyser used to erupt regularly every three minutes. Since the 1959 Hebgen earthquake, however, Clepsydra erupts almost without pause.
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Fountain Paint Pot Trail

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Old Faithful Village, WY