For more information about the Yellowstone Llamas, click here . Our special guide has five soul-stirring journeys for travelers who'd like to find the heart of America on the eve of the year 2000. As I pay for dinner at the cafeteria by Old Faithful, the young cashier notices the pad and pen on my tray. I confess that I am. The cashier leans forward with a conspiratorial grin.
People pee in it.
She wasn't kidding. A park ranger confirmed that foolhardy guys leap over guardrails late at night to make their mark on the natural landmark, oblivious to signs that warn of boiling springs and scalding mud beneath the brittle crust. And that's not the only indignity visited upon this iconic wonder. The eruption itself is really big, shooting up as high as 180 feet, but reviews are mixed. It's pretty fast, and it's over.