“The geology team has found some bizarre items in thermal areas: a Birkenstock sandal, a fake Louis Vuitton bucket hat, a pizza box with slices still inside and a Polaroid photo of Excelsior Geyser, which was found inside the geyser’s crater.”
Yellowstone National Park staffers work hard to keep garbage out of delicate thermal features.
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