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travel In accordance with traffic regulations on rejoining the loop
at Canyon Junction. The distance between the two junctions is
10.8 miles.
Come along Norris Geyser Basin 25.1. Pass Congress Pool
on left 25.3 and Black Growler on right 25.4.
Norris Geyser Basin is one of the three geyser basins in the park
and in order to see all the geysers, hot springs and pools, the tour-
ists should leave the car and follow the foot-paths which are laid
out across the surface of the basin.
Pass Minute Man Geyser on left 25.7 and Monarch Geyser
about 75 yards over to left, passing numerous steam vents
and boiling springs just beyond. Pass Big Blue Hot Springs
on left 26.5, entering Elk Park immediately beyond. Pass
camping grounds (good water) 27.1. Come along Gibbon
river 27.4, following same. Pass Duck Rock in Gibbon river
Enter
27.7 and Chocolate Springs on banks of river 27.9.
Gibbon Meadows 28.3, good camping grounds on right.
Left at 29.1 leads to Gibbon Paint Pot, % mile.
Pass Mt. Schurz on right 29.2. Cross small iron bridge over
Gibbon river 29.8. Pass Beryl Hot Springs 30.2. Cross small
iron bridge over Gibbon river 31.0 and concrete bridge over
same 32.0—now in Gibbon Canyon. Pass Iron Springs on
right 33.2 and Gibbon Falls on left 33.7.
Gibbon Falls, 84 feet high, is one of the prettiest water falls in the
park.
Pass camping grounds with good water at foot of grade 34.0.
35.1 10.3 Gibbon Junction, right-hand diagonal road, abandoned camp
on left. Bear right across small iron bridge over Gibbon
river.
Straight ahead before this turn is the mesa road, which rejoins
the main route at Flrehole Cascades. It is a poor sandy road, which
is almost impassable for automobiles.
Pass camping ground on banks of Gibbon river 37.7.
38.9 3.8 Madison Junction, fork. Bear left.
Right fork is Route 700 to Yellowstone.
Tourists entering from western entrance of park at Yellowstone,
Mont., join loop at this point and must bear right, resetting odom-
eter to mileage 38.9 and use the following data.
Yellowstone National Park Detail Map, page 708.
39.0 0.1 Left-hand road, just beyond small concrete bridge over Gib-
bon river; turn left upgrade.
When Blue Book car covered this, a new road was under construc-
tion, from mileage 39.0 to the Flrehole Cascades. If this is com-
pleted, follow it, resetting to proper mileage again, after rejoining
old road.
A sk°rt <ilstapce to the right at the bridge over the Gibbon river
at 39.0, the Gibbon, Firehole and Madison rivers join.
Pass Firehole Cascades in the Firehole river 41.2, continuing
along the river. Pass camp on left 43.0.
44.6 5.6 Fork at Fountain Ranger Sta.; bear left away from Firehole
River, entering a valley.
Right fork is the Fountain freight road, which is not used for auto-
mobile travel.
Pass camping ground on left 45.1, crossing iron bridge over
the Nez Perce creek immediately beyond. Come along Lower
Geyser Basin 46.5. Pass White Sulphur Springs on right 46.8
and Mammoth Paint Pots on left 46.9.
In order to observe all the wonders of the Lower Geyser Basin, the
tourist will have to leave his car and use the foot-paths upon the
surface of the basin.
47.0 2.4 Fork; bear right, entering pines.
Left fork leads to Flrehole Lake, Great Fountain Geyser, Surprise
Pool and Dome Geyser. This is a very interesting side trip, altho
over a rather poor road.
48.1 1.1 End of road; turn right upgrade. Curve left along Firehole
river 49.3, passing Excelsior Geyser over to right across the
river.
49.4
1.3 Fork; bear right across small iron bridge over Firehole river.
Recross Firehole river 50.1, entering pines just beyond. Pass
Biscuit Basin on right 52.7 and Gem Springs and Artemisia
Geyser Crater on right 53.0. Avoid right-hand road 53.3.
Right at 63.3 leads to Morning Glory Spring.