History Pub: Geology of Thurston County

Most Americans have heard of Old Faithful or watched movies with Yellowstone bison in winter snorting great clouds of steam into the frigid Wyoming air. Many worry about the volcanic Yellowstone Hotspot erupting and obliterating most of North America. But let’s face it—to link the Yellowstone Hotspot to Tumwater Falls is a stretch. How could there possibly be a connection when Yellowstone is in Wyoming, 800 miles away? Good question. Hear Dr. Gary Ritchie tell us the connection!