Artists' Paint Pots Area in Yellowstone National Park Temporarily Closed Due to Thin Surface Crust
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Yellowstone National Park officials have temporarily closed public access to the Artists' Paint Pots thermal area after a visitor broke through a patch of thin crust and received burns to her leg.