CHAPTER THIRTY-NINEJessica I stared at Cyn’s statement, unable to form a coherent response. Finally, I typed: What are you talking about??? “Can you work any faster?” Cyn said, aloud. “I’m trying, okay?” Cyn took over the keyboard and pounded out a reply, as I tried to make sense of the situation. I’d never been to Yellowstone, but I knew it was the site of Old Faithful, the geyser that shot off with amazing regularity. Along with being an awesome and popular nature preserve, the park was the site of many hot water springs and geysers. So, what causes hot water springs? Clearly, there must be a heat source within the earth. That heat source would have to be intense. Hot enough to create molten lava. Then I said to myself, Consider Yellowstone’s location. Not far from the Pacifi

