The Eastern Boardwalk                                  -      N      - 
(-------------------------------------------------)     - <---(M)---> E
                                                        SW     -      -

While there is a guardrail along the western side of this path, boiling
oil occasionally bubbles up through the cracks in the boardwalk.  Half of
the path is almost completely covered in sticky tar for this reason, though
the eastern edge is still safe to walk.  The heat emanating from the pit
creates waves in the air, creating mirages of water and rain that counter
the arid atmosphere.  A shallow canyon slopes downward east, and the
boardwalk continues around the pool.  
Sweat covered and dirty, a young man pulls raw oil from the pit.
Sweat covered and dirty, a young man pulls raw oil from the pit.