Getting back to what may be the best national park in the country just couldn’t wait very long. Here are a few photos from my second trip to Yellowstone National Park. This is just a tiny collection of the 10,000+ geothermal features in the area.
Upper Geyser Basin – Old Faithful Area
This first photo is of Shield Spring. Notice how thin the crust is right around the edges of the water. This is why it’s important to stay on the boardwalks, because you can and will fall through if you get too close!
Castle Geyser is a larger geyser, erupting up to 90 feet every 10-12 hours.
Crested Pool is one of the more colorful features, with the sudden change from orange to blue. This is one of my favorite features in the Upper Geyser Basin.
Depth: 42 feet
Temperature: 199 F +
Belgian Pool was once named Oyster Spring, but was renamed when someone from Belgium fell in and died in 1929.
Depth: ?
Temperature: 151-180 F
The size and color of Morning Glory Pool, on the north end of the Upper Geyser Basin make it well worth the walk to get there.
Depth: 23 feet
Temperature: 157-162 F
Midway Geyser Basin
North of the Upper Geyser Basin is the Midway Geyser Basin. The grounds surrounding Grand Prismatic Spring are painted with more unusual colors than one could possibly imagine.
Depth: 160 feet
Temperature 160 F
Discharge: 550 gallons/minute
The Firehole River is the final stop for water from many of the parks thermal features.
Fountain Paint Pots Area
Silex Spring
Temperature: 175 F
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