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| Grand Prismatic Spring (left) and Excelsior Geyser (right). Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. Image ID: 13571 Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Morning Glory Pool has long been considered a must-see site in Yellowstone. At one time a road brought visitors to its brink. Over the years they threw coins, bottles and trash in the pool, reducing its flow and causing the red and orange bacteria to creep in from its edge, replacing the blue bacteria that thrive in the hotter water at the center of the pool. The pool is now accessed only by a foot path. Upper Geyser Basin. Image ID: 13352 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Crested Pool is a blue, superheated pool. Unfortunately, it has claimed a life. It reaches a overflowing boiling state every few minutes, then subsides a bit before building to a boil and overflow again. Upper Geyser Basin. Image ID: 13355 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA |
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| Castle Geyser erupts with the colorful bacteria mats of Tortoise Shell Spring in the foreground. Castle Geyser reaches 60 to 90 feet in height and lasts 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. Image ID: 13426 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. Image ID: 13573 Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Grand Prismatic Spring displays brilliant colors along its edges, created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The outer orange and red regions are the coolest water in the spring, where the overflow runs off. Midway Geyser Basin. Image ID: 13587 Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA |
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| Grand Prismatic Spring displays brilliant colors along its edges, created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The outer orange and red regions are the coolest water in the spring, where the overflow runs off. Midway Geyser Basin. Image ID: 13591 Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Orange Spring Mound. Many years of mineral deposition has built up Orange Spring Mound, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. Image ID: 13614 Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | New Blue Spring and its travertine terraces, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. Image ID: 13623 Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA |
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| Grand Prismatic Spring steams in cold winter air. Image ID: 19593 Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Bacteria mats and Grand Prismatic Spring. The orange color is due to bacteria which thrive only on the cooler fringes of the hot spring, while the hotter center of the spring hosts blue-colored bacteria. Image ID: 26954 Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Morning Glory Pool, has long been considered a must-see site in Yellowstone. At one time a road brought visitors to its brink. Over the years they threw coins, bottles and trash in the pool, reducing its flow and causing the red and orange bacteria to creep in from its edge, replacing the blue bacteria that thrive in the hotter water at the center of the pool. The pool is now accessed only by a foot path. Image ID: 26955 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA |
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| Bacteria mats and Grand Prismatic Spring. The orange color is due to bacteria which thrive only on the cooler fringes of the hot spring, while the hotter center of the spring hosts blue-colored bacteria. Image ID: 26958 Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA Pano dimensions: 4624 x 8376 | ||
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| Bacteria mats and Grand Prismatic Spring. The orange color is due to bacteria which thrive only on the cooler fringes of the hot spring, while the hotter center of the spring hosts blue-colored bacteria. Image ID: 26964 Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Morning Glory Pool has long been considered a must-see site in Yellowstone. At one time a road brought visitors to its brink. Over the years they threw coins, bottles and trash in the pool, reducing its flow and causing the red and orange bacteria to creep in from its edge, replacing the blue bacteria that thrive in the hotter water at the center of the pool. The pool is now accessed only by a foot path. Upper Geyser Basin. Image ID: 13353 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Morning Glory Pool has long been considered a must-see site in Yellowstone. At one time a road brought visitors to its brink. Over the years they threw coins, bottles and trash in the pool, reducing its flow and causing the red and orange bacteria to creep in from its edge, replacing the blue bacteria that thrive in the hotter water at the center of the pool. The pool is now accessed only by a foot path. Upper Geyser Basin. Image ID: 13354 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA |
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| Crested Pool is a blue, superheated pool. Unfortunately, it has claimed a life. It reaches a overflowing boiling state every few minutes, then subsides a bit before building to a boil and overflow again. Upper Geyser Basin. Image ID: 13356 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Crested Pool is a blue, superheated pool. Unfortunately, it has claimed a life. It reaches a overflowing boiling state every few minutes, then subsides a bit before building to a boil and overflow again. Upper Geyser Basin. Image ID: 13357 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Crested Pool is a blue, superheated pool. Unfortunately, it has claimed a life. It reaches a overflowing boiling state every few minutes, then subsides a bit before building to a boil and overflow again. Upper Geyser Basin. Image ID: 13358 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA |
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| Crested Pool is a blue, superheated pool. Unfortunately, it has claimed a life. It reaches a overflowing boiling state every few minutes, then subsides a bit before building to a boil and overflow again. Upper Geyser Basin. Image ID: 13359 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Liberty Pool. Image ID: 13360 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Beach Spring bubbling. Image ID: 13405 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA |
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| Beach Spring. Image ID: 13406 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Ear Spring. Image ID: 13407 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Ear Spring. Image ID: 13408 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA |
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| Shield Spring. Image ID: 13409 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Shield Spring. Image ID: 13410 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | The rim of Teakettle Spring appears in the foreground while Old Faithful erupts in the distance. Image ID: 13416 Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA |
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| Castle Geyser erupts with the colorful bacteria mats of Tortoise Shell Spring in the foreground. Castle Geyser reaches 60 to 90 feet in height and lasts 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. Image ID: 13418 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Castle Geyser erupts with the colorful bacteria mats of Tortoise Shell Spring in the foreground. Castle Geyser reaches 60 to 90 feet in height and lasts 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. Image ID: 13420 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | |
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