Dead trees, Minerva Terrace, #19796

Dead trees embedded in calcium carbonate deposits in the travertine terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs, near Minerva terrace .  Over two tons of calcium carbonate (in solution) is deposited each day on the terraces, gradually killing any vegetation that had managed to be growing. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, natural history stock photograph, photo id 19796
Dead trees embedded in calcium carbonate deposits in the travertine terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs, near Minerva terrace . Over two tons of calcium carbonate (in solution) is deposited each day on the terraces, gradually killing any vegetation that had managed to be growing. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

This image is featured in: Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces and Dead Trees

Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19796
Format: Digital 16:9
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