Yellowstone National Park is America\’s first national park. Located in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, it is home to a variety of wildlife including grizzly bears, wolves, bison, and elk. There are Old Faithful and a collection of the world\’s most extraordinary geysers and hot springs, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
Grand Teton Range is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in North America. A north-south range, it is on the Wyoming side of the state's border with Idaho, just south of Yellowstone National Park.
4. New Sculpture added to the Roosevelt Arch area on May 17 ’09 to promote the art of balancing
5. or “dry geysers”, are holes in the ground that release water vapor and other gases. The smell of rotten eggs comes from the sulfuric acid in the steam. Fumaroles also called thermal pool, contained an array of colors depending upon water temperature, mineral or algae content, and absorption of light. Hot Spring are hot springs that periodically erupt, shooting scalding water and steam into the air. are hot springs that periodically erupt, shooting scalding water and steam into the air. Geysers hot water mixes with clay and other minerals. In the spring and fall the pots are thin and soupy; the mud bubbles and boils. In late summer they thicken and have been known to hurl hot mud 10 to 15 feet high. Mud Pot Thermal Features in Yellowstone National Park
6. Fast Facts of Daisy Geyser Daisy Geyser is part of interconnected group of geyser and hot springs Underground cracks and fissures allow water and heat to circulate between them Daisy Geyser erupts to heights of 75 feet or more On average, the duration of Daisy Geyser’s eruptions are 3 to 5 minutes
9. Riverside Geyser This isolated spring is one of the most regular geysers in Yellowstone. Its 75 foot (23 m) eruption lasts about half an hour and is followed by an interval between 5.5 to 7 hours.
11. Castle Geyser A steam phase follows which lasts another 10 minutes The watershoots between 60-90 feet blasts for about 15 minutes The cycle repeat. Total duration of eruption was about 50 minutes
12. Castle Geyser We waited 2 hours in the morning ‘no eruption’ occur but we refused to give up…. waited 45 min in evening the same day and our patience paid off. This Cone Geyser erupted for a duration of 45 minutes And at a certain angle with the evening Sunlight we saw the ‘’ rainbow ‘’ 10 minutesSteam Phase
29. Steamboat Geyser When erupts, it can rocket the scalding water 90-120 meters into the air – 2/3 times the average height of Old Faithful and steam roars 24 hours after. Howver steamboat’s major eruption occur 4 days to 50 years apart
30. Aamazing! a small mushroom found growing on cooler ground of thermal area
34. Puff and Stuff Geyser I don’t know how the name come about. BTW, there are too many to be named & it’s quite a task to name them according to their unique characters
36. At 122-140oF Whirligig’s run off channel is hot enough to burn you. Thermophiles living here use iron as energy. These chemical users are called “Chemotrophs” Whirligig Thermophiles algae, including Cyanidium, inhibit the green channel. They use light as energy (photosynthesize). These “Phototrophs” live where temperature range from 100-103oF
38. Menu From a Chinese Restaurant Outside West Entrance
39. Do you want a T-shirt with print of your choice? Go West Entrance
40. This was the first grizzly bear we saw in YNP Grizzlies have a distinct hump on their shoulders that is higher than their rump. This hump is a mass of muscle that makes their front legs powerful digging tools.
41. 2nd Grizzly bear we saw, the 2 yrs-old was limping, its left hind leg was injured
42. Hey Folks, Let the poor grizzly rest to recuperate. I hope that it get well soon and Pray for its full recovery.
43. They were abiding the traffic rules This was a female bison Shedding for summer
69. Matthew 11:29-30 (New International Version)Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."