At the northern end of the park is Bunsen Peak and beyond that, Mammoth Hot Springs, a large collection of geysers.
Bunsen Peak from the Mammoth road (Photo © MM)
Another view of Bunsen (Photo © MM)
Rain approaching over the edge of the caldera rim (Photo © MM)
Geysers at Mammoth making pools of cascading chemicals (Photo © MM)
Patterns made by chemicals like calcium, bicarbonate, and sulfate as they overflow from the Mammoth Hot Springs. (Photo © MM)
Striated patterns of melting snow in northern Yellowstone (Photo © MM)
Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River from the Canyon North Rim (Photo © MM)
Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River from near the Uncle Tom’s Trail (Photo © MM)
Grand Prismatic Spring, at 90m wide it’s the largest hot spring in the United States, and the third largest in the world. On this day, the cold weather and hot water combine to make steam, which means you cannot see the stunning colors. (Photo © MM)
Grand Prismatic Spring in warm weather.
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A cold, snowy, misty late Spring day in Yellowstone (Photo © MM)
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Rather like me, an old bull travels alone across a desolate plain, with nary a cow bison in sight. I know how you feel, buddy, I really do. (Photo © MM)
Yellowstone is one of the most crowded Parks in the US. Here I have unusual situation of an empty parking lot because I’m travelling in the shoulder season and early in the day (Photo © MM)
Next, a final post about Yellowstone, covering (inter alia) bears!
