Thursday, November 1, 2018

Teton and Yellowstone NP; Part 2

By Jen.

Instead of visiting Old Faithful, we thought this time we would try a geyser that requires a walk of about 5 miles round trip: Lone Star Geyser. Between visiting it off a major eruption and the long walk, the geyser wasn’t busy at all.

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Lone Star Geyser had an entertaining mound, and nearly constant small eruptions.

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On the way back we encountered a family of grouse.

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And some mule deer.

On our way in the next morning, we spotted a bison.

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And passed geyser fields with so much rising steam that anywhere else I would have thought it was fires.


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At the Midway Geyser Basin first thing in the morning, it was interesting to see the contrast between steam and ice.

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Elk (I think) prints in the bacterial mats.

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The Grand Prismatic Spring. Must require a super dry day in the middle of summer to actually be able to see the spring clearly.

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Evidence that the direction of the waters and the landscape are constantly changing.

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Another gushing geyser.

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Firehole Canyon, named for the Firehole River, named for the Fire Hole, which means “Fire Valley”, which was actually a misnamed in the early days of European settlement in the area.

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Roaring Mountain, named for the hiss of steam from the many fumaroles on the mountain face. During the 1800s, it roar was heard up to 4 miles away.

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We are now about halfway through the 724 pictures we took from the 23rd-28th. Can you tell it is a beautiful and fascinating place?

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