Old Faithful

The following pictures are from the Upper Geyser Basin where Old Faithful is. There are Geyser basin's and volcanic activity all over the park. I could fill this website with pictures of them, but I don't want you to get too bored The different colors in the hot springs are caused by mineral deposits and beds of bacteria. Different types of bacteria live at different temperatures causing the weird patterns of color.

The Bison was enjoying the heat that was coming out of the ground and wasn't bothered by the crowds of people that were close to him.

The North shore of Yellowstone Lake (where these pictures are taken) is rising because of volcanic activity causing the lake to shift to the south. This is happening very quickly (in geological terms) at about 1 centimeter a year. Scientist believe that this is an indication that the Caldera is beginning to bulge ready for its next eruption.

Yellowstone River and Upper Falls

Here you can see where Yellowstone gets its name.

The weird shapes and colors are caused by mineral deposits that are carried from deep within the Earth by the hot water.

My only sighting of a bear. Yellowstone is a strange place in that, if you stop your car for any reason everyone else will stop to see what you are looking at   I had no choice but to stop to see this bear because the road was jammed with cars already

My niece Dawn (Hi Dawniepops ) had asked me to get lots of pictures of waterfalls, with that in mind  I had climbed up the side of a hill to get a better angle for my photograph. While leaning on a boulder to steady the camera for my shot, I heard shouting from above, I looked up to see a huge rock rolling down the hill toward me. I ducked behind the boulder and the rock bounced off it and went over my head. The fella who has set the rock rolling ran down expected to find me dead. I got up and said to him...... Ya missed, wanna try again.

Flood Of Fire