just 5 minutes drive up north from the famous Old faithful is Black Sand Basin, well we could walked from Old faithful but it's just too much to take in one day
Cliff Geyser viewing area
Cliff Geyser erupts
super hot
Black obsidian (Volcanic Glass), "sand" gives this geyser basin its name
love the color
we saw a numbers of hats near the geysers...so if u want to wear a hat, make sure it doesn't fly off your head easily... the wind here was crazy at times
close up
Rainbow pool
Sunset Lake, the clouds was blocking the sun again,
make sure don't come here on a cloudy day, the pool's color is much dull
luckily the sun came out again
Rhyolite Cliff, were created after the last eruption in this region, about 630,000 years ago
another hat
the land is very fertile
Emerald Pool
one last picture hehe
nature's art is the best
next stop another nearby attraction, Biscuit Basin
Black Opal Spring
it does have a little opal color
love the vibrant color
amazing
close up on the microbes
instant artwork right here, i am blown away by its beauty
another favorite of mine Sapphire Pool
the temperature of this spring is about 93Celsius
history of the place : in 1959 an earthquake recorded at 7.5 just a few miles away, 4 days later Sapphire pool began to erupt violently blowing away the large rock biscuits around the crater. Biscuit Basin was named for those biscuit shape mineral formations
Jewel Geyser, it use to be Soda Geyser, i think prefer Soda Geyser better
Shell Spring
Avoca Spring
as we were about to leave, suddenly we notice a Bison some distance away enjoying his afternoon snacks.... OMG we are so lucky, but then again it's quite easy to find Bison in Yellowstone...they seem to be everywhere, on the road, meadows.....etc
Boon with Bison
safe distance
as the Bison approached, we back up
but there are a few who are crazy, most probably smartphone and digital camera user
2 idiots, thank god no one was harm.
it was in the news that a 16 year old girl was posing for a photo near a bison (within 6ft where the National Park Service advises to be at least 69ft away) when the beast lunged forward and gored her. She didn't die but was seriously injured
of course you are going to be seriously injured...i mean look at the beast,
and yet the crowded just getting bigger
Midway Geyser Basin, place i wanted to visit the most...MUST visit!!!!
map of the place
water from Excelsior Geyser overflowing to the Firehole river
it was late summer when we went can't imagine coming here during the summer time. will be very hot
History of the Excelsior Geyser : in 1880 it erupted and bursts 50-300 ft high, The thermal violence rupture the geyser's underground system, causing eruption to cease after 1890.
however in 1985, Excelsior roared back to life with 47 hours of major eruptions.
sizzling hot
view of Turquoise Pool from Excelsior Geyser
approaching the Grand Prismatic Spring, one of the star of Yellowstone
interesting pattern
Grand Prismatic Spring
the high temperature of its water is 70Celsius ensures that the spring is often cloaked in steam.
it was quite hot when the steam blows our war. again don't come during summer....i think autumn would be nice
actually the best place to see the Grand Prismatic Spring is from the hill behind but according to the Ranger it's close for public and it's dangerous. oh well i'm already very very happy with the view here
Yellowstone's largest hot spring
it's also the most brilliant of Yellowstone's colorful hot spring
can't get enough of this....i was at awe the whole time
the intense blue in the middle is due to sunlight being scattered by dine particles suspended in the water
as for the yellow, orange and brown color are cause by heat loving microorganism, thermophiles. These microbes contain colorful pigment that allows them make energy from sunlight and thrive in the harsh condition of hot springs
all this is nature's color palette
Opal Pool
Turquoise Pool
last stop Lower Geyser Basin
Silex Spring
Fountain Paint Pots
it used to called Mammoth Paint Pots
close up
the bubbling sound of the mudpots it's like in some chemist lab
Leader Pool
constant changing Red Spourter, fumahole. steam vent when were we there.
it sounded like a presume cooker releasing the steam
love this picture
headed down to see more geyser and hot springs
there is a Celestine Pool here, There was big news about 24 years old guy who tried to save his friend's dog, which escaped from their truck and ran to a nearby hot spring and jump in. the guy jump in to rescue the doc despite warning from other people nearby. well long story short both the guy and the dog didn't make it.
Another sad tragedy in this beautiful place.
well i can't believe i didn't snap a photo of Celestine Pool, it looks like most of the hot spring pool here and there was not guardrail
Clepsydra Geyser erupting, with a beautiful backdrop
it was almost 6:30pm when we tried to drive to your hotel
on our way out, we had a stop over at one scenic stop, and we spotted an elk enjoy his grass.
see that small dot on the right?
well this is the best i can zoom in on the elk
quite the chubby one
and elk shit,
looks pretty different.
we then took a left turn at Madison to the West Entrance to exit.
that take a nice 30 minutes.
we had a nice Mexican fajitas for dinner at the nearby town and drove another 30 minutes to our hotel in Idaho state. the cheapest we could find which cost $89/ night. the hotel near to the West entrance was too expensive. cost almost 150/ night for a skanky motel
it's quite a drive away but it's nice nice and cozy, they even have a indoor pool, not that we have the time to use it
Day 1 in Yellowstone was alot of walking and so many to see. i think we walked more then 30,000 steps today alone. Today we saw Bison and Elk......awesome you don't get to see that in Malaysia
Day 2 we going to head up north to Mammoth Hot Springs then east to Grand Canton of the Yellowstone, very long drive
~ to be continue ~
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