ABYSS POOL-
Abyss Pool is one of the deepest hydrothermal pools in Yellowstone. The turquoise water goes down 50 feet.
BLACK POOL-
Black Pool isn’t black! The misty pool has vibrant blue water. Thermophiles are microorganisms that love heat. They are responsible for the vivid colors in Yellowstone’s hydrothermal features. Yellow marks the hottest pools, while greens and blues mark pools that are usually below 140 degrees Fahrenheit.
FISHING CONE-
Despite being right on the edge of Yellowstone Lake, Fishing Cone percolates at near-boiling temperatures. Part of the early lore of Yellowstone was that it was the only place in America where you could catch a fish and cook it while it was still on the line.LAKESHORE GEYSER-This geyser is located on the edge of the Yellowstone River. Bubbling HOT show.
PAINT POTS/MUD GEYSERS-
This is not the most colorful of the surrounding pools, but the paint pots are interesting with their bubbly mud and cone shaped clay chimneys. From what I understand the water is more acidic and the gas from underground creates sulfuric acid. This acid eats away at the stone to create gray satiny clay.
These not so pretty geysers can put on a nice show.
MINULUS POOL-
Now onto our next destination. It's getting close to lunch time, we are going to The Lake Hotel which is the oldest hotel in Yellowstone. When we pulled up I could not believe the size of this place. Totally breathtaking. The hotel has been totally redone and was built in 1889. The inside is prestine.
I did frequent the gift shop and bought a ring that is only made here in Yellowstone.My ring was made by BG Mudd Navajo artists. Italian silver findings and neck wires like Tiffany's. The colors of the Grand Prismatic Spring are the colors of the stones. My ring has Red Spiney Oyster, Chrysocolla, and Mother of Pearl. I feel blessed to get this ring.
We ate a lunch we had packed and sat out behind the hotel by the lake.
Our final destination is Mamouth Hot Springs. We have a ways to travel before we get there. Took a short stop at this beautiful lake called Yellowstone Lake.
I am excited to be able to see THE GRAND CANYON OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.
The Grand Canyou is the most breathtaking sight here in Yellowstone. We entered at Artist Point and found a place to park. The canyon is 4,000 ft wide and 1,200 feet deep. The walk was close from the parking lot on a paved trail from the South Rim. The lower level has a spectacular view of the waterfall.
South Rim drive to The Grand Canyon.
Back in the car and still on our way to Mamoth. We stopped at a river that was below us and we had been following it. I went down this trail to get closer to the water and it was very close to a drop off. I wanted to see the river when I spotted a herd of buffalo below crossing the Yellowstone River. What a sight to see.
Just liked this Monarch butterfly :-)
We have reached our destination Of Mammoth Hot Springs. This area was 52 miles away from Old Faithful cabin. I don't even know what a terrace is but I do now. This place is largely made by limestone which is relatively soft type of rock, allowing travertine formations to grow much faster that other sinter formations. To be I would describe these formations as a cave that has been turned inside out.
As we were leaving Mammoth and ready to take the 52 miles back to the cabin. We plan on making stops along the way to look for wildlife since it will be dusk and that's when the animals like to roam. I saw some ducks in the river and had Marlon pull over. The pictures aren't great but the ducks were FAR away.
Another stop was made along the river. I spotted some more ducks. We met this couple there that were birders from Georgia. Enjoyed socializing with them as we were both taking photos. Marlon told us what the ducks were called.
As we thought there would be animals out. This herd of buffalo was eating their dinner.
Another cars were stopped along the road so we stopped and I saw a couple of female Elk, cows eating their dinner.
Look who else is out and about. In addition to the beautiful changing leaves, its mating season for the ELK also called the rut. You can sure tell its rutting season we have seen several Bull ELK bugleing.
YES,YES,YES more bull elk bugleing.
It's getting a little dark. We saw these baby fawns in the river hiding from us. Do you see them?
We are almost back to the cabin at Old Faithful . Good Night my friends. Wonder how many made it through this blog to the end??
