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Erupting Great Fountain Geyser

July 20, 2017 by Tony Leave a Comment

From my trip to Yellowstone National Park last month. The primary photo goal on this day was, as usual, wildlife however the day just didn’t offer many worthwhile subjects so the landscape instead became the focus.

Having been to the park many times, we bypassed the more popular and crowded spots and sought out less visited locations. One of them was the Lower Geyser Basin where we were lucky enough to time our visit with two different eruptions, including this one.

This particular geyser erupts a couple of times a day with some of those events lasting more than an hour. It has been known to shoot water 200 feet in the air but that is a rarity with typical heights of less than 100 feet being seen (like this one).

I loved the dramatic blue skies punctuated by just enough clouds to add interest.

Great Geyser Fountain in Yellowstone National Park erupts.  (© Tony’s Takes)
Great Geyser Fountain in Yellowstone National Park erupts. (© Tony’s Takes)

Bubbling hot water at Yellowstone National Park

July 27, 2014 by Tony Leave a Comment

Taken at the Midway Geyser Basin, water in excess of 180° was bubbling up in this thermal feature.  Rudyard Kipling visited the park in 1889 and famously called this basin, “Hell’s Half Acre.”

Excelsior Geyser is in the basin and used to be the world’s largest with 300+ foot eruptions in the 1880s. Geologists believe the violent eruptions damaged its inner workings and since then activity has been greatly diminished.

Hot water erupts from a thermal feature at Yellowstone. © Tony’s Takes
Hot water erupts from a thermal feature at Yellowstone. © Tony’s Takes

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