19 May 2014
Day 2 Yellowstone.
Mammoth Hot Spring and Norris Geyser Basin and surrounding area.
Today we
travelled to the northern part of Yellowstone, to view the terraces around
Mammoth.
This was the explanatory notes from the Park about Mammoth
Hot Springs Terraces:
“Scattered across this unusual landscape are hot springs
that are reshaping the mountain. Water, heated deep underground, rises to the
surface. As it rises, the water percolates through buried limestone, dissolving
calcium carbonate. Above ground, the hot water deposits the calcium carbonate,
building travertine terraces. The terrain seen today will likely look different
in the future as the landscape change rapidly”.
Mould Terraces
Cleopatra Terraces
Main Terrace
Canary Spring
Orange Mould
Jupiter Terraces
Liberty Cap
Living Colour
The Norris Geyser Basin and Porcelain Basin
Porcelain Spring
Minute gGeysers
Porkchop Geyser
Cistern Geyser
Emerald Spring
Animals sighting in Yellowstone
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