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A long-cooled vent left a 30-foot tall tower at Mammoth Hot Springs (MHS).
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Rolling cascades lead to bright white sulfur terraces at the main formations at Mammoth Hot Springs.
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The face of the cascades. Hot water, laden with sufur and calcite, leave deposits as they pour down and evaporate.
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When the water passes or evaporates, white terraces form
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The cascading water creates beautiful patterns on the calcite, which has been smothed by constant erosion over the centuries.
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Steam rises as the hot cascading water reaches the cooled water in the terraces.
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In 2004, the Boston Red Sox came back from an 0-3 deficit to beat the Yankees in four straight en route to their first World Series title in 86 years.
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But that has nothing to do with what you're looking at. Just checking to see if you were paying attention.
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Were you? Did you even read the caption? I know the photos in this batch are similar, but take the time to look at them closely.
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This was a view from a platform on top of Mammoth Hot Springs. I bet this place is amazing in the snow-mantled winter.
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With ice and snow all around, this water still would run very hot, and create quite a steam show.
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What was once a small gurgle of hot water, grew to a 15-foot-tall mound of calcite deposits.
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The hot water still flows steadily across its surface and uniformly down the sides...
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... smoothing the slopes and deepening the hues.
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Roaring Mountain, 20 miles to the south, was another creation of vents and the deposits they leave behind.
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In its prime, Roaring Mountain could be heard for miles -- hence the name.
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Norris Geyser Basin, on the west half of Yellowstone NP
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Norris Geyser Basin
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Norris Geyser Basin
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Norris Geyser Basin
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Norris Geyser Basin
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Norris Geyser Basin
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Norris Geyser Basin
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Norris Geyser Basin
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An ugly blob, venting hot water, along Winter Creek.
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