Sticky Locoweed / Oxytropis borealis var. viscida
A peaceful litte spot
Sharing her catch
Tennessee Warbler
Tulipa turkestanica
Not interested in us
Striped Coralroot
Mammoth Hot Springs
Drama queen of the Lily pond
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
Tall Hedge Mustard / Sisymbrium loeselii
Feeling blue
Blue Wave, Myscelia cyaniris
Savannah Sparrow
A close look
Calliope Hummingbird
Smooth Blue Beardtongue, Penstemon nitidus
Yesterday's treat
Yikes!
I'm forever blowing bubbles
Shocking PINK
A two-legged Wilson's Snipe : )
Blue-eyed Grass
Mosaic, Colobura dirce
Early Yellow Locoweed
Time to catch supper
Clouds over Frank Lake
Evening Grosbeak
Ring a ring o' roses
Getting a little wing practice
Purple Finch
Details in black
Early Blue Violet / Viola adunca
Coyote on the prowl
After the fire
On guard
An extra bonus
Pink and purple beauty
Near Morant's Curve
What a big beak you have
Beyond the treetops
Dark-eyed Junco
Soft as velvet
A quick glance in our direction
A touch of England
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Such amazing formations can be seen at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park. I thought it would be so easy to remember, or at least place on a map, each of the different formations we saw and photographed. However, I'm finding it more difficult than I thought, especially as many of the formations change over the years and so other photos on the Internet often look different. I think this was Minerva Terrace, but would really appreciate it if anyone out there can either confirm or correct my ID - thanks!
I visited Mammoth Hot Springs and the rest of Yellowstone National Park 30+ years ago, when my kids were very young. Loved Mammoth Hot Springs, so was thrilled to get the chance to see this fascinating area again. This time, it was while I was on a wonderful week's holiday with special friends from England, in September 2012. We visited Mammoth Hot Springs on 12 September.
"Mammoth Hot Springs is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of travertine in Yellowstone National Park ... It was created over thousands of years as hot water from the spring cooled and deposited calcium carbonate (over two tons flow into Mammoth each day in a solution). Although these springs lie outside the caldera boundary, their energy has been attributed to the same magmatic system that fuels other Yellowstone geothermal areas... A caldera is a cauldron-like volcanic feature usually formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption. They are sometimes confused with volcanic craters."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammoth_Hot_Springs
For a diagram of the Hot Springs layout:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MammothHotSprings.JPG
Map of Yellowstone National Park:
hfc.nps.gov/carto/PDF/YELLmap2.pdf
I visited Mammoth Hot Springs and the rest of Yellowstone National Park 30+ years ago, when my kids were very young. Loved Mammoth Hot Springs, so was thrilled to get the chance to see this fascinating area again. This time, it was while I was on a wonderful week's holiday with special friends from England, in September 2012. We visited Mammoth Hot Springs on 12 September.
"Mammoth Hot Springs is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of travertine in Yellowstone National Park ... It was created over thousands of years as hot water from the spring cooled and deposited calcium carbonate (over two tons flow into Mammoth each day in a solution). Although these springs lie outside the caldera boundary, their energy has been attributed to the same magmatic system that fuels other Yellowstone geothermal areas... A caldera is a cauldron-like volcanic feature usually formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption. They are sometimes confused with volcanic craters."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammoth_Hot_Springs
For a diagram of the Hot Springs layout:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MammothHotSprings.JPG
Map of Yellowstone National Park:
hfc.nps.gov/carto/PDF/YELLmap2.pdf
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