RHH's photos with the keyword: west thumb

The West Thumb Geyser Basin is on the lower west side of Yellowstone National Park and is a very active and beautiful area. The boardwalk through the geyser basin follows the shore of Yellowstone Lake for a short distance and shows off some of the lakeside hydrothermal features of the basin.

This is the West Thumb Geyser Basin and Lakeshore Geyser. West Thumb Geyser Basin is on the shore of Yellowstone Lake with some of the features such as this one in the lake itself. The geyser basin is one of the smaller basins but also one of the most interesting.

This is Lakeside Geyser one of the hydrothermal features of the West Thumb Geyser Basin in Yellowstone. The geyser basin is small but interesting both for its activity and for its proximity to Yellowstone Lake.

Lakeside Geyser is in the West Thumb Geyser Basin and on the shore of Yellowstone Lake. The geyser basin is very active and very beautifully situated. It is on the lower west side of Yellowstone National Park.

The west Thumb Geyser Basin is just to the northeast of the junction of the south entrance road with the Grand Loop Road in Yellowstone National Park. It is unique in that it is on the shore of Yellowstone Lake with some of its hydrothermal features in the lake. The boardwalk through the geyser area follows the shore of the lake for a short distance and these photos were taken from that boardwalk. The formations in this photo are of calcium carbonate and are the buildup of years of thermal activity.

The lake in the photo is Yellowstone Lake and this is the West Thumb area of the lake and the geyser basin there. That geyser basin is on the shore of the lake with some of its hydrothermal features in the lake.

This is the shore of Yellowstone Lake from the West Thumb Geyser Basin. The geyser basin is on the edge of the lake, its water flows into the lake and some of its features are in the lake. It is a remarkable place.

This photo was taken from the boardwalk through the West Thumb Geyser Basin and looks out over Yellowstone Lake. The geyser basin is on the shore of the lake and the boardwalk, for a short distance follows the meeting place of lake and geyser basin.The feature here is known as Fishing Cone, a small hot spring in the lake that is renowned, so the tale goes, for being a place to cook your fish while you are catching them.

Black Pool is one of the hot springs in the West Thumb Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. Its colors are the colors of microorganisms growing in the hot water. The inset photos show other pools and springs in the same geyser basin.

These are some of the hot springs and pools at West Thumb Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. The geyser basin is on the shore of Yellowstone National Park near the junction of the Grand Loop Road and the south entrance road.

This is Black Pool in the West Thumb Geyser Basin of Yellowstone. It is separated from Yellowstone Lake by only a short distance and the boardwalk threads its way between the pool and the lake.

Traveling down the east side of Yellowstone National Park from the east entrance to the south entrance, the last stop is the West Thumb Geyser Basin just north of the junction with the south entrance road. The name, West Thumb, refers to the western bay of Yellowstone Lake visible in this photo. The West Thumb area is unique because it is on the shore of Yellowstone Lake and some of the features are actually in the water of the lake. These photos are taken across the geyser basin and towards the lake with the Bighorn Mountains in the distance and this photo is of the hot water Abyss Pool draining into the lake.

The West Thumb Geyser Basin is near the junction of the Grand Loop Road and the south entrance road and is one the shore of Yellowstone Lake. This is the view from the upper side of the boardwalk across the basin and the lake to the Bighorn Mountains in the distance. The boardwalk circles around closer to the lake but that part of the boardwalk is hidden from view by the trees and the slope.

This is the West Thumb Geyser Basin, just north of the junction of the Grand Loop Road and the south entrance road in Yellowstone National Park. The spring is Abyss Pool, its waters draining into Yellowstone Lake just visible on the right of the photo.

This is part of the West Thumb Geyser Basin, the photo taken from the upper end of the boardwalk and looking across the Thumb Paint Pots to Yellowstone Lake. The geyser basin is on the shore of the lake just north of the junction with the south entrance road.