RHH's photos with the keyword: biscuit basin

We have not done a lot of hiking in Yellowstone though there are a lot of trails, but this is one hike we did years ago and is a nice illustration of the beautiful scenery that hiking opens up. This is Mystic Falls along the Little Firehole River. The trailhead to the falls is in Biscuit Basin. We did this hike in 2008 with our youngest daughter. While on this hike we had an unusual experience. The story is told with this photo: www.ipernity.com/doc/162835/22800807 .

This is the Little Firehole River on the way to Mystic Falls. We hiked there from Biscuit Basin in 2008 with our youngest daughter.

This is the Little Firehole River in Yellowstone National Park. We hiked along the river to Mystic Falls in 2008 with our youngest daughter.

This is Black Opal Pool in Yellowstone National Park's Biscuit Basin. To my mind it is one of the most beautiful geothermal features of the park, both for its colors and its setting. Biscuit Basin is along the Firehole River and the pool empties into the river.

These hot springs, Wall Pool in the background and Black Opal Pool in the foreground are in Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park. Both pools were created by a series of natural explosions in the 1920's and 1930's.

Avoca Spring is in Yellowstone's Biscuit Basin.

This is part of Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park. The geyser in the background is Island Geyser and the water in the foreground is runoff from the rest of the geyser basin. The Firehole River is also in the background.

This is a close-up of the south part of Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park. The colors are the colors of algae growing in the hot water.

This is Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park looking south from the boardwalk with the Firehole River and Island Geyser in the background.

This is Sapphire Pool in Yellowstone's Biscuit Basin. Its blue color indicates its scalding temperature and it is one of the main features of Biscuit Basin. After the Hebgen Lake earthquake of 1959 it became a geyser for a number of years but has since quieted down and returned to its present state.

This is Sapphire Pool in Yellowstone's Biscuit Basin. Its clear blue color might be inviting but it is scalding hot.

This is Sapphire Pool in Yellowstone's Biscuit Basin, its clear blue color an indicator of its scalding temperature.

These three photos show the unusual biscuit-dough-like formations for which Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park is named. This photo shows Jewel Geyser, named for the pearly deposits of sinter around the geyser.

This is Mustard Spring in Yellowstone National Park's Biscuit Basin, named for the biscuit-like formations seen in this photo.

This is Shell Spring in Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park. The basin is named for the formations shown in the photo.

Following the main road north from Old Faithful and the Upper Geyser Basin we come first to Black Sand Basin and then to Biscuit Basin with its odd, dough-like formations. Biscuit Basin is on the F'irehole River and from the parking area the walkway leads across the river to the main features of the basin. This photo was taken near the bridge across the river and looks north (downstream) across the edge of the basin with Sapphire Pool Spring in the foreground and a trout fisherman in the background.

Biscuit Basin, with its odd formations, lies across the Firehole River north of Old Faithful and the Upper Geyser Basin. The photo shows Sapphire Pool Spring on the edge of the river and was taken from the bridge near the parking area.

Biscuit Geyser Basin is along the Firehole River north of Old Faithful and the Upper Geyser Basin. This photo was taken from the bridge that leads to the main features of the basin.