Yellowstone National Park

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Uninc Park County

Yellowstone National Park, Uninc Park County, WY

A view of Spasmodic Geyser at Yellowstone National Park. Spasmodic is an apt name for this constantly gurgling, spurting and spitting feature, it never fails to entertain.

Taken quite a while back in Yellowstone. Each eruption is so much fun to watch. This place is literally and figuratively a blast. The acidic mineral deposits make great colors.

Yellowstone Lake is 136 square miles with 110 miles shoreline and goes 387 ft deep. It's the largest high altitude freshwater lake in the North America and the second largest in the world. There are numerous active geothermal features under the lake including a recently discovered bulge that is 2000 ft long and 100 ft tall in an area rich with faults, hot springs and craters. Also there are two volcanic vents rising again on the lake floor (resurgent domes similar to what's happening on Mt. St. Helens in WA state).

A Yellowstone Pool

Yellowstone Falls.

Old Faithful, the most famous geyser in the world. Goes off about 15 times a day for about 2 to 5 minutes. Average hight 105 to 180 feet. Water temp is 204degrees (95 celcius) before erupting. One of 300 geysers in the park.

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