West Thumb
I think I was most impressed not by geysers going off, but by the bright, vivid, colors of the pools and their "bacterial mats". Apparently you can tell the temperature of the water by the colors of the "extremophiles" that live in it. (Warmer colors mean warmer water, cooler colors mean cooler water.)
Here are a couple nice colorful pools from West Thumb:
Old Faithful
Here's the obligatory picture with Old Faithful! (And various other Asian tourists...there were a LOT of Asians out there.)
And here's a couple more neat ones from the Old Faithful Basin:
We wanted to hike a longer loop around the Old Faithful area, but it was super cold and about half our group looked sort of sad and shivery when we suggested a longer walk, so we moved on to other basins.
Unfortunately, the weather was too cold for the hot springs too. I was super excited to see the Grand Prismatic Spring.
But there was too much steam coming off the water to see anything. :-(
Our next spot, Artists' Paint Pots, however, was a cool-looking surprise.
And we were really pumped to see a black bear in Hayden Valley on the way back home!
Curse my feeble 3x zoom, but I'm sure Kally and Kasandra will have some awesome ones to share later!
4 comments:
Those basin's look pretty cool. I had to miss the last yellowstone trip b's family took, I'll have to get there eventually
Hey Charlotte! Yeah you should totally go. It was a really fun trip. I would maybe try going a little later in the year when the weather is warmer, but then again, it's probably much more crowded then too. Let me know if you need any trip planning ideas. :-)
You guys to seem to travel around a lot. We're starting to do a lot of hiking for the summer since we got married, and are planning on doing some backpacking in the mountains this summer, so it is fun to see all the hiking you too do.
Ooo backpacking, that sounds like fun! Chris and I haven't gone backpacking together yet. Hope you guys have fun!
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