Mud Monday #10
Happy Monday! All sorts of shapes show up in the mud pots. I'm always surprised when I process the photos… [more]
Black Opal Pool – a 5 Year Difference
In going through photos, I realized these two were taken from almost the same angle. They were included… [more]
Sigh
Dear National Park Service, I've watched this tree grow over the years. It's now big enough that people… [more]
Mud Monday #11

Happy Monday! Time for a Mud Monday fix. Read More →
Mud Monday #10

Happy Monday! All sorts of shapes show up in the mud pots. I’m always surprised when I process the photos – this one is an Eagle rising from mud. Read More →
Black Opal Pool – a 5 Year Difference

In going through photos, I realized these two were taken from almost the same angle. They were included in the latest issue of the GOSA Sput (a geyser newsletter you can subscribe to here), but the limitations of the black and white made it difficult... Read More →
Sigh

Dear National Park Service, I’ve watched this tree grow over the years. It’s now big enough that people have to work to see around it. I understand the need to let nature take its course. I understand that someday this tree may be large enough... Read More →
Mud Monday #9

It’s time for a Mud Monday: Read More →
Time to Prime the Pump

I have neglected this blog for far too long – time to start priming the pump again – here’s a photo I came across this morning while working on keywording. I need to do more of these types of shot simply because they bring a smile to... Read More →
Activity at Biscuit Basin

Wall Pool on the left and Black Diamond Pool on the right 28 Sept 2011 It seems Black Diamond Pool is active again – there was a report of a big eruption in that area from a visitor. It sounds like it was a muddy one with rocks and other debris... Read More →
Small Things Noticed on Geyser Hill

Just a few things I noticed in the Upper Geyser Basin when we were there in late September… Copper Kettle 27 Sept 2011 Detail Crop of the Ripples on Copper Kettle 27 Sept 2011 Yep, ripples from bubbles on the water in Copper Kettle. I watched for... Read More →
The Old Faithful Visitor Education Center

The 'Command Center' at the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center One of the first places I head to most mornings in the Upper Geyser Basin is the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center to check the various predictions (in the middle of the forecast... Read More →
Watch the Trees

One indicator of a possible increase in thermal energy in an area are the trees. If the soil temperature raises too high – generally speaking that means when the soil temperature reaches about 100° F at a depth of 1 foot. When well established... Read More →




