Old Faithful
Upper Geyser Basin
Biscuit Basin
Mammoth Terraces
In 1872, Yellowstone became a National Park, in large part because of the amazing thermal features it contains. At that time, little was known about the behavior of geysers and hot springs and today more is known, but much more is still unknown. The information is scattered and everyone who visits has piece of that information. This is a place to learn, to share and gather together the scattered bits.
With the opening of the Summer Season in Yellowstone, geyser enthusiasts (geyser gazers) have been visiting areas of the park that aren’t visible on the webcams including the Lower Geyser Basin to get an idea of what geysers might be active this year. On Thursday, reports came in that something different was happening in the Fountain area. Clepsydra normally erupts nearly constantly from multiple vents, but was seen erupting weakly from only one vent. Water levels in Fountain Geyser were high enough to normally trigger an eruption, yet an eruption never came. Any change in behavior of … Read more...
Are you an artist or photographer that has works including the thermal features of Yellowstone? Geyser Watch: The Shop is set to open soon and would love to include links to your work. We are not set up to sell things for you, so you'll need to have your own distribution set up. Contact Janet to get your links set up. … Read more...
For the winter season, I kept a field journal for the geysers - I started with just an old journal I had sitting around. In it, I copied down the information from Geyser Times, the weather, and personal observations and thoughts. All of it was hand written and it was pretty easy to keep up with because documenting is just my thing. But when I needed to stay in Cody at my parents' house while my dad was in the hospital (he's home now), it was tough. In fact, I ended up having to do all of my journaling on the computer simple due to a lack of time. Since I'm back home again, I'm taking down … Read more...
Lake Yellowstone, WY
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