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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.
Thermal areas in Yellowstone constantly change. Sometimes in large ways, but usually in smaller ones that often go unnoticed. Documenting these small changes is one of the things that keeps me coming back repeatedly to Yellowstone. On my last trip into the park, I stopped by Black Sand Basin, a part of the Upper Geyser Basin, because someone had mentioned that changes happened when the boardwalks were replaced. More on the boardwalk changes later, but for now, here are some of the things I noticed. First of all, the Shooting Stars were in full bloom in many spots, but a strip of them … Read more...
There's a lot of excitement going on in the Fountain Group in Yellowstone's Lower Geyser Basin - there was even a triple concerted eruption of Morning, Fountain, and Morning's Thief (a first known triple eruption) the other day! The energy has definitely shifted to that area. With that energy shift, a previously empty crater has filled with water and seems to be a bit more interesting of late. Dubbed "Peanot" or "P.E.A.N.O.T." by geyser gazer, Bill Warnock, it stands for "Pool East And North of Twig" (quotation marks are normally used to indicate the name is not an official one). It's … Read more...
On Wednesday, June 5, 2013, a group of dedicated geyser enthusiasts headed to the Lower Geyser Basin to wait for a chance of an eruption of Morning Geyser near the Fountain Paint Pots. The two to three hours of waiting paid off not only in an eruption of Morning Geyser, but also a simultaneous eruption from Fountain Geyser. This became the 9th known dual eruption of these two closely connected geysers in the history of Yellowstone. Morning erupted for a full 33 minutes before quieting down and allowing Fountain Geyser to finish another hour of the eruption. The total eruption of Fountain … Read more...
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