Part of our trip we stayed at Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone is one of the few places that has a very distinct smell. Some say it smells like rotten eggs, others say farts. I think it smells like hard boiled eggs.
A large part of Yellowstone is inside a large volcanic cauldera. I guess the whole place blew up a few thousand years ago. What is left now are hot spots where lava is close enought to the surface to cause geysers and such. They have earthquakes there almost every day. Large earthquakes can cause changes to the thermal structure of Yellowstone. This causes changes to the geysers, mud pots and hot pools. The walk ways around the geysers are wooden and mobil. They can move the location of the walkways to accomodate the changes of the thermal sturctures.
I think I like Yellowstone because it is wild and dangerous. I know that there are places that are more wild and dangerous, but it is so condensed at Yellowstone with high concentrations of thermal activity, and wildlife . I like my nature to have a bit of a bite to it.
PLEASE Click on the images to see them at full size, it’s very beautiful there.
Thank you for posting those wonderful pictures! I’m so excited to go to Yellowstone!
we’ve been to Yellowstone many times, love to go again….always something new to see and much to explore….we stayed at the lodge the last time which was awesome…..
Such a beautiful place! We spent a day there when driving from CA to MN & I’d love to go back
Yellowstone is a fascinating place! I went with my family when I was a kid and I hope to take our daughter there some day. It’s something every American should see, I think. Part of our national heritage- like Washington, D.C.
We went to yellowstone last summer. The landscape is just amazing, like being on another planet one moment and in the middle of a lush forest the next. I love it.
Came to your blog by way of etsy and craftster. I was in Yellowstone July 27-29, perhaps we crossed paths somewhere along the way. It was beautiful! Adding your blog to my favs now.
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