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| In many spots, it looks as
though you would sink to who-knows-where if you stepped on the
ground. The paint pot areas are pretty fascinating. |
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| The West Thumb Geyser Basin
offers some beautiful views deep into the |
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| West Thumb Geyser Basin overlooks Yellowstone Lake, the largest lake at high elevation in North America. |
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| One of the deeper hot springs in the park, Abyss Pool descends to
53 feet. It varies from turquoise blue to emerald green to various shades of brown. In 1883, a park visitor described it as "a
great, pure, sparkling sapphire rippling with heat." |
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| We loved visiting the park in
the fall. It was SO much better than fighting summer crowds and it
was more beautiful! |
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| As you walk among the basin's superheated waters, you
wonder if the lake is warmer here than elsewhere. After all, the geyser basin pours an average of 3,100 gallons of hot water into the lake every day. But even here, the lake's average summer temperature is 45 degree Fahrenheit. |
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| Different pool colors are the
result of differing minerals in the soil. This particular pool
lacked whatever makes the water appear green or blue. |
