More Yellowstone

I’m a bit low on inspiration at the the moment, so I’m just gonna do a quick post with some more pictures from Yellowstone National Park and short descriptions.

The first picture shows a dead tree in Mammoth Hot Springs, killed by the calcium carbonate dissolved in the hot spring water. Mammoth is a large hill of travertine that has been created over thousands of years as hot water from the spring cooled and deposited calcium carbonate. Each day over 2 tons of calcium carbonate flows into Mammoth.

Dead Tree in Mammoth Hot Springs | Location on map

The second picture is taken at Grand Prismatic Spring, which is the largest hot spring in the United States. The vivid colors in the spring are the result of pigmented bacteria that grow around the edges of the mineral-rich water. The bacteria produce colors ranging from green to red.

Grand Prismatic Spring Sunset, Yellowstone N.P. | Location on map