Friday, July 23, 2010

Scenic Sunday - Black Sand Basin (Yellowstone)

A short drive from the Old Faithful area takes you to Black Sand Basin, which contains a couple of pools and geysers. Emerald Pool was spectacular, the photo doesn't do it justice.
Rainbow Pool was huge with lots of steam.
And Cliff Geyser had lots of small and medium eruptions.
Many of the pools have water temperatures near boiling. Since the ground in these areas can be thin, they have built boardwalks for people to walk on safely.
Scenic Sunday
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22 comments:

  1. NaquillityJuly 23, 2010 at 7:41 PM

    great photos. i especially like the first & last ones. the weather seemed to cooperate too which is always a plus. have a great night.

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  2. ClytieJuly 23, 2010 at 7:49 PM

    Gorgeous. Simply gorgeous.

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  3. MarilynJuly 23, 2010 at 8:16 PM

    Yellowstone is on my list of places to visit. My daughter and I did see the Great Sand Dunes last month. I see them in your header and can't believe how magnificent they are! I'm sure those pools in Wyoming are just as great as Colorado's dunes. Thanks for sharing. ♥♫

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  4. magiceyeJuly 23, 2010 at 8:30 PM

    amazing!

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  5. cheap flyers printingJuly 23, 2010 at 9:33 PM

    "What a steamy hot pictures! I think the photos are pretty nice even if there's no photo editing manipulation done. Hmm maybe you can do some sauna bath in there haha!

    Cheers!"

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  6. giorno26 ¸¸.•*¨*•.July 24, 2010 at 12:59 AM

    Wow !
    Queste foto sono meravigliose !
    Bellissime.... non finisco mai di guardarle !
    Buona giornata :-))
    Fantastici scatti.

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  7. sebi_2569July 24, 2010 at 1:24 AM

    very nice photo; bravo

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  8. catJuly 24, 2010 at 6:50 AM

    Amazing place and great shots!

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  9. JennJuly 24, 2010 at 8:35 AM

    Beautiful colors! Would love to one day visit a geyser. Has always fascinated me. Great sceneries as always.

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  10. Carolyn FordJuly 24, 2010 at 9:49 AM

    WOW! What beautiful color you captured...Yellowstone is such an amazing place. Nicely captured!

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  11. EG CameraGirlJuly 24, 2010 at 11:20 AM

    You have taken some wonderful photos of that magical place. Brings back fond memories of when I was there many years ago. :)

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  12. stanJuly 24, 2010 at 5:56 PM

    Was at yellowstone sometime this Feb. It was so beautiful even in winter.

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  13. Living In Williamsburg VirginiaJuly 24, 2010 at 6:04 PM

    Gorgeous shots. Very nicely captured.

    Darryl and Ruth : )

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  14. HildaJuly 24, 2010 at 6:24 PM

    You answered my question with your last statement, thanks. ;)

    I've never seen anything like these pools yet. Awe-inspiring is the word for them — spectacular and scary.

    What causes the yellow color at the edges? Sulfur?

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  15. carolina mtsJuly 24, 2010 at 8:05 PM

    The pools look hot! Great shots of the geyser and the colors in the pool.

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  16. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪July 25, 2010 at 12:02 AM

    Is that where Dorothy was heading following the Yellow Brick road?

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  17. KaoriJuly 25, 2010 at 5:01 AM

    Gorgeous! The colors are so pretty and vivid! But thank goodness for the walkways...I would not want to end up falling into one of those :-)

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  18. sonia a. mascaroJuly 25, 2010 at 9:42 AM

    Wow! Wonderful photos, wonderful place!

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  19. Noel MorataJuly 25, 2010 at 1:25 PM

    Aloha,

    I liked how you captured your photo of this pool, love all the changing colors on the water, thanks for sharing.

    help me decide on a photo for my scenic sunday on my sari blog,i'm submitting this for a competition
    thanks

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  20. UnknownJuly 26, 2010 at 12:48 AM

    Wow, this must be quite an experience. The first photo is amazing - love those colours. And the beautiful hill behind.

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  21. TinaJuly 26, 2010 at 2:47 AM

    Amazing shots!! Very nice! Love them all!

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  22. Costea Andrea MihaiJuly 28, 2010 at 1:28 AM

    hello!! beautiful photos i see here!! congratulations..i will follow!! regards

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