Yellowstone's Fountain Geyser

My favorite geyser at Yellowstone was the Fountain Geyser, which erupts a couple of times a day. It looks like a wild fountain as it erupts, with constant explosions of water. It's definitely worth seeing if you get a chance.

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Yellowstone's White Dome Geyser

Believe it or not, I've still got dozens of Yellowstone photos to post, so here are some more! It may not be the most famous geyser in the park, but Yellowstone's White Dome Geyser is worth seeing, particularly since it typically erupts every 30 minutes or so. It's very close to Firehole Lake Drive, and is thus easily accessible.

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Yellowstone's Geyser Hill

Near Old Faithful a short walk takes the Yellowstone visitor to Geyser Hill, a very active area where boardwalks safely link the various attractions. There are various springs, of which Heart Spring was my favorite.

A little further away is Castle Geyser, which we were lucky enough to see erupt, although not up close.

Lion Geyser erupted while we were right next to it.

In fact, we were so close I took a photo while standing right under it's spray! I was surprised that it wasn't boiling hot, otherwise I wouldn't have gone this close.

Here are Lion (closest)and Castle geysers together.

Finally, here's Pump Geyser, named because it looks and sounds like a pump, sending bursts of water up regularly.

If you're in the Old Faithful area, don't miss this easy nearby walk. And that's my Scenic Sunday entry for this week.

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 - Old Faithful

The classic scenic sight at Yellowstone is Old Faithful. We saw it go off twice, from different positions. These first two shots are from the main seating area, close to the geyser.

These next two are 90 minutes later from Geyser Hill, looking at Old Faithful from the opposite direction.

Geyser Hill will be a post of its own sometime in the future. Old Faithful was impressive, but there's so much more to the park than that.