On the Road Again!

On the Road Again!
We're traveling in style.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Yellowstone continued ...Mammoth Hot Springs

This spring ceased to exist

Unbelievable formations - picture above and below - travertine terraces - form of calcium carbonate that is dissolved from limestone beneath the ground, and is then carried to the surface by hot water.  The colors represent a variety of bacterial algae that survive at various water temperatures.


Picture above and below are above the pictures of the travertine terraces - apparently these waters flow down the other side that form those steps of different rock formations - again, you can only walk on the wooden pathways

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