13882171 - Grand Prismatic Spring is one of the largest and most beautiful examples of a common hydrothermal feature in Yellowstone National Park and one of the largest hot springs in the United States. Excelsior Geyser Crater is about 100 yards north of Grand Prismatic Spring. These two features are the main attractions in Midway Geyser Basin. Excelsior last erupted in the 1880s, throwing water perhaps as high as 300 feet and discharging enough water to raise the level of the nearby Firehole River by up to a foot. This geyser when active, was the largest ever recorded in Yellowstone. Excelsior Geyser C13882145 - Grand Prismatic Spring is one of the largest and most beautiful examples of a common hydrothermal feature in Yellowstone National Park and one of the largest hot springs in the United States. The prismatic, colorful features come from several sources; the deep blue in the center is the clear super-heated water circulating up from the subterranean heat source and shows a pair of convection currents, like a pair of eyes. As the water cools at the edges of the pool and on the sinter terraces, bacteria and algae produce the rainbow of colors. This hot spring was specifically mentioned in Osborne R13882172 - Grand Prismatic Spring is one of the largest and most beautiful examples of a common hydrothermal feature in Yellowstone National Park and one of the largest hot springs in the United States. The prismatic or colorful features come from several sources; the deep blue in the center is the clear super-heated water circulating up from the subterranean heat source and as the water cools at the edges of the pool and on the sinter terraces, bacteria and algae produce the rainbow of colors. This hot spring was specifically mentioned in Osborne Russell's Journal of a Trapper, by the name of Boiling La13882140 - Grand Prismatic Spring is one of the largest and most beautiful examples of a common hydrothermal feature in Yellowstone National Park and one of the largest hot springs in the United States. The prismatic or colorful features come from several sources; the deep blue in the center is the clear super-heated water circulating up from the subterranean heat source and as the water cools at the edges of the pool and on the sinter terraces, bacteria and algae produce the rainbow of colors. This hot spring was specifically mentioned in Osborne Russell's Journal of a Trapper, by the name of Boiling La13881496 - Water collects on the hill of travertine at Mammoth Hot Springs, a geothermal feature and area in Yellowstone National Park.; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America13882144 - Grand Prismatic Spring is one of the largest and most beautiful examples of a common hydrothermal feature in Yellowstone National Park and one of the largest hot springs in the United States. The prismatic, colorful features come from several sources; the deep blue in the center is the clear super-heated water circulating up from the subterranean heat source and shows a pair of convection currents, like a pair of eyes. As the water cools at the edges of the pool and on the sinter terraces, bacteria and algae produce the rainbow of colors. This hot spring was specifically mentioned in Osborne R71168701 - 'Rock Water Feature In A Garden; Kyoto, Japan'71381834 - Looking up at water feature spilling water against blue sky71381839 - Man made water feature and sculpture at Sunshine Plaza, Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, Australia70520859 - 'Water feature in Dubai Mall; Dubai, United Arab Emirates'71319996 - Water feature and architecture at night of luxury hotel, Saadiyat island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Middle East71077427 - Fox water feature at a mossy Shinto shrine surrounded by thick forest in summer, Fushimi Inari Taisha, Mount Inari, Kyoto, Japan, Asia13886128 - Sculptures On A Water Fountain Outside Drottningholm Palace; Stockholm Sweden13775338 - Lights Illuminating Water Fountains And A Building At Nighttime; Esfahan, Iran13775339 - Lights Illuminating Water Fountains And A Building At Nighttime; Esfahan, Iran14092689 - Palma Mallorca the fountains and gardens of S'Hort del Rei the Kings Gardens outside Palacio Real de La Almudaina, Mallorca, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca island Spain.13884839 - Sunset colors on Feather Clouds over Mount Rainier as seen from Tipsoo Lake in Mount Rainier National Park; Enumclaw, Washington, United States of America
