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Yellowstone National Park , Grand Prismatic Hot Spring

I took this several years back and rediscovered it in my Yellowstone National Park files. For good reason this is the most photographed spot in the park. The hot spring has bright bands of orange, yellow, and green ring the deep blue waters in the spring. The multicolored layers get their hues from different species of thermophile (heat-loving) bacteria living in the progressively cooler water around the spring. Extremely hot water travels 121 feet from a crack in the Earth to reach the surface of the spring.

 

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Uploaded on June 29, 2023
Taken on June 28, 2009