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Yellowstone National Park, WY
06-10-24
At each Geyser Basin I'd stop at each geyser and stick around for a five or ten minutes, awaiting an eruption. I did get a few bubbles here and there, like with this one, and a couple of geysers actually spewed hot steam and water about 8-10 feet in the air. Of course, you can always rely upon "Old Faithful" to erupt every 90 minutes or so.
Still the "paint pots" and "thermal ponds" were colorful and vibrant.
I read and saw some video taken about a week or so ago in Biscuit Basin, where a "thermal explosion" sent rocks, debris, and scalding hot water about 20 feet in the air and destroyed some of the wooden boardwalks in the bargain. Wish I'd been there to photograph that geyser! But then again, I really don't want to threaten my life for the sake of my photography. At least the sky was beautiful on the day I went "browsing Biscuit Basin."
Originally called simply “The Park”, this beautiful little valley, Walker’s Basin, was named for Joseph Reddford Walker who was a pathfinder and scout for General Fremont. Walker came through this area in 1834 when he came down the San Joaquin Valley from Monterey and led his party out of the valley and over the pass which was also named for him…Walker Pass. The first settlers came to Walker’s Basin long before roads came. The trail leading up Walker’s Basin Creek through the Basin and over the mountain pass was the route of the Union Soldiers during the Civil War as they journeyed between Fort Tejon and Fort Independence (near Bishop in northern California). This northeast looking view was taken from the mountain to the south along the Caliente Bodfish Road.
Walker Basin is a triangular-shaped alluvial basin bounded on the west by the Breckenridge fault (not visible in this photo) and on the east by Greenhorn Mountains bedrock escarpment (which is visible in photo). Late Quaternary alluvial and fluvial deposits comprise the floor of Walker Basin and abut the steep, east-facing bedrock escarpment along the Breckenridge fault. The Breckenridge fault dies out southward at Rankin Ranch.
Very easy to see why Badwater Basin draws in the crowds. This particular formation was a little further south from the herds. It wasn't too long after this visit that the area was covered in water.
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The River Washford Tidal Basin in Watchet.
The Washford River is a river in the English county of Somerset. It rises at 1,213 feet (370 m) above mean sea level near the village of Treborough, in the Brendon Hills, and flows into the Bristol Channel in the port town of Watchet. On its course it flows through the civil parishes of Treborough, Luxborough, Withycombe, Old Cleeve, Nettlecombe, Williton and Watchet, and through the settlements of Pooltown, Kingsbridge, Roadwater, Torre, Washford and Watchet.
Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park is 282 feet/85.5 meters below sea level. Temperature today will hit at least 104 Degrees/40 Celsius. DVNP remains closed due to the pandemic. It will open again when California reaches Phase 3 reopening.
The Badwater Basin boardwalk has a low fence to try to corral visitors on a path out in the basin. Happy Fence Friday!
Basin Mountain, Autumn. © Copyright 2022 G Dan Mitchell.
Basin Mountain on an autumn morning, with a bit of fall color.
Unless you look closely, you might not see this as an autumn photograph, but the evidence is there. The most obvious piece is in the canon that descends from the right of the tall peak, Basin Mountain. Just beneath the lip below the darker canyon you can spot a batch of very colorful aspen trees following the drainage into the valley below. There are some other subtle clues, too. The general golden-brown color of vegetation, including that in the high desert hills in the foreground, is typical of fall. Even more subtle is something in the quality of the light and atmosphere… which is what provoked me to detour to make this photograph.
I’ve long been intrigued by Basin Mountain, which rises toward the Sierra Crest west of Bishop, California. From the east, the face of the peak is marked by a striking “basin,” and there are also some interested old trails that switchback across its lower face in that direction. I’ve often wondered what is in that basin, but I’ve never found the time to go up there. I would not typically make a photograph of a subject like this at this time of day — late morning. Usually the east side of the Sierra is in less-than-lovely light at this time of day, especially if there is some haze. But on this day there was just enough haze to make things interesting, while the clouds softened the light a bit. So I detoured away from the start of my homeward drive to follow some backroads to this camera position where I could include the foreground hills and the peak.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.
This was the view crossing the walking bridge over Firehole River. Waters from geysers at the Midway Geyser Basin on the right run down into the Firehole River on the left. The waters are very hot as you can see steam coming off the stream flow from the right. In the background center steam rises off of the Excelsior Geyser Crater. The colors on the rock are due to chemicals coming out of the water as well as possible thermophiles - heat loving microbes. Other water features at Midway are the Opal Pool, Turquoise Pool, and the Grand Prismatic Spring.
Taken 17 September 2014 at Yellowstone National Park.
This is Bacino Orseolo - a popular spot to start gondola rides in Venice. Hotel Cavalletto which is overlooking the basin was built on a site of a 14th century inn and renovated in 19th century. Around the same time this basin was created to provide easy access to St. Mark's Square, which is just around the corner.
The Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal is often voted Britain's prettiest canal. Much of it runs through the Brecon Beacons National Park and follows the line of the lovely, wooded Usk Valley. Brecon Basin is a great place to start your journey, with lovely walks along the canal.
The Great Northern Basin of Langley Mill, at the junction of the Erewash Canal and the Cromford and Nottingham canals, once bustled with activity. Today, it’s a great family day out with plenty to remind visitors of the canals in their heyday.
Watching boats pass into the Basin via the swingbridge, the only one of seven on the Nottingham Canal that is still working!
As this boat was named 'Lady Jane', I had to get a photo of it in the canal basin! You can see the tower of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in the background and the luxury restaurant cruise.
A peaceful setting at Muirtown Basin; the Inverness end of the Caledonian Canal.
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Coal loads hammer east thru Rozet as mother nature cooks up a splendid show deep in the Thunder Basin.
2019-09-05, Day 4
The warm light of sunset fills the shallow, granite basin that holds Lake of the Winds, Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Montana. Just out of the frame a half-moon rises skyward and over the colored cloud.
Earlier in the day and a couple of small ridges away, my hiking partner and I experienced a singular encounter with a hunting wolverine. The excitement and improbability of sharing a meadow with it for a couple of minutes continued to bubble up in conversation for the remainder of the afternoon. Before finding the campsite where I sat for this photograph, we went for a swim in the lake and then relaxed as the rice and daal simmered over the alcohol stove.
Two years ago, my oldest son and I fabricated quite a few of these alcohol stoves from two aluminum cans, some fiberglass insulation, bondo cloth, a grommet, and some good old JB Weld. They're extremely light, and they don't spill when accidentally knocked. My hiking partner has a nifty wind-screen that doubles as pot-holder, and works very harmoniously with the stoves. The absolute best part though is that these stoves are silent, so when a scene like this unfolds you are treated to the vast, beautiful quietude of the moment instead of high-decibel sputtering. Another side-effect was that the surprising number of mosquitoes then became noticeable as well.
Upper Ouzel Creek backcountry campsite - Wild Basin, Rocky Mountain National Park.
Incredible light along Mt. Copeland on this morning during a backpacking trip last weekend.
Check out a video of the whole trip here
The Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal is often voted Britain's prettiest canal. Much of it runs through the Brecon Beacons National Park and follows the line of the lovely, wooded Usk Valley. Brecon Basin is a great place to start your journey, with lovely walks along the canal.
The milky color of the mineral deposited here inspired the naming of Porcelain Basin. The mineral, siliceous sinter, is brought to the surface by hot water and forms a "sheet" over this flat area as the water flows across the ground and the mineral settles out. This is the fastest changing area in Norris Geyser Basin, and siliceous sinter is one of the agents of change. Siliceous sinter is also called geyserite - ups.gov
Best viewed large. You can see hot water bubbling and the steam going up in the center white area.
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It was a long day to get here. We had reservations for two nights in the Stehekin valley but cut short our plans by one night because of a rainstorm rolling in. Undeterred, we squeezed in our planned day trip to Trapper Lake on the first day and ended up staggering into Basin Creek Camp after dark 15 miles later. It was too late for sunset but we got a nice sunrise.
This is basin that no one really drives down to see, or very few. I saw this road several years ago and decided to drive down it to see what was there.
This year the lack of rain did affect it. Still it is a beautiful area that I will always check out.
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I noticed that the Karma group on flickr is having a before and after for black and white conversions so I decided to upload the color version of a black and white landscape I had posted earlier. Let me know if you prefer the color version I would love to know!
This is of the Porcelain Basin area within Norris Geyser Basin at Yellowstone National Park. The high contrast scene seemed to be well-suited to black and white.
At 282 ft. below sea level, Badwater Basin in Death Valley is the lowest spot in the lower forty eight states. It's also a desolation wilderness where next to nothing grows. It gets hot during the summer months--extremely hot. On a single day during August 2020 the temperature reached 130 degrees--hot enough to fry eggs on the ground if you were so inclined. It's not all bleak however, I did see a coyote trotting along the road one morning.
On this day in late autumn the temperature was only in the mid 70's. If you're considering a trip to Death Valley it pays to go in late autumn through the winter--unless you're an extreme sun worshipper that is.
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