Mammoth Springs & Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park

10th September - Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone Nat. Park

Mammoth Hot Springs, located on the northern part of YNP, is a complex of hot springs that sits on a hill of travertine.

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The Upper Terrace of MHS looking like a snowfield. Elevation of MHS is 6,200ft. so one could be fooled into thinking its a snowfield.

Some information about travertine.

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An amazing landscape with pools of hot spring water trapped on this crater like landscape. As we are coming out of summer, there didn't appear to be as much surface water.

Glorious colours!

Making the rail guards safe for visitors..these workers are working at an altitude of around 6,000ft. Water takes a little longer to boil and a short walk leaves one puffing if one is carrying extra weight from all the excessive dining. Getting pretty close to breaking out the "Fat Girl" clothes.

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Don't expect to get anywhere fast at YNP...we spotted a herd of deer on our back from MHS, so did heaps of other people, there's invariable a stream of vehicles slowing down to take photos.

Okay these locals always have right of way and some of them sure take their own sweet time about crossing the road!

 We decided to visit Old Faithful another time before we leave YNP. Old Faithful is a cone geyser and was the first geyser to be named at YNP in 1870. It erupts every 35 to 120 mins. Check out the smoke from a forest fire on the right hand side of the photo.

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It is around 6pm and the bison herds are on the move.....still no sign of bears!

We had to wait almost 10-15 mins. for this herd to cross the road...this male bison was going back and forth guiding his herd across. When we finally managed to squeeze pass him (he was doing some really deep rumbling) we saw what the hold up was.

A mamma bison nursing her calf down the embankment and he was just making sure they'd cross safely!.....aaww..ain't he sweet!