Greater Yellowstone Guru: Geysers Galore!!!

This weekend marks the opening of Firehole Lake Drive and Fountain Flats Area. They have been closed because the area is considered a Bear Management Area. One of my favorite geysers seen to date is in this area, Great Fountain Geyser! It is a fountain type geyser as the name states. There are two types of geysers, cone and fountain.

From www.nps.gov/yell webiste

There are geysers all over the world. Many are still active but other have been wiped out because of geothermal energy research or natural disasters. The second largest geyser field on Earth, the Valley of Geysers on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia was partially buried under a mudslide on June 7, 2003 in an unfortunate event. It was captured on video by film makers of the series Wild Russia.

This landslide covered most of the valley.

Luckily there are geyser fields that are still intact like here in Yellowstone.

From http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/geysers/geysmapw.html

Click on this link to see where the geysers are in more detail.

I have been fortunate to see many great geysers in eruption. These include many eruptions of Riverside and Lone Star, a few Beehives, Castle, Daisy and Grand. I was with my parents their first time to the park and we caught Beehive and Grand! Super great intro for them. The first time my girlfriend came with me we caught Beehive then Great Fountain. I caught a bit of Fan & Mortar and Giantess. Not to mention the countless Old Faithful eruptions. I still have a yearning for Giant and Steamboat eruptions, fingers crossed.

There are more geysers in Yellowstone than all other geyser fields on the planet making this a very special place unlike any other.

So if you in Yellowstone visiting or live in the local area take some time to move past Old Faithful and make some memories you will never forget. Explore the other geyser basins in the park and make sure to stay on the boardwalks because you never know what is lurking just below the surface...stay safe my friends!