Grand Pismatic Spring ~ Yellowstone National Park

Grand Prismatic Spring ~ Yellowstone National Park

If you've seen pictures of 

 

mineral spring

 

my guess is 

 

you've seen pictures of 

 

Grand Prismatic Springs.

 

Not only is it 

 

the biggest,

 

but also the most colorful.

 

The colors were amazing.

 

I had difficulty capturing them.

 

The temperatures that day

 

caused the steam to hover

over the water.

 

Occastionally a gust of wind would 

 

dispel  the steam

 

just long enough 

 

to sneak in a shot.  Simply beautiful.

Mud Volcanoes and Buffalo Closeups ~ Yellowstone National Park

Mud Volcanoes & Buffaloes ~ Yellowstone National Park

These buffaloes chose

 

the perfect place 

 

for a wallow.

 

Who could ask for

 

a better closeup?

 

I definitely wouldn't want 

 

to be this close

 

with no barriers and fences.

 

Wild flowers 

 

also put on 

 

quite a show for us 

 

as we walked

 

along the board walk.

 

Such a 

 

grand 

 

and 

 

glorious 

place to 

 

explore.

 

Beauty 

 

and 

 

adventure

 

around every turn in the trail.

Waterfalls andd Dragon Mouth Springs ~ Mud Volcano ~ Yellowstone National Park

Waterfalls and Dragon  Mouth Springs ~ Mud Volcano ~Yellowstone National Park

~ 

Lewis Falls

 

Gibbon Falls

 

 

Our little jaunt 

 

through mud volcanos

 

got us some closeup

 

shots of buffaloes from the safety of the walkway.

 

Dragon Mouth Springs sparks the imagine 

 

to think what it would be like to find a real dragons lair.  Oh if only ...