Colors

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WY - - We're staying in West Yellowstone, Montana and exploring Yellowstone NP for a couple of days. America's first national park covers 2-million acres. We're at the North entry point to the park. There are three others, with the East entry area, our next destination, close to 100 miles away. It's easy to see how you could spend a lot of time here.

Yellowstone sits atop an active volcano although the last eruption was eons ago. However, that doesn't mean there isn't hydrothermal evidence of activity in the form of geysers, fumaroles, mudpots and hot springs. The acidic and mineral laden waters create vivid color combinations in some areas as seen above.