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Old 07-26-2015   #42
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Default Re: Purple ZR-1 Road Trip to Yellowstone and the Pacific Northwest

In the Norris Geyser Basin area we saw some examples of the colorful hot springs. The colors come from minerals in the hot water refracting the light and from heat adapted microorganisms.




Here is a picture of Gibbons Falls:




And no tour of Yellowstone would be complete without a picture of Old Faithful:




Jim
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