Old Faithful and the Upper Geyser Basin
May 31st, 2005 by leafworks
 Hot Falls
 Old Faithful erupting Photos © 2005 by Leaf McGowan |
Saturday, 28 May 2005 - Wyoming From Fountain Paint Pot, I headed down Hwy 87 1.2 miles (2 km) to Firehole Lake Drive where I was amazed by more hot lakes, geysers, hot springs, and a hot cascade. Firehole Spring, Surprise Pool, Great Fountain geyser, White Dome geyser, Pink Cone Geyser, and the amazing firehole Lake. Young Hopeful spouting up to 4 ft, while others do 15 ft - past Steady Geyser, Hot Lake, Black Warrior Lake, and the Hot Cascades - right back onto Hwy 87. |
Hit the Upper Geyser Basin where was amazed by more volcanic beauties. It is here that the majority of the world’s most active geysers reside - only three other locations in the world - Iceland, New Zealand, and Kamchatka (Siberia) have large concentrations of hydrothermal features like this - and Yellowstone being the largest - hosts here 5 famous geysers - Old Faithful, Castle, Grand, Daisy, and Riverside.
Old Faithful
I stuck around and waited for Old Faithful to erupt. How could I not. If you go to Yellowstone, it’s a must see. Though I’ve been here several times, and have seen Old Faithful perform - its still spectacular on the 8th visit to the park. Old Faithful erups more frequently than any other geysers - and is why its named such. Its average interval between eruptions is about 94 minutes and it expels 3,700-8,400 gallons (14,000-32,000 liters) of boiling water and reaches a height of 106-184 feet. Its average interval has lengthened through time, but still remains faithful to its viewers. Anemone Geyser, Plume Geyser, Beehive Geyser, Lion Group, Double Pool, Giantess Geyser, Castle Geyser, Crested Pool, Grand Geyser, Beauty Pool, Chromatic Pool, Giant Geyser, Grotto Geyser, Riverside Geyser, Morning Glory Pool, Daisy Geyser, Black Sand Basin, Emerald Pool, Rainbow Pool, Sunset Lake, Cliff Geyser, Biscuit Basin, Mustard Spring, Jewel Geyser, and many more surround Old Faithful … and will consume your wait time inbetween eruptions.
