West Thumb Geyser Basin
-- Gordon
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| beautiful West Thumb |
West Thumb is terrific. You can walk on a boardwalk and enjoy the sights.
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Thumb is the west bay of the Yellowstone Lake, shaped like a human hand. It provides
habitat for spawning cutthroat trout. You can take beautiful pictures from every point of West Thumb Geyser Basin!!!
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| Fishing Cone |
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| Black Pool, which used to be black |
Black Pool was once black when temperature was lower. The water temperature rose in 1991. It makes the pool prettier, but not black any more. Black Pool is Great!!!
Lakeshore Geyser erupts frequently and high. It could blast up to 25 feet high. Recently, the eruptions have been very small. Scientists think that there is going to be an eruption from Yellowstone's supervolcano soon. That will effect Lakeshore Geyser. It may become forceful again. Lakeshore Geyser is COOL!
West thumb is The Perfect Attraction In YELLOWSTONE!!!
West Thumb Geyser Basin
=Aaron
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| beautiful scenery from West Thumb |
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| the West Thumb part of the Yellowstone Lake |
West Thumb houses the most deepest part of the Yellowstone Lake, the largest lake in North America above 8,000 feet elevation. Doesn't the water seem to be hot when you find out 3,100 gallons of hot water from geysers pour into the lake every day? Actually, 45 Fahrenheit turns out to be the average summer water temperature! The cold water provides the perfect spawning ground for cutthroat trout. A long time ago, in the 1890s and the early 1900s, visitors could explore the lake around on a steamboat. An awesome place is West Thumb.
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| the mini volcanoes of Thumb Paint Pots |
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| the 2 vents of currently underwater Lakeshore Geyser |
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| Fishing Cone underwater in spring and early summer |
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| Big Cone |
Geysers and mud pots can be found in, under, and near West Thumb. Thumb Paint Pots, a mud pot, sometimes throws mud 25 feet high from 3-4 feet tall mud volcanos. Lakeshore Geyser's two vents often splash water a few feet high but some records in 1920s and 1930s show that it erupted 25 feet high. Fishing Cone was a geyser where people could fish and cook their fish without taking it off the hook by dipping it in the geyser hole. Now, the fishing isn't allowed on the Fishing Cone. In spring and early summer, the famous Fishing Cone is found underwater. Big Cone geyser has rare eruptions of only 1 foot or more. Twin Geyser rarely erupts, with the last eruption in 1999. Thumb Geyser sort of looks like a little pool with probably infrequent eruptions. West Thumb has lots of cool geysers and mud pots.
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| Twin Geysers that rarely erupt |
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| Abyss Pool from a distance |
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| Bluebell Pool shaped like a blue bell |
A bunch of wonderful hot springs can be found near West Thumb. Lakeside Spring is constantly changing. Black Pool used to be black like what its name suggests. The water temperature rose, killing the black microbes, transforming Black Pool into a quiet and beautiful pool. The Blue Pools were renamed after a 1959 earthquake to Seismograph and Bluebell Pools. When Abyss Pool erupted in 1991, it took its neighbors' spring water (the Blue Funnel Spring, Ephedra Spring, and Perforated Pool), which proved that the pools are linked together by underground tunnels. Luckily, neighbors' spring water came back an year later. In 2010, the Blue Funnel Spring, Ephedra Spring, and Perforated Pool drained. The underwater thermal features lie in the deep waters of Yellowstone Lake.
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| the colorful Abyss Pool from a close-up view |
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| Kepler Cascades |
The cool Kepler Cascades creates a thundering noise that can be heard all the way from the outlook platform. Water travels down lots of layers to the bottom. A trail leading toward Lone Star Geyser, a famous landmark of Yellowstone can be found next to the Kepler Cascades. Kepler Cascades is very wonderful.
Guess why it was named West Thumb? The awesome Yellowstone Lake is shaped like a human hand. West Thumb is the western bay that would be the thumb. Yellowstone's features can all be found in, under, or near West Thumb. Kepler Cascades creates a nice mist to take a picture of. West Thumb is one of the best place in Yellowstone.
Guess why it was named West Thumb? The awesome Yellowstone Lake is shaped like a human hand. West Thumb is the western bay that would be the thumb. Yellowstone's features can all be found in, under, or near West Thumb. Kepler Cascades creates a nice mist to take a picture of. West Thumb is one of the best place in Yellowstone.
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| hot springs |
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