Soumyendu in the Porcelain basin.

Man, I am telling ya, there are colors - radiant and a lots of them. Its natural, can you believe it !

This open terrain has got colorful hot springs, rainbow colors, hissing steam, and pungent odors.

Tomato ketchup ?

Its geo-thermally very active.

We were restricted to the boardwalks.

Anjana and my parents in the Porcelain Basin. Its like liliputs in the paint pot.

Hazy mist of the hot spring at Norris geyser basin.

Norris Geyser Basin is the hottest and most changeable thermal area in Yellowstone.

West Entrance to Madison

Madison to Norris

Norris Geyser basin

From Norris, we headed north towards Mammoth springs. Its real scenic. Lamar Valley is full of wild life. Its favourite for watching wild life.

it was cloudy but stark

dreamland

Lamar Valley is full of wild life. Whenever you see cars pulled over, the wild life is in view

the meadows with sudden burst of trees add to the contrast

the dusted slopes after a sudden snow shower

herds of bison roam in their natural habitat

the big guy from close; later on I found out that its not safe to go too close

the sun, the shades, the snow, the rocks - its a hot sundae

Norris to Mammoth Springs

Mammoth Hot Springs

Heat from the molten magma chambers underneath, water from rain and snow, limestone reserves, and a rock fracture system through which hot water can reach the earth's surface, combine to make the Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces.

The Lower Terrace at Mammoth springs can be approached from either the parking lot on the main street below, or from a parking lot on the Upper Terrace loop drive.

Orange Spring Mound (Upper Terrace)

Grand view of Minerva Terrace

Minerva Terrace (Lower Terrace)

Minerva Terrace (Lower Terrace)

Main Terrace (Lower Terrace)

Prospect Terrace (Upper Terrace)

overlooking the Main Terrace

Palette Spring (Lower Terrace)

As we went out of the park through the Northeast Entrance and headed towards the main range of the Rockies, breath taking views awaited us.

Wildlife inside the park on the way to Tower Roosevelt from Northeast Entrance.

Mammoth to Tower Roosevelt

The largest concentration of geysers in the world is in the Old Faithful area, also known as the Upper Geyser Basin.

Old Faithful erupts more frequently than any of the other big geysers, although it is not the largest or most regular geyser in the park. Its average interval between eruptions is about 91 minutes, varying from 65 - 92 minutes. An eruption lasts 1 1/2 to 5 minutes, expels 3,700 - 8,400 gallons (14,000 - 32,000 liters) of boiling water, and reaches heights of 106 - 184 feet (30 - 55m).

This is the Old Faithful geyser. Unlike other geysers, this one is very predictable.

My parents with Anjana in our cabin next to the Old Faithful Snow lodge.

Anjana in the most active geyser basin of the world at Old Faithful.

The Old Faithful Snow lodge in the background.

As we were walking past the Sawmill Geyser, it suddenly started to errupt.

Sawmill Glacier going active.

As we were leaving the parking lot, the Beehive geyser started to erupt.

A rare scene of two geysers erupting at the same time. The Beehive geyser is to the left and the Old faithful geyser is to the right.

Old Faithful Area / Upper Geyer Basin

Lower Geyser Basin between Old Faithful and Madison

On the way between Old Faithful and Madison, we had hit across the Lower Geyser basin and the Midway Geyser basin. Midway Geyser Basin has Yellowstone's largest hot springs, Grand Prismatic Spring. Its perhaps the most beautiful item in this national park.

The Lower Geyser basin features the beautiful Fountain Paint Pots. Where hot water is limited, the generated sulfuric acid dissolves the surrounding rock into fine particles of silica and clay that mix with what little water there is to form the seething and bubbling mud pots. The sights, sounds, and smells of areas like Artist and Fountain paint pots and Mud Volcano make these curious features some of the most memorable in the park.

Sapphire Pool

Grand Prismatic Spring

Grand Prismatic Spring

Grand Prismatic Spring

Lower Geyser basin features the beautiful Fountain Paint Pots.

The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone has its unique colors. The Lower Falls has a trail leading down to near the falls. The Artist Point, Inspiration Point and Grand View all offer good views of the canyon with the water falls.

View from the Artist Point

Lower Falls

Canyon of Yellowstone

Canyon to Lake

On the way from the Canyon Village to the Lake Village, we had a close shave with these bison. They got mad at two youths and chased them. The guys got into a jeep and sped away. These bison got irritated and started measuring us.

They aligned them on our lane and started marching straight towards our car. When they were about a foot from our car, the left one changed course and grazed past our car. The right one followed. All this time we were holding our breath and I had my hands on the steering, though I did not know where to escape.

Lake Yellowstone

A solitary crow looking away from the vast expanse of the lake...

Anjana at a overlook in the picnic area of the Sedge Bay

From Lake Yellowstone we went to the eastern entrance of the park. As we went pass the Sylvan pass area, the mom Grizzly with her two cubs climbed up on the road in front of us. As I came out of the car, the mom and her cubs started climbing up the hill. Then we saw them disappearing on the other side of the hill. And then they came back on the road. The mom with her cubs were with us for about twenty minutes as we drove next to them. During this time we drove next to them often a hand shaking distance away. They were trapped between a steep up slope and a steep down slope. So they were walking along the road all this time.

Sylvan Pass

The mom Grizzly with her two cubs climbed up on the road in front of us.

As I came out of the car, the mom and her cubs started climbing up the hill. Then we saw them disappearing on the other side of the hill. And then they came back on the road.

The mom with her cubs were with us for about twenty minutes as we drove next to them.

They were trapped between a steep up slope and a steep down slope. So they were walking along the road all this time.

During this time we drove next to them often a hand shaking distance away.

They were next to our car window.

This is as close as it can get with a Grizzly.

We left Yellowstone for Grand Teton National park to the south.

There is a fox in the shade to the right of the tree trunk.

I would like to acknowledge the National Park Service as the source of the maps presented in the web site. We are very thankful to the National Park service and its rangers for doing such a great job in  preserving the treasure chests of nature and helping us around in our quest to get familiar and enjoy these wonders.