The water in some of the springs presents to the eye the colors of all the precious gems known to commerce. In one spring the hue is like that of an emerald, in another like that of the turquoise, another has the ultra-marine hue of the sapphire, another has the color of topaz; and the suggestions has been made that the names of these jewels may very properly be given to many of these springs.
Nathaniel Pitt Langford in Diary of the Washburn Expedition to the Yellowstone and Firehole Rivers in the Year 1870.
Grand Prismatic Spring is the crown jewel of hot springs at Yellowstone National Park. The landscape of Grand Prismatic has all the colors of the rainbow. The cracks and tracks add some interesting texture as well. This 370-foot wide spring is the largest in the United States and third largest in the world.
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What a marvelous idea for the challenge SB - it really is amazing to see all of the colors!
Thanks! It is a dramatic and colorful landscape.
That was me SB, WP wouldn’t recognize me for some reason 😡
Okay. I thought it was a mysterious person called "Someone." ;)
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Gorgeous, superb, majestic,dazzling! Your photography leaves me breathless.
Thanks Suzy! That place is a photographer's dream.
Wow, truly beautiful!!
Yes, it's spectacular. :)
Really beautiful photography of a spectacular subject. Well done!
Lyn
Thanks! 😀
Beautiful and amazing photos!🙂
Thank you!
Gorgeous! So magical!
Thanks and yes, magical is a good description of that place.
Such spectacular colours and patterns!!!
Yes, they are!
Amazing and beautiful! I bet it is a photographer's dream, Yellowstone.
Thanks. It certainly is a dreamy place for photographers. :)
Marvelous landscapes.
Yes, they are. Thanks!