Yellowstone - Pool Abstracts

One of the neat things about the pools is the bizarre landscape of erosion, mineral deposits and bacterial mats that form in the runoff. You have to look closer, but the patterns and colors are amazing.

I have to concede that Wendy spotted this composition first. It's a good one!

This one almost looks like an aerial photo of a seaside cliff, but no. It's a closeup of a bubbling geyser. Nearly all of it is underwater too. It's a bit hard to see because the water is so clear, but if you look closely you can see the ripples from the water droplets hitting the calmer water.

Looks like a map of a desert with one river, if you ask me. And I do ask me, because nobody else would be so foolish.

And a few more of the lesser photos. As usual, more on Smugmug for the masochistic.