This isn't my photo, but it shows the Grand Prismatic Spring from the near by ridge. That is Excelsior in the background.Northwestern Yellowstone has the terraces of Monnoth Hot Springs.The groundwater traveling north from the hotter Norris Geyser Basin passes through limestone.  This super heated water pulls calcium from the rock, as the water cools it deposits the calcium as terraces.YS_Day2-E025.JPGYS_Day2-E016.JPGYS_Day2-E017.JPGYS_Day2-E018.JPGYS_Day2-E019.JPGYS_Day2-E020.JPG100_0231.JPG100_0230.JPGYS_Day2-E021.JPG100_0232.JPGYS_Day2-E023.JPGThese next five photos show The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.YS_Day2-C014.JPGYS_Day2-C013.JPGYS_Day2-Combine2.JPG
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These next five photos show The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.