Get to know Giant Geyser Giant Geyser is the largest geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin and second largest in the world, only being beaten out by Steamboat Geyser over at Norris Geyser Basin. Since I’ve written about Giant Geyser before, in this article, I’ll drill down...
Get to know Blue Star Spring Everyone wants to see Old Faithful erupt on their visit to Yellowstone. Before or after you watch this world-famous geyser erupt, know that there’s a short loop that takes you around Old Faithful. This easy walk takes you past one of the...
Get to know the area behind Spasmodic Geyser In this post, I’m following up last Thursday’s post with observations about an area that may be part of the changes we’ve seen in the Sawmill Group. To best watch this area, though, you may need binoculars or a long lens on...
Get to know the Sawmill Group of Geysers Near Grand Geyser is a set of geysers that are known to be connected underground. This is the Sawmill Group or the Sawmill Complex. This post will give a general overview of this group along with various types of behavior seen...
Get to know Crested Pool As we continue with this series of posts, this week we’re looking at a neighbor of Castle Geyser. Crested Pool has gone by many other names during the early days of the park before the name was finally officially decided by the USGS place...
Get to know Grotto Geyser Grotto Geyser has one of the most unusual cones that attracts attention whether or not the geyser is erupting. It’s also closely related to other geysers in the area. In this post, we’ll take a look at not only Grotto Geyser, but also a bit...
