Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park

When you think Yellowstone you think geysers, but there is a lot more. Midway Geyser Basin has the iconic Grand Prismatic Spring along with other thermal pools.


View Medium or Large image. 		Turquoise Pool
Unlike many of the other pools, this one doesn't have orange cyanobacteria around the edges.
Date: August 23, 2010
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY

View Medium or Large image. 		Opal Pool
A small pool with a large section of orange cyanobacteria.
Date: August 23, 2010
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY

View Medium or Large image. 		Water terrace
The water flowing out of Grand Prismatic Spring has built up terracess as it makes its way to the river.
Date: August 23, 2010
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY

View Medium or Large image. 		Water terrace up close
A close up of the terrace area that water from the Grand Prismatic Spring flows over.
Date: August 23, 2010
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY

View Medium or Large image. 		Silent Pool
Not part of the main area, but still part of the basin, this light blue pool sits quietly by the Firehole River.
Date: August 25, 2010
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY

View Medium or Large image. 		Grand Prismatic Spring
Deep blue in the center, then shades of greens. The edges go from yellow to deep orange.
Date: August 25, 2010
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY

View Medium or Large image. 		Grand Prismatic Spring
Deep blue in the center, then shades of greens. The edges go from yellow to deep orange.
Date: August 25, 2010
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY

View Medium or Large image. 		Grand Prismatic Spring at sunrise
Clouds of steam rise straight up from Grand Prismatic Spring as the sun breaks out over the distant mountains.
Date: July 15, 2019
Location: Grand Prismatic Spring Overlook, Yellowstone National Park, WY

View Medium or Large image. 		Grand Prismatic Spring
The spring gives of a lot of steam and the water flowing out of it has lots of rich oranges and browns.
Date: August 23, 2010
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY

View Medium or Large image. 		Spring outflow
The briliant orange comes from bacteria growing in the hot water overflowing from Grand Prismatic Spring. Behind it, steam rises from the blue water of the spring.
Date: July 14, 2019
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY

View Medium or Large image. 		Grand Prismatic Spring
The steam rising from the hot water picks up a light blue color from the water beneath it.
Date: August 23, 2010
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY

View Medium or Large image. 		Morning steam along the Firehole river
Before sunrise everything is calm, steam slowly rises from various thermal features.
Date: July 15, 2019
Location: Fairy Falls Trail, Yellowstone National Park, WY