Grand prismatic spring

Grand Prismatic Spring - Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming by Philip Kuntz

From Iceland's Blue Lagoon to Japan's Kurokawa Onsen

Witness the otherworldly beauty of Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park. This captivating image captures the vibrant hues of bacterial mats surrounding the spring as morning mist interacts with rising steam. From a deep sapphire center, the colors transition through bands of turquoise and emerald, finally reaching amber at the edges. This natural wonder is a testament to the power of geothermal activity and the unique life it supports. The volcanic vent and caldera, visible…

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Grand Prismatic Spring In Wyoming, USA

Shooting from a helicopter, Paul finally gets his one aerial shot of Yellowstone's incredible Grand Prismatic Spring, after years of trying through different seasons at ground level.

Yellowstone National Park 🏞️, USA🇺🇲 . . The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park🌄 is the largest hot spring in the United States🇺🇲, and the third largest in the world, after Frying Pan Lake in New Zealand🇳🇿 and Boiling Lake in Dominica🇩🇲. The bright, vivid colors in the spring are the result of microbial mats around the edges of the mineral-rich water. In the summer☀️, the mats tend to be orange and red, whereas in the winter the mats are usually dark green. The…

Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone, Wyoming, USA