Click on the map to enlarge it. About This Site Planning Your Trip -- Detailed Expanations Old Faithful & the Geothermal Areas Road South to Old Faithful Old Faithful and Geyser Hill Upper Geyser Basin Old Faithful Village Mud Volcano Area Norris Geyser Basin Yellowstone Lake Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone Mammoth Hot Springs Wildlife Safari in the Lamar Valley Grand Teton National Park This travelogue is one family's experience in Yellowstone. To see a photo in a 1024 x 681 size, just click on it. We hope you enjoy the record of our journey, and that you get to experience your own. Note: Stock photos of these and many other images with reproduction rights are available in their original 3008 x 2000 size. We also have a screen saver. Click here for more information. A crowd gathers waiting for Old Faithful to erupt. While it isn't the largest, most spectacular, or even the most predictable geyser, it's the most frequent. It's also the closest one to the buildings at the Old Faithful Village. Old Faithful is in the Lower Geyser Basin, which stretches for several miles. The crowd never has long to wait. Old Faithful erupts every 45 to 90 minutes and shoots about 105 to 180 feet in the air. Here's a classic shot of Old Faithful and the historic Old Faithful Inn, which is the world's largest log building. Old Faithful is the gateway to the Upper Geyser Basin, which has dozens of geysers, hot springs, and fumaroles -- a vent in the ground where steam and other gases escape into the atmosphere. The Upper Basin is a loop that runs for several miles, so be prepared to walk. This first shot is from Geyser Hill and shows one of the Lion group of geysers, along with a the Old Faithful Inn in the background. Here's a shot of mineral deposits that have turned the ground various shades of white and yellow. The minerals are dissolved in the hot water and then are deposited on the ground as the water cools. These yellow surfaces are how Yellowstone got its name. Another shot of the amazing mineral deposits on Geyser Hill in the Upper Geyser Basion Information about the Beauty and Chromatic pools, which are along the pathway of the Upper Geyser Basin. Click on the photo to read the full details. Beauty pool in the Upper Geyser Basin Chromatic pool in the Upper Geyser Basin Click here to continue on through the Upper Geyser Basin.>

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