Monday, May 20, 2013

Mammoth Hot Springs & Norris

Hi All,

Sunday, before going off for repairs and after the snowfall ended, we drove to the NW corner of the park.

Known as HooDoos, these limestone formations were created at a rate of 1/4" per year before the last ice age then toppled as the ice sheet scraped across the area.


Some of these lodge pole pine trees are tough enough to grow out of solid rock.

Here's an interesting formation in the Mammoth upper basin.

The Mammoth lower basin is not too shabby either

At Norris Geyser Basin we saw many beautiful aqua springs

and intermittent geysers with lots of colorful deposits.

This is Pearl Spring named for Sandy's Mom.

Love,

Sandy & Carl 
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Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone

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