Skywatch Friday: Grand Geyser
An extra special treat at the Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone yesterday.
We were just out walking the boardwalk behind Old Faithful when we were lucky enough to see Grand Geyser erupt.
It only erupts every seven to fifteen hours, but the eruption lasts for 10 minutes or so--much longer than Old Faithful.
This is the tallest predictable geyser known and was named by Hayden in his 1871 expedition. It goes as high as 200 feet in one or more bursts. We witnessed two bursts. It erupted for several minutes then died down and we thought it was done, but then it came back again even higher. It was so incredible that the crowd that had gathered gave it an ovation.
I was in awe of nature's show.
Linking with Skywatch Friday!
We were just out walking the boardwalk behind Old Faithful when we were lucky enough to see Grand Geyser erupt.
It only erupts every seven to fifteen hours, but the eruption lasts for 10 minutes or so--much longer than Old Faithful.
This is the tallest predictable geyser known and was named by Hayden in his 1871 expedition. It goes as high as 200 feet in one or more bursts. We witnessed two bursts. It erupted for several minutes then died down and we thought it was done, but then it came back again even higher. It was so incredible that the crowd that had gathered gave it an ovation.
I was in awe of nature's show.
Linking with Skywatch Friday!
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