July 24
Castle Geyser was going off again the next morning so we enjoyed yet another eruption.
It's fun to watch it from different angles.
During it's steam phase, it makes it's own rain.
This picture illustrates why Castle Geyser is one of my favorites.
Anemone Geyser: first step - rear bowl bubbles
step two; bubbling stops.... eerie.
Step three; water drains out.
Step four; water starts shooting out of front bowl.
It's really hot so be careful...
Step five; splashing stops and...
...water is quickly sucked back down the hole (this is the flush phase).
Step six: occasionally, a second wave of splashing occurs.
Step seven: Water is sucked down again as the rear bowl now fills.
Rear bowl is all full and cycle starts all over.
This Osprey could be seen most days circling around the geysers.
Beehive geyser is great to watch, the force of water is tremendous.
While watching it, you get the feeling the whole thing is going to explode!
Had to stop by Castle geyser one more time for a sunset.
This is such a cool place!
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