The Yellowstone Caldera, is considered to be an active supervolcano. Half of the world's natural geothermal features, present in the caldera, are fuelled by this ongoing volcanism. Atop of one of the largest volcanoes on Earth sits the world's first national park, Yellowstone National Park.
To us Yellowstone is the most amazing place we have visited so far. It was a privilege to see bears, moose’s, bison’s in Hayden Valley, the waterfalls in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and the impressive devastation of the forest fires of 1988, all against the scenery of the beautiful natural geothermal features. We simply had to return to Yellowstone after our first trip in 1995.
The last Yellowstone Supervolcano eruption was some 640,000 years ago, and the two prior eruptions were 1.3 million and 2.1 million years ago. Based on this track record, a major event approximately each 730.000 years, the next eruption is expected soon .....
Mammoth Hot Springs
Thermophilic bacteria create brilliant colours in the hot springs, pools and run-off channels of Yellowstone National Park.
Beauty Pool
Rainbow-coloured bacteria surrounding the Grand Prismatic Spring
Aerial view Grand Prismatic Spring
Lower Falls in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Moose
Bison in Hayden Valley
"For the benefit and enjoyment of the people"
Theodore Roosevelt - US president on Yellowstone National Park (1904)
