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Looks smelly

Artwork can only attempt to reproduce the beauty of nature

mirror in case if that down:http://www.linkinn.com/_Real_and_Amazing_Photo_Fro ...

i think theres a car Driving past the lava

Real AND Amazing..........is that possible??

Cool! When does it explode, coat the US with ash, kill almost everybody and starte a new ice age?

is there any scale object to help realize how large this thing is?

This Is a good reminder that I need to go to Yellowstone some day

Let's go swimming!

Full Res: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5 ...

I don't see any asians...

I'm pretty sure that's in Outland.

In the U.S., many of us really have no appreciation for our natural treasures.

the eye of Sauron.

Here is a photo from a nearby caldera but from ground level. I took this one like 3 years ago.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/73922319@N00/34333323 ...

You guys do realize that entire Yellowstone Valley is a volcano, right? Its a type of volcano called a Caldera, otherwise sometimes called a Super Volcano. Its blown its top several times around 60,000 years apart, and we are due for another one since its been about 65,000 years or so since the last one. That and the floor of the valley according to the US Geological Survey is starting to bulge. A classic sign of an impending eruption.

I really really want to pee into that beautiful lake.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Grand_prismatic ...

I'd swim it

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=T ...

Here it is on google maps

Here it is via Google Maps, though not nearly as cool of a shot: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=G ...

I think I saw jesus in that picture bottom left

I see MW size power production, with no fossil emissions.

Grand Prismatic Spring, high-resolution photos...
1. http://www.flickr.com/photos/skibradshaw/228717621 ... ( www.flickr.com/photos/skibradshaw/2287176218/sizes/o/ )

2. http://parkerlab.bio.uci.edu/pictures/photography% ... ( parkerlab.bio.uci.edu/pictures/photography%20pictures/prismatic%20spring_stitch.jpg )

3. http://parkerlab.bio.uci.edu/pictures/photography% ... ( parkerlab.bio.uci.edu/pictures/photography%20pictures/GreatPrismaticSpring.jpg )

4. http://chamorrobible.org/gpw/gpw-20041023.htm

5. http://www.pgjr.alpine.k12.ut.us/science/MOHE/mohe ... ( www.pgjr.alpine.k12.ut.us/science/MOHE/mohe0812HR.jpg )

"You guys do realize that entire Yellowstone Valley is a volcano, right? Its a type of volcano called a Caldera, otherwise sometimes called a Super Volcano. Its blown its top several times around 60,000 years apart, and we are due for another one since its been about 65,000 years or so since the last one. That and the floor of the valley according to the US Geological Survey is starting to bulge. A classic sign of an impending eruption."

Well, you're partially right. Yes it is a Super Volcano, however, you got the eruption cycle WAY off. It's a 600,000 year cycle but that's not exact. It has erupted several times in the past at roughly 600,000 years apart but some of the eruptions were much farther apart. In order for this (or any) volcano to erupt it must have approximately 60% eruptable liquid magma in it's chamber. The current estimate from the USGS of the amount in the Yellowstone caldera is around 12%. It's a LONG LONG way from being able to erupt. Your great, great, great, great, great grandchildren might have something to worry about.

dozens of photos of the same thing:
http://images.google.com/images?source=ig&hl=en&rl ...

Yellowstone= the absolute coolest. The first and still undisputed heavyweight champion of National Parks!

The pic is awesome, but nothing compared to seeing it in person. I took a summer break from college a few years back and worked at the Old Faithful Inn. Back counrty hiking, and definately some of the most beautiful scenery, especially the Grand Tetons just south of the park.

I was doing some research for a project recently and read that Yellowstone has more than 10,000 hydrothermal features (including 300 geysers), supposedly about half the number that exist in the entire world.

Morning Glory Pool is my favorite. It was a little disappointing in person. I think I just went at a bad time though.
http://www.triptouch.com/united-states/wy/yellowst ...

I snapped some cool pictures of these pools at Yellowstone in 2005: http://orlandorand.smugmug.com/gallery/4554100_gvW ...

Yellowstone, as well as the previously mentioned Grand Tetons park are two of the most amazing places in the united states.
Some of the colors of the earth in yellowstone.. you would think they were artificial, especially the water in some of these hot springs. Bluer than then the bluest eyes you've ever seen.

I love that part of the country. Almost more than I love living up in the pacific northwest. We have some amazingly beautiful places in this country.

Is it just me, or is this the earth pulling a goatse?

Looks like a portal from Portal

I'd totally do a cannonball into it. My skin would probably melt off but it would be worth it.

Wow what a beautiful picture.

Been to Yellowstone several times...gotta be one of my favorite places on earth, and iv been to a lot of places...just amazing.

That picture of Grand Prismatic Spring is taken from the air. The gray strip at the bottom right of the picture is a walkway and a couple of people are visible on it. Unfortunately, Grand Prismatic Spring is not as impressive from the ground view (although it is still impressive).

Actually, these colors are caused by Thermophiles, a form of extremophiles that live in extremely high temperatures.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermophile

An eye of Earth. Looks like she's crying.

dude.....**watch in amazement of large size**

Come on in, the water's fine!

Cool video i found of one of the bigger Yellowstone eruptions
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rtFotf7NEWg