SnowMoon Photography

Mud Cone at Thumb Paint Pots – Image 110604J1246

• Date Created: 4 June 2011
• Location: West Thumb Geyser Basin
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Two cones had built up significantly already by the first part of June at the Thumb Paint Pots. Another is building in the background and a couple more in other spots. And the pool of thermal water actually looks a smidgen hotter than when I saw it last fall. It will be interesting to see how things progress as the summer wears on.

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The Middle of Black Pool – Image 100918J1657

• Date Created: 18 Sept 2010
• Location: On the boardwalks at West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone
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The other day I posted a photo of the edge of Black Pool. This one was taken after walking over to about the middle of this large and amazing hot spring at West Thumb.

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The Edge of Black Pool – Image 100918J1654

• Date Created: 18 Sept 2010
• Location: On the boardwalks at West Thumb Geyser Basin in Yellowstone
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Black Pool is one of the gorgeous hot springs at West Thumb. This IS the color of this spring – brilliant all on its own. Many photographers work at the lovely natural compliments of orange and turquoise, which I do as well. It’s hard or maybe even impossible to capture the wonder of standing on the edge of this deep and lovely pool.

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Percolating Spring Nearly Empty – Image 100614J4275

• Date Created: 14 June 2010
• Location: West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone
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It looks like nothing but an empty hole and most people ignore it and walk on. Percolating Spring is empty, but earlier it had a bit more water, but not much – enough water in it to really wonder if that wasn’t the level it was at when named – because the constant bubbles seen when full were now sounding exactly like a percolating coffee pot. Empty now, it likely will refill at some point when a shift of energy takes place.

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Morning Steam, West Thumb – Image 090814J3838

• Date Created: 14 August 2009
• Location: On the boardwalks at West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone
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This batch of trees has slowly been dying from an increase in the thermal energy in this area at West Thumb Geyser Basin for a few years now. The heated soil is just too high for them to survive. The shadows they cast on the steam just made the sunrise magical.

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Fishing Cone Just Starting to Show – Image 090813J3593

• Date Created: 13 August 2009
• Location: The boardwalks at West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone
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Whenever I visit West Thumb early in the summer, I invariably hear comments filled with disappointment that Fishing Cone still sat under water. But it’s still pretty – especially at sunset. I had quickly processed this image before just for personal use and finally realized I didn’t have it processed for stock yet. So, here it is.

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Ledge Spring – Image 090812J2148

• Date Created: 12 August 2009
• Location: West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone
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Of all the photos I’ve taken of Ledge spring over the years, I think this is when it’s at its prettiest – hot, clear and overflowing, but all the other changes I find fascinating as well.

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Tourist Attraction – Image 090812J2104-2106

• Date Created: 12 August 2009
• Location: On the boardwalks at West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone
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I couldn’t help myself – a true tourist attraction from both sides. Three photos stitched together.

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Thermally Killed Trees at West Thumb in Fog – Image 100614J4023

• Date Created: 14 June 2010
• Location: On the boardwalks at West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone
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I think I’ve tried to take a decent photo of these dead trees for years, but on this day, with the fog from the lake enveloping them, it had the moodiness that makes it work.

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