rgest grouping of geysers in the world (and has 5 of the 6 major geysers in the park). I even thought about going to
This week I wanted to do more things in Big Sky. The resort is now “open” although there are not a lot of people here yet (which I like). So I explored the resort, and I got a map of the hiking trails. There is a beautiful trail called “Moose Tracks”, and it’s for hikers – no mountain bikes. It runs along a creek (which like most of the creeks and rivers this year is overflowing its banks), with meadows, wildflowers, snow covered trails, and some incredible views of both
get myself in better shape. The tr
ail is of “intermediate difficulty”, and it has some stretches which go up a good elevation – gets my heart rate going and lungs pumping.
d I was “skating” on the mud. But I thought today it would be dryer, so I started up. I’ve seen a lot of animal tracks which look like deer and elk. But I’m walking along today, and all of a sudden I see a break track -- Yikes!! So I’m standing there wondering when that print was made and trying to decide if I should continue. But I thought better of meeting a bear in the woods by myself. So maybe another time.
On Wednesday, I did go to erupts between 6 and 18 hours and we happened to be around at the right time. This geyser can shoot up 250 feet. Those who were sitting near the geyser had to get up and run to get away from the hot spray. And it kept shooting lower levels of water for almost an hour. So it was an interesting walk. The Grotto Geyser (last picture below) was the strangest g
eyser. It is thought that the “sinter” (or limestone) is formed this way because it covered trees.
The anemone Geyser was fun because it looks totally empty, then all of a sudden the pool fills, overflows and hot air bubbles come up and cause the eruption (not very high, but often). It happens every 7-15 minutes, so lots of people stand around waiting for the next eruption. So it was a good morning, and now I am starving since I got up at about
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