A reminder to put safety first. Pools in shades of blue, green and yellow dot the Yellowstone landscape.
Colorful mud bubbles like a pot of mush.
These are part of the beauty of Yellowstone that has become legendary since the first mountain men told their wondrous tales. The fountaining of a geyser is a awesome and beautiful sight. But amid the beauty of Yellowstone one must remember that these wonders owe their existence to hot, sometimes very hot, scalding water. Though some of these thermal features are exquisitely beautiful, the hot water makes them extremely dangerous. Care should always be taken and safety should always be an issue when traveling through a thermal area such as a geyser basin.