This small geyser is really all out by itself, and plays every 4-8 minutes.
Castle Geyser blowing its top as seen from Observation Point The birds eye view from Observation Point is niftyĪfter Castle faded out, we headed down to Solitary Geyser. It is an uphill hike, but not as bad as other things in Yellowstone (like Brink of the Lower Falls).
Upon arriving at the top point of Observation Trail, I noticed Castle Geyser was erupting! I couldn’t tell if it was a major or minor eruption, but either way I was overjoyed! In 2021 I sat in the hot sun for 90 minutes past the prediction time hoping for an eruption of Castle, but it was a dud and never happened… redemption! Start of the trail up to the Observation Point. Neither Eric and I had been up here, and it was listed on several of our national park scratch off posters and books, so had to do it! I don’t know… but the geyser chase had at least successfully started! Old Faithful always looks magnificent in photos, I can’t lie about that!Īfter coffee in the lodge, we set out for the Observation Point, which is reached by a trail that climbs the hill behind the Upper Geyser Basin and gives a panorama view of the area. I think Grand Geyser ruined me forever, because THAT is an impressive geyser. It’s a great geyser, but not the biggest, not the longest… yet most visitors seem to think this? Because we needed data for our Junior Ranger books, I noted length of eruption, and it was only about two minutes and seemed small. I wish I could get super excited for Old Faithful, but like in 2020, I found myself a bit disappointed. The historic Old Faithful Inn Just waiting around on Geyser Hill Geyser gazer mode engaged! The Old Faithful Visitor Education Center has a great exhibit on the geology of Yellowstone.īack to the car to change into shoes for miles of thermal wonders, grab cameras… time to chase! Or, well, sit at Old Faithful for a little while. A quick glance at Old Faithful’s cone as we hustled towards the visitor center I LOVE the ravens in Yellowstone. I wanted some more coffee, so we swung through the general store just to find no coffee, but the perfect souvenir mug for my coworker with her name on it. The exhibits in the visitor center were also open, so we filled up on all the geology knowledge. Not every geyser is predictable, but NPS issues predictions for Old Faithful, Daisy, Grand, Castle, Riverside, and Great Fountain geysers. I had a plan of attack, so Eric and I headed first to the visitor center for passport stamps and souvenirs – and a collector’s edition passport book I had been coveting! This was also my chance to grab a photo of the geyser predictions (thought thanks to low visitation, the app and phone service was working perfectly, so didn’t need the photo after all). $4.89/gallon fuel up later, I pulled into a front row parking spot in the massive Old Faithful parking lot, a first for me. A closer view of the upper part of Kepler Cascades Kepler Cascades is right off the road and is just a very short walk to a viewing platform. Fozzy in the moody weather Snow!! Isa Lake is a magical little spot in this light!Īfter a quick stop at Kepler Cascades, we descended the pass into hydrothermal heaven. The east drainage flows into the Pacific Ocean while the west drainage flows into the Gulf of Mexico. When the lake overflows from spring runoff, it empties into two oceans… backwards. Isa Lake straddles the Continental Divide. My previous visit here was under harsh morning light, so I enjoyed photographing the foggy scene with light snow. Though Cheyenne was having fall-like temperatures, we had yet not had our first freeze or snow, so I was giddy to see some of the white stuff! We made a stop at Isa Lake, an abnormal lake on the Continental Divide that drains opposite of how it should. Morning views on Lewis LakeĪs we climbed up Craigs Pass the scenes turned slightly snowy, which was exciting.
#Black geyser lower basin yellowstone update#
I was definitely getting my soggy Yellowstone trip I had mused in the past would be “fun.” (I need to update my definition of fun.) Tent was torn down and I boiled up some water for coffee and oatmeal before we set out from Lewis Lake. We awoke to a chilly and moist morning, as it rained heavily throughout the night. My geyser geek self would shuttle Eric through the Upper, Black Sand, Midway, and Lower Geyser Basins before the exhausting day was done! We didn’t even get to see them all, as for the sake of time and me feeling under the weather a bit with sinus congestion, we skipped Biscuit Basin and were unable to travel Firehole Lake Drive as it was closed (an atrocity as that is my fave!). Allllll the hot water! This would be the day for main geyser basins of Yellowstone… the greatest concentration of geysers and hydrothermal features in the world.
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