Y E L L O W S T O N E N A T I O N A L P A R K
N O R R I S G E Y S E R B A S I N
Northwestern Wyoming

More boring trail minus the bear molested trees.

Elevated view of Crackling Lake.

More boring trail. At this point I need more than a scratched-up tree to elevate my mood. An actual bear will be more interesting, in a bad way, but interesting just the same.

I break out of the trees and see Minute Geyser. "Minute Geyser spouts vigorously about 1 foot above its crater [Yippee Skippy] - much less activity than during the time of stagecoaches. Visitors waiting for coaches amused themselves by tossing coins and other objects into the geyser. Over time, this vandalism plugged the geyser's plumbing, effectively killing it. No one can predict if Minute Geyser will ever again display its former power."

Some miscellaneous spring, not important enough to have a name and a unphotographable blue-lettered sign. The spring looks kinda sad, all blue and mournful. Do springs have feelings too?