Yellowstone: Excelsior Spring

Adjacent to the Grand Prismatic Spring, you have to pass it to get to the main attraction.  But let's pause and give the Excelsior Spring some Love......

 

Above, runoff from Excelsior Geyser and Below, Excelsior Overlook.

 

Follow the link to learn more, but an eruption in 1888

basically turned the Geyser into a Spring. 

Steam from Grand Prismatic Spring in the background.

From the Overlook:  Sunrise over Excelsior

 

And Final views of the algae and bacteria around Grand Prismatic Spring.