Old Faithful is a significant site in Yellowstone National Park. Every year, millions of people come out to gaze upon its “eruptions” of water. Today we made up four of the curious onlookers anxious to see this phenomenon. As the water below the earth’s crust built up pressure the crowd became restless. Short shoots of water spouted up . . . one, two, three; a hush fell over the crowd. One of the onlookers shouted “you can do it” and up went 130 feet of water.
After seeing Old Faithful erupt we all wanted to see more geysers and hot springs. We stopped at Biscuit Basin which is an area with thermal pools. The most beautiful and interesting was a pool of clear blue water, which only got darker and clearer the farther down you looked. This hot spring was correctly named Sapphire Pool.
We were on our way back to the cabin when we spotted another group of hot springs. These pools of water stuck out from the rest because all you could see was the steam rising up like clouds across the land. The wind today was very cold but when we entered this land of hot springs, warm breezes twirled around and the steam was so thick you couldn’t see your hand in front of you. When the steam rose and you were able to see the pools they were green, yellow, orange, blue, and red.
“The earth is more alive where geysers and hot boiling water are present. Because of its geyser basins and thermal areas, Yellowstone is considered to have a lot of medicine and be a powerful spiritual place.” –Eastern Shoshone Cultural Center
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