Liberty Cap Geyser by odie

Photography • Landscape • posted on Jan 11, 2010

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Mammoth Hot Springs - Yellowstone National Park Info from a Yellowstone Park travel link: LIBERTY CAP GEYSER Height 45 feet. It received its name from the 1871 Hayden Expedition for its resemblance to the caps worn by colonial patriots in the Revolutionary War. The cone formed from a steady flow of hot water emerging from a single source, depositing dense layers of travertine. The cone continued to grow as long as there was a source of water. Either the hot water spring found a more convenient underground channel to escape through or the orifice became sealed by travertine deposits. It is now an inactive spring and it is not known when Liberty Cap became extinct. The weathered outer surface now supports a plant community of lichens, grass and even a small tree. Thanks for stopping by. Blessings~ Jodie

Comments (10)

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MagikUnicorn

6:13PM | Mon, 11 January 2010

Love this shot...Thanks

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kgb224

6:24PM | Mon, 11 January 2010

Superb capture Jodie. Thank You for sharing. God Bless

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goodoleboy

6:25PM | Mon, 11 January 2010

Fine POV and textures in this stellar shot, Jodes! But I don't remember colonial patriots wearing caps that anywhere resembled the cone shaped Liberty Cap. Perhaps the British soldiers did, or the German mercenaries.

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Blush

7:03PM | Mon, 11 January 2010

Great image Stellar capture Hugs Susan~

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kbrog

7:26PM | Mon, 11 January 2010

Great capture! Interesting formation.

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anahata.c

7:43PM | Mon, 11 January 2010

as always, your vision opens up grandly, full size. One has to see the subtlety of detail in your nature shots, and your gentle compositions and how musical they are, and how you follow the flow of what you see. I've been a lover of these things in your work since I first entered your gallery. (And they're only some of many things I've loved.) The detail on the slope & ground around the cap is both clear but also naturally modified by nature and atmosphere, a subtle balance that's subtle, but I know it so well in your work: It's a choice, consciously or no, and it's always fine, Jodie. Your composition slopes from left to a tapering right, where we feel the scene peacefully leave; and the cap is a perfect balance to the taper...And I love the muted mountains in the background: I'm always glad you include things like this because you get touches of grace each time you do. (And they really dolook that blue and misty in person.) A beautiful, subtle capture with a big bold formation, and it's so nice to have you back! Beautiful, subtle work as always...this series has been a total joy for me.

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