Morning Glory Pool - 1 of 2 by photosynthesis

Photography • Landscape • posted on Jul 05, 2014

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Morning Glory Pool is located in the Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone (same area as Old Faithful). Here is what the official National Park Service site has to say about it: "Long a favored destination for park visitors, Morning Glory Pool was named in the 1880s for its remarkable likeness to its namesake flower. However, this beautiful pool has fallen victim to vandalism. People have thrown literally tons of coins, trash, rocks, and logs into the pool. Much of the debris subsequently became embedded in the sides and vent of the spring, affecting water circulation and accelerating the loss of thermal energy. Through the years Morning Glory's appearance has changed as its temperature dropped. Orange and yellow bacteria that formerly colored only the periphery of the spring now spread toward its center." I've seen photos of it as it looked about 50 years ago & it was mostly blue in the middle. I think it's a shame that people have been vandalizing natural features like this, but honestly I think it's still very beautiful & I wouldn't have guessed that it had been altered if I hadn't read about it. One more photo of Morning Glory to come... Please zoom.