Wyoming Videos
 The Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River as it flows into a limestone cavern and disappears below ground into a network of narrow fissures (the sinks); it re-emerges 1/4 mile downstream in a shallow pool (the rise), then continues northeastwards towards Lander. The sinks, the rise, and 3.5 miles of the valley are contained within Sinks Canyon State Park. (0:52 min; 7 mb) |
 Thermal areas along the Solfatara Creek Trail: near the northern trailhead, the green-colored Lemonade Creek leads to Amphitheater Springs, a collection of fumaroles, small pubbling pools and sulphurous mudpots. Further south, Whiterock Springs has similar small-scale features, closer to the path. (1:35 min; 43 mb) |
 A few scenes along the loop path through Artists Paint Pots in Yellowstone National Park: two large mud pots, a wide view of the trail across the basin, the main geyser in the area (Blood Geyser), and steam plumes rising above other pools nearby. (1:27 min; 13 mb) |
 A medium sized grizzly bear walking from Eleanor Lake along a gully past the parking area for the Avalanche Peak Trail in Yellowstone National Park - on the East Entrance Road, half a mile west of Sylvian Pass. (0:20 min; 5 mb) |
 Scenes along the southernmost section of the Bechler River Trail in the Cascade Corner region of Yellowstone National Park: Cave Falls, the Falls River-Bechler River confluence, and Bechler Falls. (0:53 min; 24 mb) |
 Three scenes along the Blacktail Deer Creek Trail in Yellowstone National Park - a waterfall over the edge of a plateau formed by columnar lava, the trail bridge across the Yellowstone River, and a view downstream along the river from the bridge. (0:41 min; 10 mb) |
 Two waterfalls in Yellowstone's Cascade Corner, reached by an 8.5 mile hike mostly along the Boundary Creek Trail. Largest is Dunanda Falls, where Boundary Creek drops 150 feet over the edge of a plateau, while close by is the smaller but prettier Silver Scarf Falls, a cascade rather than a true waterfall, formed by a tributary creek flowing down a steeply sloping hillside. (1:02 min; 30 mb) |
 Three lesser-known features of Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park: Fairy Falls, Spray Geyser and Imperial Geyser, reached by a 3 mile trail that starts alongside the Firehole River then turns west towards Fairy Creek. (0:41 min; 10 mb) |
 Four hot springs near the start of the Mallard Lake Trail in Yellowstone National Park: two right beside the Firehole River, south of the trail, and two in a wooded basin a little way north. (0:34 min; 15 mb) |
 Hot springs, mud pots and warm pools of the Forest Springs Group, a backcountry thermal area in wooded land just south of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone - reached by the trail to Ribbon Lake. The only named feature is Surf Spring, a depressed, triangular vent filled by surging, steaming water. (2:18 min; 25 mb) |
 Thermal features of the Gibbon Hill and Geyser Creek groups, at the east side of Gibbon Geyser Basin, visited by a cross-country loop hike of 3.6 miles. Named features include Avalanche Geyser, Bat Pool, Big Bowl Geyser and Bulls Eye Spring. (1:29 min; 230 mb) |
 Selection of features in the top end of Heart Lake Geyer Basin: a mud pot and sulfurous vents near the path, a pair of large cloudy hot pools in the Upper Group, Deluge Geyser below Factory Hill, springs and vents in the Fissure Group either side of Witch Creek, and finally a few pools in the Middle Group, ending with a view of the trail as it continues southeast towards Heart Lake. (2:14 min; 18 mb) |
 From the west side of Monument Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, this video shows some of the hot springs, steam vents and geyser cones, of which the largest and most active is 8 foot tall Monument Geyser. The basin is reached by a steep, one mile trail starting at the north end of Gibbon Canyon, along the main road between Norris and Madison. (2:01 min; 17 mb) |
 Four thermal features in and around the Morning Mist Springs in Yellowstone National Park's Lower Geyser Basin: Porcupine Hills Geyser, a mud pot, an elongated hot spring and a deep blue pool, these latter two being part of the nearby Quagmire Group. (0:33 min; 9 mb) |
 This 2 minute video shows six of the main thermal features in the Mud Volcano Group, in the center of Yellowstone National Park between Yellowstone Lake and the Grand Canyon: Turbulent Spring, Sulphur Cauldron, Dragons Mouth Spring, Mud Volcano, Churning Cauldron and Sour Lake. (2:11 min; 18 mb) |
 Rustic Geyser is the main attraction of Heart Lake Geyer Basin, and is situated right at the far (east) side of the active area - close to the lake and at the edge of the foothills of Mount Sheridan. This video starts with a general view of the geyser and the lake, then shows several other pools and springs in the area including Columbia Spring, and ends with an eruption of Rustic Geyser itself. (2:24 min; 19 mb) |
 Although the 2.2 mile, mostly level path to Sentinel Meadows in Yellowstone National Park's Lower Geyser Basin leads quite close to several large hot springs and geysers, rather more can be seen by careful walking off trail. Features include Red Terrace Spring (Queens Laundry), Steep Cone, Dumbbell Spring, The Bulgers and Mound Spring. (2:06 min; 18 mb) |
 Selection of pools and hot springs in Shoshone Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park - from the Minute Man, Orion, Island and Western groups, either side of Shoshone Creek. Features include Black Sulphur Spring, Soap Kettle, Minute Man Geyser, Impenetrable Spring, Union Geyser, Marble Cliff Spring, Boiling Cauldron and Great Crater. (3:58 min; 31 mb) |
 The Sulphur Springs, a backcountry thermal area in the Crater Hills, near Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park; bison on the mud flats to the south, then a selection of the pools and mud pots of the springs, including two of the named features, Turbid Blue Mud Spring and Crater Hills Geyser. This latter is the most active spring in the area, erupting constantly to heights of five feet or more. (2:08 min; 40 mb) |
 Thermal features of the Sylvan Springs Group, on the west side of Gibbon Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, including Bridge Pool, Sylvan Spring, Evening Primrose Spring and Coffin Spring. (1:42 min; 46 mb) |
 Small groups of mud pots and sulphurous pools along the southeast edge of Turbid Lake, reached by a 5 mile hike from the Pelican Valley trailhead, or a 3.5 mile hike from Lake Butte. Away from the springs, much of the lake is enclosed by mud flats and dead trees, and the surrounding hills are home to an active grizzly bear population. (0:41 min; 10 mb) |
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