2018-04-28 Yellowstone Geysers-42

Published at 1600 × 1067 in Nature’s Fountains

The dead trees give an ominous feel to this setting. Interestingly, the hot spring causes Calcium Carbonate to soak into the tree’s veins, preserving the tree and preventing rot.

Calcified dead trees in Yellowstone National Park. The hot spring causes Calcium Carbonate to soak into the tree’s veins, preserving the tree and preventing rot.

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