Wow… it’s been a while…

Anyways here’s a few shots the overlook tower at Cheaha Mountain in Alabama.

Inside the Tower

Window Looking Out

The leaves are all but gone now, but I had a fun time getting out and doing some photography while they were changing.

Maple Foliage

Slopes of Grandfather Mountain

Trees in the Graveyard Fields

Leaf and Foliage

Bacteria Mats cause the wide variety of color seen around hot springs. Bacteria responds differently to different temperatures  of the water coming out of mineral rich hot springs.

Bacteria Mat I

Bacteria Mat II

Bacteria Mat III

The Grand Prismatic Spring is a hot spring in Yellowstone National Park. It gets its name from the wide array of colors displayed in the spring. Bacteria causes the formation of colors as the bacteria reacts to changes in the water temperature.

Grand Prismatic

The Grand Prismatic is located next to Excelsior Geyser/Spring. Excelsior used to be the largest geyser in the world until it exploded creating the crater that forms the spring as it exists now.

Excelsior Spring/Geyser

Both the Grand Prismatic and Excelsior feed the Firehole River that flows nearby.

Firehole River

Here’s a couple of waterfalls in and around Yellowstone National Park.

Mesa Falls is located outside of Ashton, Idaho west of Yellowstone National Park. Located in a steep gorge, the falls drop about 140 over a shear cliff.

Mesa Falls

Osprey Falls are the Yellowstone Back Country, requiring a hike (or bike ride) to the top of a gorge. Then one must hike down into the gorge to see the falls, then back out. It’s not easy, but the falls are quite lovely and well worth the effort.

Osprey Falls