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3rd (& final) pic in today’s series

An early visitor described the travertine formations as "a frozen waterfall”, one of my favorite descriptions of these terraces

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2nd pic in today’s series

The colorful stripes in the travertine terraces are formed by thermophiles (heat-loving organisms).

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Mammoth Hot Springs is an extensive mass of travertine terraces that have been forming over thousands of years.

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