Elk, bull elk, adult male elk with large set of antlers. By September, this bull elk's antlers have reached their full size and the velvet has fallen off. This bull elk has sparred with other bulls for access to herds of females in estrous and ready to mate.
Species: Elk, Cervus canadensis
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19785
Species: Elk, Cervus canadensis
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19785
Dead trees embedded in calcium carbonate deposits in the travertine terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs, near Minerva terrace . Over two tons of calcium carbonate (in solution) is deposited each day on the terraces, gradually killing any vegetation that had managed to be growing.
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19795
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19795
Dead trees embedded in calcium carbonate deposits in the travertine terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs, near Minerva terrace . Over two tons of calcium carbonate (in solution) is deposited each day on the terraces, gradually killing any vegetation that had managed to be growing.
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19796
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19796
Dead trees embedded in calcium carbonate deposits in the travertine terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs, near Minerva terrace . Over two tons of calcium carbonate (in solution) is deposited each day on the terraces, gradually killing any vegetation that had managed to be growing.
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19797
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19797
Dead trees embedded in calcium carbonate deposits in the travertine terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs, near Minerva terrace . Over two tons of calcium carbonate (in solution) is deposited each day on the terraces, gradually killing any vegetation that had managed to be growing.
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19798
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19798
Travertine terrace detail, calcium carbonate, Minerva's terraces.
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19799
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19799
Travertine terrace detail, calcium carbonate, Minerva's terraces.
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19800
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19800
Calcium carbonate and algae detail, Orange Spring Mound.
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19801
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19801
Calcium carbonate and algae detail, Orange Spring Mound.
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19802
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19802
Calcium carbonate and algae detail, Orange Spring Mound.
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19803
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19803
Steam rises from the travertine terraces of New Blue Spring, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex.
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 07276
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 07276
Steam rises from the travertine terraces of New Blue Spring, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex.
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 07277
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 07277
Steam rises from the travertine terraces of New Blue Spring, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex.
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 07278
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 07278
Steam rises from the travertine terraces of New Blue Spring, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex.
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 07279
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 07279
Steam rises from the travertine terraces of New Blue Spring, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex.
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 07280
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 07280
Steam rises from the travertine terraces of New Blue Spring, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex.
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 07281
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 07281
Steam rises from the travertine terraces of New Blue Spring, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex.
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 07282
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 07282
Steam rises from the travertine terraces of New Blue Spring, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex.
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 07283
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 07283
Orange Spring Mound. Many years of mineral deposition has built up Orange Spring Mound, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex.
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 07284
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 07284