{"id":3266,"date":"2017-08-02T04:23:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T04:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?p=3266"},"modified":"2017-08-02T04:23:21","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T04:23:21","slug":"visit-to-montana-and-yellowstone-vulcanic-pools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?p=3266","title":{"rendered":"Visit to Montana and Yellowstone &#8211; Vulcanic Pools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hi again,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of the most exciting things for me in Yellowstone are the various volcanic pools with all those bacterial colonies and biofilms that create all those beautiful colors. \u00a0Of course, as a chemist, I love the smell of sulfur and also the feeling the heat of the steam coming from the pools.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are some views of the Lower Geyser Basin and the Biscuit Basin:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: 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class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3272'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0910-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0910-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0910-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0910-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3270'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0905-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0905-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0905-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0905-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3273'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0918-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0918-300x225.jpg 300w, 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\/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3269'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0903-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0903-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0903-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0903-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3275'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0938-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0938-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0938-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0938-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3274'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0925-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0925-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0925-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0925-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The colors are amazing. \u00a0You see also the steam coming out of the vents and pools and it is very hot and smells like sulfur gases. \u00a0Cool !<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are two panorama shots:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3278\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3278\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3278\" src=\"http:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0930-1024x546.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0930-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0930-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0930-768x409.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3277\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3277\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3277\" src=\"http:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0899-1024x513.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0899-1024x513.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0899-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_0899-768x385.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To be continued.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Hi again, &nbsp; One of the most exciting things for me in Yellowstone are the various volcanic pools with all those bacterial colonies and biofilms that create all those beautiful colors. \u00a0Of course, as a chemist, I love the smell of sulfur and also the feeling the heat of the steam coming from the 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