On day six of our Yellowstone trip, the third full day in the park, we explored the Norris Geyser Basin.

An unintentionally memorable hike, as Jenn tripped on a root and knocked me over, gashing my knee. It looked worse than it was, though; I was able to continue without too much difficulty.

The Norris Geyser Basin map:

Emerald Spring pool:

The Steamboat Geyser; apparently it hasn’t gone off for months, so we were excited to see it erupting; it continued for the entire time we were there:

Jenn’s father was excited to see it erupting, since it hadn’t all the many previous times he’d visited the park over the years:

Looking downhill:

Blue thermal pool:

Orange themal pool:

Another thermal thingy:

Another thermal pool:

Puff ‘n Stuff Geyser:

Geyser valley:

Steamy:

Steamy pool and cave:

Yellow Funnel Spring:

Geyser basin:

Pool and vent:

Muddy geyser:

Thermal pool:

Pool:

Geyser basin: