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Yellowstone: Battle for Life

America’s first National Park, Yellowstone, is one of the most spectacular wildernesses on Earth and home to some of the richest wildlife beyond the plains of Africa.

Posted 9.29.09 at 12:15 pm 3 Comments

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The Grand Prismatic Spring, an Aerial View
Paul D. Stewart/BBC Earth
The Grand Prismatic hot spring is a deep thermal spring, richly colored by growths of exotic heat-loving micro-organisms. Some believe they offer a glimpse of what the first life on earth would have looked like.
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Volcanic Singe
Paul D. Stewart/BBC Earth
Yellowstone sits atop a super-volcano and remains geologically very active. Recent changes in the volcanic springs have killed these pines by cooking their roots as the branches above freeze in winter.
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Chancejacoby

10/01/09 at 11:20 am

That picture almost looks too amazing not to be photoshopped.

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Chancejacoby

10/01/09 at 11:21 am

I was refering to "Rainbow"

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Blogengeezer

10/29/09 at 3:15 pm

Great pictures. World Class, Great National Park in 'The United States of America'. As a taxpaying Citizen, I love every visit to OUR National Parks. I hope that everyone from around the entire world, enjoys visiting OUR National Parks, as much as I do. With great effort, Historical Yellowstone Lodge was saved.

Image 14 refers to the reportedly "Devastating Fires" of 1988. I have often visited Yellowstone over my life span, long before, shortly after, and long after, the 'reportedly' "Devastating" fires. The same fires that left fertile open meadows of diversity, similar to those reported by early explorers. The same fires that controlled or virtually eliminated parasitic infestations rampant at the time.

Take my word, and those words of educated 'and' experienced Naturalists. The fires were a long overdue, cleansing 'Necessity'. The suppression of natural cyclic fires, is NOT a benefit to any forest. Politically driven, Human intervention is akin to a Plague against natural cycles required to balance Nature.

The Political Power aspects were the Only reasons for this 'Human Interference'. The professionally 'spun' news would not be nearly as emotional if the headlines and talking heads only reported "Cyclic, Historical Fires.. As usual" "No Administration involvement necessary". "Carry On".