Geysers of Yellowstone, Fourth Edition

by T. Scott Bryan

Overview

This revised popular field guide describes in detail each of the more than 500 geysers in Yellowstone National Park. With updated information and a new foreword by park archivist Lee Whittlesey, Geysers of Yellowstone is both a reference work and a fine introduction to the nature of geyser activity for the newcomer to geothermal phenomena. A glossary of key terms is provided, along with a comprehensive appendix that discusses other geyser areas of the world. Detailed maps accompany each geyser basin described, and tables are provided for easy reference.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607320104
Publisher:	University Press of Colorado
Publication date:	10/31/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	456
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

T. Scott Bryan was a seasonal employee at Yellowstone National Park from 1970 through 1986. In addition to his studies in Yellowstone, he has been to geyser fields throughout the contiguous United States, Mexico, Japan, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Valley of Geysers on the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia, leading the first-ever U.S. study group there in 1991.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS List of Illustrations Foreword by Lee H. Whittlesey, Park Historian, Yellowstone National Park Preface 1. About Geysers 2. Some Background on the Yellowstone Geysers 3. Geyser Basins of Yellowstone National Park 4. Upper Geyser Basin Old Faithful Group Geyser Hill Group Castle Group Sawmill Group Grand Group Orange Spring Group and ¿South Orange Spring Group¿ Giant Group Round Spring Group Daisy Group Punch Bowl Spring Group and Beyond Grotto Group, Riverside Geyser, and Chain Lakes Group Morning Glory Group Cascade Group ¿Westside Group¿ ¿Old Road Group¿ of Biscuit Basin Sapphire Group of Biscuit Basin Black Sand Basin Myriad Group Pipeline Meadows Group Other Upper Geyser Basin Geysers 5. Midway Geyser Basin Rabbit Creek Group Flood Group Excelsior Group Rabbit Creek Hot Springs 6. Lower Geyser Basin Firehole Lake Drive Serendipity Springs Great Fountain Group White Creek Group and Ravine Group White Dome Group The Tangled Geysers Pink Cone Group and Underhill Springs Black Warrior (Firehole Lake) Group Fountain Group Kaleidoscope Group Sprinkler Group Thud Group Quagmire Group Morning Mist Springs, and Morning Mist Group, and Culex Basin ¿Marshall¿s Hotel Group¿ River Group Fairy Meadows Group and Fairy Springs Imperial Group Sentinel Meadow Group 7. Norris Geyser Basin Porcelain Basin Back Basin 8. West Thumb Geyser Basin Lower Group Lake Shore Group Potts Hot Spring Basin 9. Gibbon Geyser Basin Artists¿ Paintpots Sulphur Castles Geyser Springs (Geyser Creek Group) Gibbon Hill Group Monument Geyser Basin Beryl Spring and ¿Formation Hot Springs¿ Sylvan Springs Group The Chocolate Pots 10. Third (or ¿Lone Star¿) Geyser Basin Lone Star Group ¿Channel Group¿ ¿Basset Group¿ ¿Bridge Group¿ ¿Campsite Group¿ 11. Shoshone Geyser Basin Little Giant Group Minute Man Group Orion Group Camp Group Yellow Crater Group North Group South Group Western Group 12. Heart Lake Geyser Basin Rustic Group Lower Group Middle Group Fissure Group Upper Group 13. Other Yellowstone Geysers Seven Mile Hole The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone Joseph¿s Coat Hot Springs ¿Fairyland Basin¿ Calcite Springs Bog Creek Hot Springs Crater Hills Western Hayden Valley Mud Volcano Area Sedge Bay of Yellowstone Lake (Butte Springs) Pelican Creek Valley Clearwater Springs Unnamed Area Northwest of Norris Geyser Basin Terrace Springs Ferris Fork of the Bechler River Boundary Creek Lewis Lake Hot Springs Appendix: Geyser Fields of the World Glossary Suggested Reading Index of Geyser and Hot Spring Names About the Author

Editorial Reviews

A tribute to and a tool for the geyser gazers. . . . Any visitor to Yellowstone for whom geysers carry an appeal at all needs the guide. “
—Scientific American

 

 

“I don't own a single guidebook to the geysers. I’ve never even thought about buying one. I've never been tempted to consult one while ambling through Yellowstone National Park. But Scott Bryans field guide-now in its fourth edition- has me wondering if it’s not time to reconsider. Geysers of Yellowstone tells the story of more than 700 springs, geysers, steam vents and fumaroles in the park. And in Bryan's naturalist-former park ranger hands, the stories are fascinating, hitting on the history, geography, and science of Yellowstone's geothermal phenomena. He's done pretty much all the work for us. There are maps, directions, descriptions, cautionary notes, photographs, you name it. All that's left is to grab the guidebook, stuff it in a backpack, and head for hot water.”
—Sherry Devlin, The Missoulian

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