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Cross Country, Fairy Falls Trail, Firehole Canyon Drive, Firehole River, Geysers, Grand Prismatic Spring, Great Fountain Geyser, Midway Geyser Basin, North America, Old Faithful, Selfish Year, Selfish Years, United States, White Dome Geyser, Yellowstone
Mr. Selfish and I didn’t have any real expectations for the hot springs and geysers in Yellowstone. We had visited some areas with volcanic activity recently in New Zealand and weren’t too sure how they would be different. We were happy to discover that Yellowstone is quite different since it has the most geysers on earth.
Old Faithful: Awesomeness Every 90 Minutes
Mr. Selfish and I had heard about Old Faithful on numerous occasions and assumed that it would just be a lot of hype and a huge tourist trap. We were wrong. Old Faithful is worth all of the hype.
Erupting almost every 91 minutes, Old Faithful is known as the most predictable geyser on earth. It erupts between 3,700 to 8,400 gallons of water at a height of 106 to 185 feet for approximately one to five minutes. It was quite impressive to watch. Mr. Selfish and I showed up just in time to catch an eruption.