Most of our Yellowstone sightseeing has been on backcountry trails so far, but the allure of the geyser basins begs for us to visit, and this morning, we finally gave in. It was sunrise at Biscuit Basin when I shot this photo, and it was the scattered light pushing through the steam and the shadows created by the tree that painted this canvas.

I took a step back and found this view just as appealing, so I thought, “Why not continue this theme?”

Then, a step to the left created the impression of the light and sky in motion. How was I supposed to choose just one image?

After that brief visit to Biscuit, we headed over to Midway Geyser Basin.

Up close, we were offered an extremely steamy view of Excelsior Geyser and Grand Prismatic Spring, so steamy that I couldn’t capture a worthy photo of the Grand Prismatic, but this one of Excelsior works.

Over to Firehole Lake Drive.

Where were we again when we stood next to this stream?

Today’s hike was the South Rim Trail that took us up and down 328 steps of the Uncle Tom’s Trail into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone for a fantastic view of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River.

Sure, the falls are incredible but don’t forget to take a closer look at the canyon that is worthy of admiration too.

We continued on the rim trail to Artists Point and some mud pots.

We then looped back to the parking lot via a forest trail taking us past Lily Pad Lake and Clear Lake.

Passing old dormant springs along the way, we ended up in a large meadow.

The light, flowing patterns, and surface tension all worked to create this abstraction of a face that will never be seen in nature, just like this ever again.

And then there are patterns that convey no hint of anything other than the peculiar color and shading that comes with bacteria and minerals flowing and cooling off at different points on the surface of what lay before us.

Don’t stop; just keep on going while the daylight invites you to enjoy what your eyes can find.

We gotta keep on going up the trail as we have no idea what is just around the corner.

Ah, more beautiful stuff.

Part 2,704 in the series of “Caroline Standing In Water.”

For a moment, I thought this small geyser might be my sunset photo as the golden light of the late day caught the eruption and steam billowing off it, but then there was this…

…maybe if I was better with Photoshop, I could have gotten rid of the lens flares, but when you are out taking hundreds of photos and posting so much of your travels, there’s only so much time to dedicate to these things. What’s important is that an impression made in our eyes and minds was captured and at some point in our futures, the images will resonate in such a way with us that even flawed photos will bring us back to this afternoon in Yellowstone National Park.