Yellowstone landscape was formed due to the move of the Pacific slab under the mainland of North America. This was accompanied by strong eruptions. The last eruption was 600 thousand years ago. Starting from I960, 1,500 earthquakes of different balls were recorded here. No one manages to predict when a new strong eruption will occur here in the near future.
One of the amazing phenomena of the park, in addition to geysers, are considered ponds with a hot source, where each source is unique in its own way. In one of the ponds, with the name «Fiery mouth», the water sparkles and pierces with gas jets that look like fire tongues. Interesting facts about Yellowstone — show ponds painted with microscopic algae, which have a delightful color.
«True Old Man» is a well -known geyser on the whole earth. It works according to its regime, that is, every 65 minutes 30 seconds, 40 thousand liters of hot water are thrown away by a geyser. A surge of water reaches a height of 40 meters. The spectacle is accompanied by a characteristic deaf noise background. After that, there is a powerful release of water, which is shrouded in steam clouds. After 4 minutes, water
