We continue to travel around the world in search of the most colorful places. We found the brightest and most beautiful places on our planet in the USA, Poland and Russia. Enjoy watching!
Yellowstone National Park, USA
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Yellowstone National Park, or simply Yellowstone National Park, is an international biosphere reserve and the world's first national park (founded March 1, 1872), is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is located in the USA, in the states of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. The park is famous for its numerous geysers and other geothermal objects, rich wildlife, and picturesque landscapes.
The area of the park is huge – about 9000 square meters. km. Yellowstone National Park is known for its wildlife and active volcano. Yellowstone also features majestic canyons, mountain rivers, dense forests, hot springs and raging geysers.
Yellowstone's most famous attraction is the Grand Prismatic Spring. It is the largest geothermal spring in the United States and the third largest in the world, located in the park's Middle Geyser Basin.
The dimensions of the Grand Prismatic Spring are approximately 75 meters by 91 meters, and the depth is 49 meters. Water emissions (temperature 71 °C) – approximately 2000 liters per minute.
The bright colors of this spring are the result of pigmented bacteria that live along the edges of the mineral-rich water. The color of bacteria varies from green to red and depends on the ratio of chlorophyll and carotenoids in their population. In summer, the bacteria turn orange-red, and in winter, they usually turn dark green.
The center of the spring is sterile due to the high temperature of the water. The blue color of the water in the center of the source is a consequence of the scattering of daylight blue wavelengths by water molecules. Although this effect occurs in all bodies of water, in the Grand Prismatic Spring it is especially intense due to the combination of the purity of the water and the depth of the reservoir.
Another attraction of the park is the Chromatic Spring, or Chromatic Spring. It is a hot spring in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park.
Chromatic Pool is closely connected to the nearby hot spring called Beauty Pool. When the water level in one of the two basins rises and overflows, the water level in the other decreases.
Another amazing colorful geothermal spring in Yellowstone Park is the Morning Glory Pool. The lake got its name in 1883 due to its shape. It was named so by the wife of Assistant Chief Park Keeper Charles McGowan, noting the similarity of the lake with the bindweed flower, which in the United States is called "morning glory" or "morning glow". Since 1889, this name has become firmly established in the everyday life of the servants and visitors of the park.
The color of the water in the lake is due to the development of a huge number of microorganisms. Periodically, the lake erupted like a geyser during an increase in seismic activity in the region, but now the anthropogenic factor affects the state of the lake most of all.
The source that feeds the hot Lake of Morning Glory became clogged and the color of the water in it changed, colonies of microorganisms appeared and multiplied in the lake, which contribute to the most amazing color combination. The water itself is clean and transparent, the color changes depending on the weather, temperature and something else no one knows.
Park workers have attempted to artificially cause the geyser to erupt in the hope of cleaning up the lake's waters. An information board has been erected near the lake, which talks about the damage caused to the lake and suggests that the name will soon change to "Lost Glory" ("Faded Glory").
Market Square, Poland
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Market Square is a medieval market square in Wroclaw, Poland. The area has a rectangular shape with dimensions of 213 by 178 meters. This is one of the largest markets in Europe. In fact, this is a whole block with inner streets and beautiful multi-colored mansions.
Noble persons built their mansions here, naming the houses by various names: “Under the Seven Electors”, “Under the Blue Sun”, “Under the Golden Dog”, “Under the vultures”, “Under the Golden Sun”, etc. – these are 60 houses, windows overlooking the square. It was here that kings and emperors who came to the city stopped, since there was no royal residence in Wroclaw.
The Salt Square adjoins the southwestern corner of the Market Square, where salt and other goods (honey, fur, fish, wax, etc.) were sold back in the 13th century. Now there are flower shops working around the clock.
At the turn of the 19th and 20th century, two-thirds of the buildings in the center of the square were demolished and replaced with historicist and modernist offices and commercial establishments.
During the Second World War, the Market Square was damaged, but most of the buildings have survived in good condition and have been restored according to how they looked at the end of the 18th century, using baroque and classicism styles.
Geyser lake, Russia
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Geyser Lake (also Blue Lake or Silver Lake) is the only lake of its kind that never freezes. It is located in Eastern Altai (Republic of Altai, Russia), near the village of Aktash, Ulagansky district.
This unique attraction is a small thermal lake about 30 meters in diameter, in the center of which springs flow, forming a bizarre pattern on the bottom, thanks to which the lake looks very picturesque and impressive.
Due to the bluish clay at the bottom, in the middle the lake has a unique turquoise color with oval round stains. They are formed under the influence of geyser eruptions that raise what is at the bottom of the lake to the surface.
The maximum depth of the lake is 2 meters, while the water in the lake is crystal clear, so clay patterns on the bottom can be observed from any shore and in any weather. This place has become very famous and many tourists spend several hours on the shore of the Geyser Lake to observe the process of changing the pattern of the lake bottom or take a good picture.
Due to the growing popularity of the Geyser Lake, large tourist buses began to travel here. A convenient path to the lake appeared here, passing along reliable bridges through the swamp and along hiking trails through the forest. Entrance to the lake is paid.
Fly Geyser, USA
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Fly (Fly Geyser) is an artificial geyser located in the northwest of the US state of Nevada. This geyser has become famous throughout the world for its multi-colored bizarre and conical shapes.
The geyser constantly throws out three jets of water. At the same time, minerals (calcium carbonate), algae and cyanobacteria in the water give it an amazing multi-colored color.
In fact, this is not a geyser, but a permanent thermal source (a geyser is a periodically active source). The walls of the geyser continue to grow even now. According to the latest data, its height is almost 1,5 meters.
The geyser appeared on the territory of the Fly Ranch due to human intervention. In 1916, a well was drilled here for a well, while accidentally breaking through a geothermal pocket. And only in 1964, boiling water began to penetrate the surface, creating an unusual landscape from minerals dissolving in water.
Fly Geyser has greatly changed the surrounding area, resulting in many people who want to look at this miracle of nature. The owners of the land on which the geyser is located were repeatedly offered to sell them in order to open access to everyone, but they refused. The attraction was surrounded by a fence and gates, so tourists who wanted to get here had to ask permission from the ranchers in advance to visit.
And in June 2016 alone, the non-profit project Burning Man purchased 1500 hectares of land at the Fly Ranch, including a geyser, for $6,5 million. The Burning Man Project began offering limited public access to Fly Geyser in May 2018.
Fly Ranch is open to tourists for small three-hour nature walks of 20 people or less on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The geyser is part of this nature walk. Tickets for the walk can be purchased four weeks in advance. The proceeds are considered a donation and are used to support and develop the Fly Ranch.
The geyser contains heat-loving algae that thrive in humid, hot environments, resulting in many shades of greens and reds coloring the geyser rocks.
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