Yellowstone National Park headquarters are located at the Northern entrance to the park at Mammoth Hot Springs. Here you will find some of the oldest buildings in the park, including barracks when the US Army was managing Yellowstone. Also you will find some of the most unique geological formations of terraces and hot springs that makes this one of the most popular destinations in the park. Water from melting snow and rain seep into the earth and is heated by magna with in the Yellowstone volcano and rises to the surface through cracks in the earths crust. This super-heated water pours out over the terraces leaving mineral deposits that create a living sculpture. The amazing range of colors is due to the micro-organisms and living bacteria in the water and without the water there would be no terrace growth and the colors would disappear. The terraces are constantly changing with new pools forming and others drying up. |
