Picture of the Day

Nature

Geothermal

A top-down, abstract aerial photograph of intricate white and amber travertine terraces filled with clear turquoise water and bordered by a rushing whitewater stream at Mammoth Hot Springs.

Ribbons of Mineral Light

A high-angle landscape shot of the vibrant turquoise and white travertine terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs with a winding mountain river valley visible below.

Terraces of Sculpted Earth

A close-up landscape view of cascading turquoise and teal geothermal pools nestled within orange and white travertine mineral terraces in Yellowstone National Park.

Sculptures of Scalding Water

A dramatic landscape view of steaming, orange-and-white mineral terraces with golden autumn larch trees and skeletal deadwood under a dark, moody sky in Yellowstone National Park.

Fire on the Terraces

A high-angle, wide landscape shot of the massive Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone, displaying its vibrant blue center surrounded by bright orange and yellow mineral rings under a clear sky.

Earth’s Brilliant Boiling Eye

A large American bison stands drinking from a rocky, steaming river in Yellowstone National Park, with a hillside covered in fallen logs and misty pine forests in the background.

Guardian of the Shrouded River

A large bull elk with impressive antlers stands on the bank of a winding, rushing river in Yellowstone, with thick thermal steam rising from the background flats in the morning light.

Monarch of the Mist

A scenic winter photograph of the steaming travertine terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone, featuring cascading mineral water, skeletal dead trees, and snow-covered mountains under a hazy sky.

Whispers of Thermal Stone

A wide-angle photograph of the Morning Glory Pool hot spring in Yellowstone, displaying a deep blue-green center surrounded by rings of bright yellow and orange microbial mats under a cloudy sky.

Earth’s Living Thermal Iris