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This is not ice you see, but deposits from the thermal pool that spill over and roll downhill. They harden and then form layer upon layer to look the way they are today.
Yellowstone National Park

June 7th 2009
Yellowstone National Park was established in 1872 as the world's first national park. The park, named from the Minnetaree Indian phrase mi tsi a-da-zi (yellow rock river), is accessible by several scenic approaches to its five entrances: Gardiner, Mont.(north), West Yellowstone, Mont. (west), Jackson via Grand Teton National Park (about 60 miles south), Cody, (about 53 miles east), and Cooke Cit ... read more
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