17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Dried trees at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park

The travertine terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park seem unreal and yet spectacular at the same time. The stark white calcium carbonate deposits with a bunch of dead trees in their midst make the place quite surreal, especially when the shadows of the trees are long and eerie during mid-day.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2017
Date Uploaded: 10.2019
Photo Location: Wyoming, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D610
Copyright: © Gautam Jain