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Great Prismatic Spring
	
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		Yallowstone National Park photo, TheRagens.com, 2005. 
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		Photograph Notes: Our longest hike during our vacation 
		was to Mystic Falls and the Imperial Geyser. Along the way, we passed by 
		the back of the Grand Prismatic Spring -- the largest hot spring in the 
		world. We climbed several hundred feet up a nearby hill in order to get 
		a full view of the hot spring. The contrast in colors is absolutely 
		amazing as the deep blue of the water shows up so strongly against the 
		orange colors coming from the bacteria that live in the hot waters. (August of 2005.) 
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