Tag: Black Sand Basin

Camping, National Parks & Monuments, State Parks, United States, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park

The Grand (Mis)Adventure: Day 4 – Old Faithful, Black Sand Basin, & West Thumb Geyser Basin

The Adventuring Heidi

"The Grand (Mis)Adventure" is a blog series chronicling my fourteen-day-turned-seven-day adventure in July 2025 through the rugged, awe-inspiring northwestern corner of Wyoming. From hiking and backpacking along the Continental Divide to paddle boarding on alpine lakes and camping under the stars, I’ll be sharing the highs, challenges, and misadventures from my summer vacation that didn't… Continue reading The Grand (Mis)Adventure: Day 4 – Old Faithful, Black Sand Basin, & West Thumb Geyser Basin

Camping, Hiking, Hot Springs, National Parks & Monuments, State Parks, Uncategorized, United States, Waterfalls, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park

Falling for Yellowstone: Day 2 – The Geyser Basins

The Adventuring Heidi

October 1, 2022 Allllll the hot water! This would be the day for main geyser basins of Yellowstone... the greatest concentration of geysers and hydrothermal features in the world. My geyser geek self would shuttle Eric through the Upper, Black Sand, Midway, and Lower Geyser Basins before the exhausting day was done! We didn't even… Continue reading Falling for Yellowstone: Day 2 – The Geyser Basins

Activities, Camping, Hiking, Hot Springs, National Parks & Monuments, State Parks, United States, Waterfalls, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park

Of Geysers & Waterfalls – Day 6: Fairy Falls, Black Sand Basin, and Upper Geyser Basin

The Adventuring Heidi

Day 6 - August 27, 2020 The day of hydrothermal madness. The day I'd see something like 25% of the world's geysers in a one square mile area, and the world's largest concentration of hot springs. In other words, the geyser chase was about to get serious! It got stormy overnight, and I was awaken… Continue reading Of Geysers & Waterfalls – Day 6: Fairy Falls, Black Sand Basin, and Upper Geyser Basin