Liquid Prismacolors!

I would really like to see this someday. I was amazed to see photos of the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, located in Wyoming. This is the largest hot spring in the park.

"Grand Prismatic sits upon a wide, spreading mound where water flows evenly on all sides forming a series of small, stair-step terraces. The Hayden Expedition in 1871 named this spring because of its beautiful coloration, and artist Thomas Moran made water-color sketches depicting its rainbow-like colors. The sketches seemed exaggerations and geologist A.C. Peale returned in 1878 to verify the colors" (yellowstonenationalpark.com).

The colors are caused by thermophilic bacteria and various temperature-specific algae species that change color as the water cools at the edge of the spring. The hottest part is the blue in the middle, which is 188 degrees Fahrenheit (too hot to support life).

For a panoramic view from the ground, check it out from here.