{"id":9032,"date":"2025-07-14T17:12:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T22:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/?p=9032"},"modified":"2025-07-14T17:12:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T22:12:39","slug":"fairy-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/14\/fairy-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairy Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We hiked up past Grand Prismatic Spring and Fairy Falls to Imperial Geyser. Although it was a relatively easy route, the sun is intense at this altitude, so we were flagging a bit by the time we got back to the trailhead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grand Prismatic Spring from the ridge above.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ground level view of Grand Prismatic Spring, visible as a blue haze in the distance. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fairy Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fairy Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Break at the foot of the falls; planning our next leg. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Imperial Geyser<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Downstream from the geyser, steaming hot and filled with colorful thermophilic microbial mats. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Just a typical brook of near-boiling water. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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