Cascade Springs are located in the Uinta National Forest within the high altitudes of the Wasatch Range in Utah. A large artesian spring there outputs over seven million gallons of water a day originating from the snowmelt from the nearby high peaks. Underground the water dissolves calcium carbonate from the limestone and dolomite before emerging through the tilted rock layers around Cascade Springs. Once emerging above ground, the tumbling flow of water releases the trapped carbon dioxide, and the calcium carbonate is then deposited as fine travertine crystals, forming natural pool boundaries which shift over time. The continuously flowing water subsequently carries over many cascades formed by the naturally travertine terraced pools. Many of the pools have a sizable depth and the calm water in each is suitable for the growth of a large variety of water plants including cattails, watercress, and moss. The abundance of water and plant life also attracts many animals to the area. The Wild Images Team spent some time at Cascade Springs to photograph the waterfalls and vegetation filled pools, when a snake slithered across the water plants into the scene. It was a nice sunny day, and shimmering points of light can be seen reflecting off the pool surface. The Wild Images Team has captured many other photos in Utah including the competition between cliff colors and clouds in Zion National Park, the intricate designs of the high altitude patterned wall in Zion National Park, distant rain curtains over the colorful cliffs of Bryce Canyon National Park, cloud shadows defining the colorful pinnacles of Bryce Canyon National Park, the scenic view as the full moon rises over Red Canyon, the Goblin Valley State Park thunderstorm and lightning strike over goblins, the impenetrable colorful rim wall of Goblin Valley State Park, the gravity defying balanced rock with snow in Arches National Park, the moment in Arches National Park when a winter storm clears over pinnacles and the La Sal Mountains, the very bright but fleeting rainbow beyond The Hand in Arches National Park, the instance In Arches National Park when lightning strikes near the Three Gossips, the green slopes of Sandy Mountain guarded by red lichen rock sentinels, the wild clouds over the elevated plains of the Grand Staircase-Escalante, and finally in Midway where the five flags of the military fly over Memorial Hill, each of which are available for sale in our store. Blog posts documenting our time in Utah include the road towards the extremely remote Valley of the Gods, an expansive view of the major formations of Zion National Park, the road winding through Fremont cottonwoods in Zion National Park, the road through intricately carved highlands in Zion National Park, the road through red and white rock cliffs in Zion National Park, The Wild Images Team vehicle on a dirt road in Red Canyon, the high altitude scene where a thistle soaks up the brief summer season sunshine, the moment a snake slithers over water plants in Cascade Springs, The Wild Images Team Travel Gnome at the entrance to Cascade Springs, The Wild Images Team Travel Gnome standing proudly in Goblin Valley, The Wild Images Team Travel Gnome at The Brick Oven Restaurant, The Wild Images Team Travel Gnome at the entrance to Bryce Canyon National Park, The Wild Images Team Travel Gnome at an overlook of Bryce Canyon National Park, The Wild Images Team Travel Gnome in front of the rock pinnacles of Bryce Canyon National Park, The Wild Images Team Travel Gnome at the entrance of Zion National Park, and finally The Wild Images Team Travel Gnome in front of the cliffs of Zion National Park.
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