The very regular Daisy Geyser is one of the most predictable geysers in the whole of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Its predictability even rivals that of the most famous predictable geyser in the world, Old Faithful Geyser. Daisy Geyser has an interval between eruption starts of almost exactly two hours, give or take only about 5 minutes each way, such that its eruption window is only about 10 minutes in length! Compared to Old Faithful, whose interval between eruption starts is 100 minutes give or take about 10 minutes, for a larger eruption window of 20 minutes. Just like Old Faithful, Daisy Geyser is also located in the Upper Geyser Basin, a large tract of land along the Firehole River and about which resides several of the largest geysers in the world. Unlike Old Faithful though, Daisy Geyser is located in a more isolated area that requires about a mile of walking to reach. It is found on top of a rise above the Firehole River valley, together with a few others in its group including Splendid Geyser and Comet Geyser. Splendid Geyser is very large, with eruptions easily reaching 200 feet in height, but unfortunately it is also a very rare erupting geyser. While it goes through periods of activity where an eruption becomes more likely, it also has long stretches of dormancy that last decades. It has not erupted since May 13, 1998, but it may again become active one day without warning. Meanwhile, Comet Geyser is just the opposite. It erupts almost continuously, surging up to heights of about 20 feet, with short pauses that are exceptionally rare. Due to this continuous erupting behavior carrying large quantities of dissolved minerals, it has built up a large sinter cone around its pool. And then there is Daisy Geyser, with its own characteristics somewhere between the other two. Its eruptions last a little over 3 minutes, with about 2 hours between starts, so unlike Comet Geyser it is certainly not continuous. But with a short eruption window of only 10 minutes, it is very regular and predictable. While not as large as Splendid Geyser, with heights reaching up to 80 feet, it is still a very impressive geyser to observe. The most unique feature of Daisy Geyser, however, is the direction of its water surge. Due to a buildup of siliceous sinter at its surface overhanging and partially blocking the pool that it erupts from, water is forced outward in a characteristic diagonal direction. The Wild Images Team captured this image of a characteristic diagonal eruption of Daisy Geyser early in the day. Its massive steam cloud blocks out a portion of the clouds and blue sky, and is carried up and over the background pine trees. The Wild Images Team has captured many other photos in Yellowstone National Park including a Beehive Geyser eruption with a massive rainbow, the world famous Old Faithful Geyser with water textures, a towering Grand Geyser pause burst eruption, a sunset Castle Geyser eruption with a bright rainbow, an afternoon Riverside Geyser eruption with a rainbow, an early morning Lion Geyser eruption with a rainbow, a very difficult to catch Oblong Geyser blue burst eruption, the extremely powerful Artemisia Geyser eruption with deep bursts, the very moment of waves from a Great Fountain Geyser initial eruption, an iconic White Dome Geyser eruption at sunset, the large bursts of a Fountain Geyser eruption in steam, the delicate red light on a Grotto Fountain Geyser eruption at sunset, the defining moment of a Rocket Geyser eruption at sunset, the extremely brief Aurum Geyser eruption with colors, a view through a Cliff Geyser eruption of Black Sand Basin, the colorful patterns of bacterial mats in Midway Geyser Basin, the changing conditions that cause a rainbow to parallel the Snow Lodge, the Biscuit Basin duo of Black Diamond Pool and Opal Pool, the colorfully pock marked waterways of the erupting Blood Geyser, the active steppes of the Mineral Terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs, the distant double rainbow over the Lewis River Canyon, the before eruption reflections of sunset over the terraces of Great Fountain Geyser, the deep colors of sky reflections over Beauty Pool, the thermally induced sunset light filters through the steamy trees, the intense moment of mammatus clouds over the Firehole River, the very early morning fog surrounding Lower Yellowstone Falls, the runoff created reflections over the colorful runoff pan of Constant Geyser, the unworldly terrain of the extensive Porcelain Geyser Basin in Norris, the deeply hued steam over colorful bacterial mat reflections of Grand Prismatic Spring, the contrast of runoff channels surrounding the blue superheated water of Sapphire Pool, differing wave patterns created by the colorful submerged Fishing Cone Geyser, the strong green created by the record depths of mysterious Abyss Pool, the moment the full moon rises over the Grant Village Lakehouse, the cloud symmetry of a sunset reflection over a calm Yellowstone Lake, and moments earlier with a cloud shelf reflection over a calm Yellowstone Lake, each of which are available for sale in our store. Blog posts from Yellowstone National Park have documented the Old Faithful Geyser eruptions, the steamy Oblong Geyser eruptions, the deep drain Uncertain Geyser eruptions, the steep crater Depression Geyser eruptions, the amphitheater Grand Geyser eruptions, the impressive Fan and Mortar Geyser eruptions, the very quick Aurum Geyser eruptions, the rooster tail Whirligig Geyser eruptions, the series type Lion Geyser eruptions, the tall grotto White Dome Geyser eruptions, the frequent Sawmill Geyser eruptions, the double cone Atomizer Geyser eruptions, the nozzled Beehive Geyser eruptions, the cratered Fountain Geyser eruptions, the deep pool Artemisia Geyser eruptions, the playful Vixen Geyser eruptions, the scenic Riverside Geyser eruptions, the very rare Ledge Geyser eruptions from above, the very rare Ledge Geyser eruptions from below, the gurgling Tilt’s Baby Geyser eruptions, the bursts of Great Fountain Geyser eruptions, the hidden Dome Geyser eruptions, the tilted Daisy Geyser eruptions, the remote Pink Cone Geyser eruptions, the long Castle Geyser eruption water phases, the loud Castle Geyser eruption steam phases, the stark Constant Geyser eruptions, the rim wall Cliff Geyser eruptions, the initiation from Grotto Fountain Geyser eruptions, the continuation of Grotto Geyser eruptions, the defining moment of Rocket Geyser eruptions, the marathon Spa Geyser eruptions, the blue waters of a Spouter Geyser eruption, the isolated Artist Paint Pots throwing mud, the little seen intricate burst of a mud volcano, a view of a dozen visitors under a Beehive Geyser rainbow, the eruption through numerous vents of Fan and Mortar Geysers, the enormous amount of water through the runoff channels of Excelsior Geyser, the otherworldly view of cloudy blue runoff pools in the Porcelain Basin, the moment that a large bison bull rolled in his claimed dirt pile, the rule for the right of way wildlife, the high altitudes where a large raven that perches over the Dunraven Pass, the the day that a phoenix streaked across the backcountry sky, the trail from Grant Village that crosses over this suspended bridge, The Wild Images Team in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, our Photographer Jeremy Robinson shadowed in Morning Glory Pool, and The Wild Images Team Travel Gnome at the Yellowstone National Park entrance sign.
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