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Yellowstone National Park
Grand Prismatic Spring

If you click on the link above you'll be able to "see" the inner workings of this geyser named the Grand Prismatic Spring due to its beautiful turquoise center and rainbow colored edges. Begin your journey at number 5. You'll notice that there is actually a deep underground volcano that heats the waters of this and the other springs located in Yellowstone National Park.

 
Now Click hear to listen to the sounds of the different "hotspots" located through out the park.
this page is undergoing reconstruction at this time. 
It will have more information very soon.
 
Sources
National Geographic.com
Fantastic Journeys: Yellowstone
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/yellowstone/plumb/index.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/yellowstone/scout/indexn.html
 

Discovery.com

Videos: J. A. Westphal/Caltech | Michael Milstein |
Copyright © 1999 Discovery Communications Inc.
http://www.discovery.com/news/features/geysers/geysers.html