Old Faithful

Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Canon EOS Rebel T5i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM, ISO: 100, f/10, 1/200s

According to Wikipedia, US military personnel stationed in Yellowstone used Old Faithful as a laundry service.  Soldiers in the late nineteenth century would stuff their dirty laundry into the opening of the geyser then wait for it to erupt.  When it did, the their clothes would be launched into the air while receiving a nice steam cleaning.

I'm not quite sure I believe that, but it's certainly entertaining to imagine that scene, especially when one suspects soldiers of the day probably didn't have a lot of extra underwear at their disposal.

I took this shot in July.  Old Faithful is beginning to build up to an eruption.

Photo inspired by Geogypsy's Foto Friday Fun 143, image #7080.

Oh, what the hell, I can't show the geyser thinking about blowing its top without actually showing the eruption, can I?

Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Canon EOS Rebel T5i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM, ISO: 100, f/5.6, 1/640s