Steamboat Geyser, Yellowstone

Steamboat Geyser, Yellowstone - Huge Eruption!

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3 жыл бұрын

While staying in Yellowstone National Park, we wanted to buy a National Park passport book. We were told at our lodge that there was a national park bookstore in the Norris Geyser Basin that sold them.
So after driving there and buying the passport book, we decided to explore a little. One of the first places we came to was Steamboat Geyser, the world's tallest currently-active geyser.
However, it’s very unpredictable and rarely erupts, but we thought we’d hang around for a few minutes anyway. Um, it began to explode out of the blue! It erupted like that for close to an hour. You can hear me telling my wife to be prepared to run at 00:49
Afterwards, when we walked back to our car in the parking lot, our car, along with dozens of others, were coated in a hard mineral film that took quite a lot of effort to clean off (never got 100% of it off - good thing it was a rental car!)

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@kr639 11 ай бұрын

Like winning the lottery being able to witness that one

@mikeworldadventures 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, we were just so lucky!!

@clibothy 23 күн бұрын

Apparently it just erupted today… I was there 2 hours earlier….

@kr639 22 күн бұрын

@@clibothy of course.

@chrismusix5669 Ай бұрын

This is great! Shawn Willsey was talking about this geyser.

@mikeworldadventures Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@garyb6219 Ай бұрын

That brought me here. Cross-pollination!

@Thegamethegameicecube1092 Жыл бұрын

I was there earlier today in the Norris Geyser Basin. It was amazing to see but unfortunately couldn’t see it erupt. Thanks for the amazing video!

@mikeworldadventures Жыл бұрын

Yea, it’s very unpredictable. We just got really lucky. A beautiful place to visit in any event!

@josiahdonaldson7784 3 жыл бұрын

It is truly incredible! Makes old faithful look like a tea kettle going off in comparison. No disrespect to old faithful, but facts are facts

@mikeworldadventures 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Truly a magnificent spectacle of nature!

@Phillips1 2 жыл бұрын

You ain’t wrong

@josephastier7421 Жыл бұрын

Facts.

@christianlassen1577 2 жыл бұрын

Spoken like a true husband/father "be prepared to run!" And then keeps filming. Love it. Thanks for sharing

@mikeworldadventures 2 жыл бұрын

Ha! Thanks!

@blueshift76 6 ай бұрын

At 2:20 and 2:30 you can see tennis ball size rocks being ejected, the chest-pounding power of seeing this in person is impossible to convey with a video but this is an awesome video, thanks for posting it Rental car was a superb choice, I still have geyserite silical on my vehicle from 3 years ago. Judging by the direction of the plume, every car in the lot got showered on the day you were there. I waited a total of more than 50 hours on 6 different days during 2020 and 2021 seasons before I got to witness this amazing display, and yes, at about the 2-3 min point I thought "Holy crap!!! I'm wayyyy too close" The eruption I saw was 14 min of the "water phase" then over 24 hrs of continuous roaring "steam phase" before it settled down for another 40 days I don't know the date of your experience but I know it wasn't the same eruption that I saw, the sky, cloud cover, and wind direction were a little different Totally unpredictable, it can erupt 5 days later or 8 years later Only the lucky people get to see it erupt from the initial spouts like you and I did Congratulations and thanks for posting

@mikeworldadventures 6 ай бұрын

Thanks very much. Yeah, I feel really lucky that we just stumbled upon this force of nature right before it erupted. It was incredible, the ground was trembling with force of this thing. Btw, the date of this was September 26, 2020.

@rh5563 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing story. Right place, right time. 👍👍👍

@mikeworldadventures 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, we were super lucky!!

@Jayr0 25 күн бұрын

Me and my pa went to visit here back in 19, and it was a beauty of a sight. I remember the air smelling so fresh too with all the water vapour.

@mikeworldadventures 24 күн бұрын

❤

@kruelunusual6242 2 жыл бұрын

Huge rocks fly outta that periodically…I can’t believe this thing….best video of steamboat I’ve seen

@mikeworldadventures 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it was crazy! What you can’t see in the video is that we could feel the ground trembling under our feet, like the whole place was going to explode!

@jcwandering-sharingourstory Жыл бұрын

Great video. We will be in Yellowstone in a few months. I hope we get to see this. Good job, thanks for sharing. Just subbed!

@mikeworldadventures Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Hope you get a chance to see this!

@jimboslice9472 2 жыл бұрын

stunning footage 👍🏼 I've seen its more predictable brother Old Faithful but Steamboat is a whole nother animal WOW!

@mikeworldadventures 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I agree. We saw this and Old Faithful, but Steamboat is definitely in another league!

@blackerthanafrica445 Жыл бұрын

When she sees my Lego collection 1:16

@mikeworldadventures Жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@hebneh 3 жыл бұрын

Considering how hot that water must be, I'm amazed you're allowed to stand so close.

@mikeworldadventures 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Thankfully the wind was blowing away from us!

@willtheslayrr Жыл бұрын

The water is actually not hot once n air at the beehive geyser you get sprain by it it is bigger than old faithful but the water is actually freezing cold once it get back down on any geyser it so cold that it takes your breath away

@hebneh Жыл бұрын

@@willtheslayrr This water is creating a giant cloud of steam as it erupts into the air, so it is extremely hot when it's coming out of the ground - and the people watching are very close to that.

@willtheslayrr Жыл бұрын

@@hebneh yes but o eve the water from clear up there comes back down it’s safe but if the wind was blowing hard at then like really hard they would be 💀

@deborahsappington2537 Жыл бұрын

We were so fortunate to be at the Norris geyser basin at the right time and saw the September 9, 2020 major eruption. Interestingly enough, the droplets that land on you are very cold and in the summer heat, getting soaked was a fun part of the experience. USGS advised us that the water droplets cool fast as they spend time moving through the air, decreasing the temperature significantly.

@garretthansen8712 Жыл бұрын

Norris geyser basin is my absolute favorite. We missed this one by 2 days and I was so mad. By far one of the most beautiful amazing basins in Yellowstone.

@mikeworldadventures Жыл бұрын

Agree that Norris geyser basin was incredible - like being on another planet!

@LaneEkberg Жыл бұрын

I liked the catsle the most

@mikeworldadventures Жыл бұрын

Yeah, so cool.

@LaneEkberg Жыл бұрын

@@mikeworldadventures Yeah when i was there it erupted for like 2 hours

@mikeworldadventures Жыл бұрын

Wow! That’s incredible!

@stephensfarms7165 2 жыл бұрын

I have never seen it like this before, must mean something is coming big. Thanks 🙏

@mikeworldadventures 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! It’s pretty amazing!

@jdfehrenbach Жыл бұрын

Nah it occurs irregularly but often enough.

@skellingtonmeteoryballoon 5 ай бұрын

So exciting 🎉happy you shared to the KZfaq 😊😊😊😊

@mikeworldadventures 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! It was super exciting for us to get to see this!

@terciobotelho4903 Жыл бұрын

Wowww!!!! Wonderfuly amazing!!!

@mikeworldadventures Жыл бұрын

It was incredible to see. So lucky!

@limitbreak2966 8 ай бұрын

0:47 This is hilarious if you imagine this is the earth taking a massive shit / piss, with them screaming “woooo you can do it!” LMAO

@mikeworldadventures 8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@lordfarquaad1195 Жыл бұрын

looks awesome 🫡

@mikeworldadventures Жыл бұрын

It was amazing to see!!

@inature24 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@mikeworldadventures 2 жыл бұрын

It really was amazing!

@randyfrakes2284 9 ай бұрын

Was there yesterday, no eruption. Old faithful for a reason, almost timed to the minute for eruptions. Yellowstone is a really cool place to explore. Like to be here when there's a lot of snow, next time.

@mikeworldadventures 9 ай бұрын

Steamboat is so unpredictable! Glad you enjoyed Yellowstone - it’s really amazing!

@rickknox7022 2 жыл бұрын

Cool

@carsonzhang1635 11 ай бұрын

It would be cool to be this close to an erupting geyser, though I can imagine that the smell must be horrible at this range.

@mikeworldadventures 11 ай бұрын

I admit it was a little scary given the power of the eruption. It felt like the ground was going to explode. Surprisingly, it didn’t have a bad odor so there must not have been much sulphur in the steam.

@ricardoaguiar7961 11 ай бұрын

I love geiser

@mikeworldadventures 11 ай бұрын

Me too!

@LizYale-yl4xh Жыл бұрын

Wow!

@mikeworldadventures Жыл бұрын

It was pretty amazing to see!

@kathramsay1569 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t think I’d be standing there cheering!

@mikeworldadventures 2 жыл бұрын

The National Park Service does a great job of keeping people safe. It was an amazing experience!

@mariadefatimasouza8546 2 жыл бұрын

Esse canal deveria traduzir essas matérias internacionais, para que os usuários tirem mais proveito

@fotochikyo 3 жыл бұрын

This is amazing. So what day and time was this?

@mikeworldadventures 3 жыл бұрын

This was the morning of September 26, 2020. We were just really lucky to be there when it erupted. It had been about 10 days since the previous eruption so we didn’t expect to see anything at all, but after hanging around for a few minutes, well, you know the rest!

@maxime9006 Жыл бұрын

@@mikeworldadventures On my birthday

@Redlinemunk 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video of Steamboat, the power and intensity of the water coming out of the ground is impressive. Did you get back when the video ended? I remember that trail getting really close to the geyser, I would be nervous standing right next to that.

@mikeworldadventures 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, we were able to get back, as the wind was blowing the water/steam away from the trail. The cars in the parking lot however got a good coating of minerals!

@klofrau9331397 10 ай бұрын

Dear Mike, ist there a chance to buy the rights from this clip for television?

@mikeworldadventures 10 ай бұрын

Hello. Please email me at world.adventures.mike@gmail.com with details. Thank you.

@aristeureis2850 2 жыл бұрын

lindo demais

@mikeworldadventures 2 жыл бұрын

Agree!

@nxtchpforme9154 3 жыл бұрын

How close are they??

@lttfan9185 Жыл бұрын

You can get as close as about 15-20 feet on the nearest platform.

@jdfehrenbach Жыл бұрын

Like 50 ft away - its not dangerous

@simplyelfy8874 3 жыл бұрын

Just left from there 🥲

@cheflinwood2312 3 жыл бұрын

Old faithfull is actually a super volcano

@mikeworldadventures 3 жыл бұрын

Yea, the entire National Park is part of the Yellowstone Supervolcano!

@jdfehrenbach Жыл бұрын

Thanks CHEF

@josephastier7421 Жыл бұрын

2:31 Is that a camera lens cap?

@mikeworldadventures Жыл бұрын

Not a lens cap - that’s a rock being kicked up by the force of the geyser! Periodically there were rocks and stones shooting out!

@nene1964 Жыл бұрын

Now imagine this on Saturn’s moon the Enceladus except it goes non stop at 800 miles per hour

@mikeworldadventures Жыл бұрын

Wow - I had no idea. That’s incredible!!

@Geyser_Guy 10 ай бұрын

And freezing cold water and ice

@user-xj3sz5bl8d 2 жыл бұрын

ขอบคุณชาวโลก...

@mikeworldadventures 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed! It’s an amazing place!

@trevinogames5145 Жыл бұрын

Wow

@mikeworldadventures Жыл бұрын

That’s what we said!

@hoon_sol Жыл бұрын

*_when she's close and asks you to keep going_*

@mikeworldadventures Жыл бұрын

Pretty incredible!

@Phillips1 2 жыл бұрын

im annoyed, we missed this eruption by about 3 days...

@mikeworldadventures 2 жыл бұрын

We just got very lucky!!

@Phillips1 2 жыл бұрын

@@mikeworldadventures I can tell… Some day… Last time we were there, we missed a big eruption by about a day… It erupted while we were in the park but at 6am so we were sleeping…

@lttfan9185 Жыл бұрын

don't feel bad - I missed one during this active phase by 4 hours, after waiting for 6.

@miamihonduran9954 7 ай бұрын

That’s Beautifully Terrifying

@mikeworldadventures 7 ай бұрын

No doubt. It felt like the ground was going to explode!

@miamihonduran9954 7 ай бұрын

@@mikeworldadventures dam but where was this shot at ?

@mikeworldadventures 7 ай бұрын

We were standing in the observation area for Steamboat Geyser, right up front on the rail. We got really lucky because it wasn’t erupting when we got there so we could get up front, and then it started!

@miamihonduran9954 7 ай бұрын

@@mikeworldadventures Fascinating phenomenas

@mikeworldadventures 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

@heliopereira5729 2 жыл бұрын

Essa panela de pressão vai explodir

@mikeworldadventures 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! The power of this was actually pretty frightening!

@titanicexpertnascar9020 3 жыл бұрын

You know what sucks. I was here 2 days before it went off and could’ve seen it

@mikeworldadventures 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment - too bad you missed it! It’s super unpredictable - I just got incredibly lucky!

@trevinogames5145 Жыл бұрын

Really lucky

@mikeworldadventures Жыл бұрын

Yes, we were so lucky! It was amazing!

@marcbelo6088 2 жыл бұрын

see all the black in the water, yes...ladies and gentlemen that's sulfur.

@baadach3752 Жыл бұрын

lack of sunlight and the backside shadow….? 😂

@lttfan9185 Жыл бұрын

not sulfur, mud - steamboat is so powerful it ejects rocks and dirt during eruptions.

@allianalenefernando7293 Жыл бұрын

Usok po ba yan daiii 😦😦😦'

@mikeworldadventures Жыл бұрын

Very hot steam and dissolved minerals. An amazing sight to see!

@Showboat_Six 2 жыл бұрын

Zoom out so we can see the whole event

@sebastianfloyd372 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact! Steamboat is the largest geyser in the world

@mikeworldadventures 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is the world's tallest currently-active geyser!

@Chet73 2 жыл бұрын

Me after taking a lot of zinc.

@mikeworldadventures 2 жыл бұрын

LOL!

@frankanddanasnyder3272 2 жыл бұрын

You zoomed in too much...

@mikeworldadventures 2 жыл бұрын

I wanted to show the force of water/steam shooting out of the ground. It was like an enormous fire house. We could feel the ground vibrate!

@user-hb9lh2lr6v 2 жыл бұрын

Срочно уводите людей может начаться извержение амплитуда магмы очень высока

@earthquake01 2 жыл бұрын

會火山噴發……

@1Babuci 5 ай бұрын

Egy ilyen gyönyörű Gejzirt messziről kell fotózni, nem ilyen bután, hogy vagy csak a csúcsa, vagy a töve látszik! Hogy lehet valaki ennyire mafla??

@mikeworldadventures 5 ай бұрын

Well, I guess I can! Have a great day!

@mariaivanita8463 2 жыл бұрын

Well have protection in our land we are land

@kuochang5467 2 жыл бұрын

美國黃石公園超級火山即刻爆發永不停.勅到令行急急如律令勅

@mikeworldadventures 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment!

@TheIvalen 2 жыл бұрын

Would be much better without the hysterical woos.

@mikeworldadventures 2 жыл бұрын

Some people had been sitting out there for hours and hours hoping to see an eruption so I get their excitement! We just got so lucky to walk up on it minutes before it went off.

@lttfan9185 Жыл бұрын

@@mikeworldadventures ignore that comment - I love hearing people get excited. I was there during this hot phase and still missed it, so hearing your joy and excitement is a vicarious thrill. You should hear me when Grand Geyser decides to have a second burst. :)

@mikeworldadventures Жыл бұрын

Thanks @lttfan9185 - it was very exciting!

@nxtchpforme9154 3 жыл бұрын

Why are these people cheering on an erupting volcano??? Sulfur and hot water. Such ignorance and recklessness. Built a house on the side of a Hawaiian mountain lately??

@mikeworldadventures 3 жыл бұрын

Thankfully the National Park Service has experts that ensure the safety of the visitors, so long as you keep to designated areas and don’t leave the marked trails!

@hidden7249 2 жыл бұрын

this exact thing has been happening for thousands of years and it's amazing there's no reason they shouldn't be cheering, it's not a volcano, not even close, it's sitting on one that if it erupted we'd all be dead, this is just a cool water jet

@obiwan2112 2 жыл бұрын

The fact that you are unable to appreciate a wonder of nature is squarely on you.