What a cool find! Loved the sounds of the springs. I could’ve sat at the Tepee Fountain and just watched and listened to it all day! (Yeah…I don’t get out much….😛)
Loved the video! It all comes alive when you not only portray, but give background info on, the sites you visit! Had no idea about the hot springs - nice! Thanks a bunch. I camp out of my Subaru Forester. Looking forward to your next offerings! ATB
This is my new favorite channel. I love that you narrate throughout the videos to describe what you're seeing, what you are about to do, where you are, and the history, and more. I'm a geologist so each video is like a virtual vacation for me. Thanks!
Thank you so much for filming this. My late mother and I swam in the outdoor pool and slid down in the indoor pool. And we walked around the natural pools along the boardwalks. That was back in the late 70s. Happy memories❤
The bathhouse between the two commercial pools (Tee Pe pool and Star Plunge) is free. You sign in, go through to the locker rooms, and then you can use the indoor hot tub or the pool outside. The outside pool is right next to the travertine formations. Afterwards you have hot indoor showers in the locker rooms.
Very interesting. I love watching your videos! Teepee fountain being only 100 years of mineral deposits makes one rethink the idea that the other areas are millions of years old.
Thanks for taking us along, Tristan! I've been to Thermopolis numerous times, and never saw as much of the park or the surrounding town as you showed us in this video! One note: if you're going to live in Wyoming, you need to learn to pronounce Chief Washakie's name correctly! (WASH-a-key) Many places in the state are named for him, including the main student cafeteria at the University in Laramie. When I was at the University, one of my classmates was Washakie's great-great grandson, (uh . . . I can't believe I've forgotten his name! )
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences, Tristan! It's always great to explore new places and discover hidden gems. And thank you for the pronunciation tip on Chief Washakie's name, it's important to show respect for local culture. By the way, for fellow outdoor enthusiasts, I highly recommend checking out the Segway Portable PowerStation Cube Series. It's a versatile powerhouse with massive capacity, fast recharging, and comprehensive protections. Perfect for keeping your devices and appliances running during your outdoor adventures! Happy camping!
Neat place, bonus it wasn't crowded! Love the camp spot! I bought a shovel and I need to buy some traction boards after I watched your last video! 😉 39 hours!
Hi Tristan, Teepee Fountain proves that mineral formations form fairly quickly as you can see it took only 114 years to form that formation. Thanks for another great video.
The waterslides and bathing pools make a nice break for the kids after hiking and camping for some days. Thermopolis is a must-stop on our western trips. Thanks for showing the interesting features in the state park. Oddly, we never walked around that area.
I'm a Texan that loves Wyoming: Yellowstone, Tetons, Bighorns, Snowy Range, Devils Tower, open spaces and small towns. My favorite is from your video of hiking thru the Wind River Range, beautiful. WY is a long drive from TX but well worth it. I still have a lot to see there. Thanks for showing us more things to do and places to visit. I like the "Alien Egg".
I spent 45 years in Wyoming, and I still have a lot to see there too! Its not as big as Texas, but God sure crammed a lot of destinations into Wyoming! I enjoyed Tristan's hike in the Wind Rivers too. Its an area I've never hiked, and Tristan makes me want to go there too!
Loved the video as always! “Alien Egg” was a favorite plus the rainbow wall with its small waterfalls 😊😮 Beautiful white snow scenery but when you came down to the desert those colors really popped. Mother Nature is the greatest artist of all time 👍🏻🙋🏼♀️
Loved seeing the formations created by the hot springs - amazing place. And the pastries! You deserved them after sitting in your car in the mud & rain for 39 hours!
Watching your video today made me think of my grandmother. She liked the idea of national parks, zoos, and whatnot to be virtual because people destroying the beauty really bothered her. She would have loved your videos.
I think if there was a sign it would say, "We got nothing!" They don't know either, which makes it even more intriguing. I've never seen anything like that.
well another complimentary comment, my curiosity for things is like yours but your research far surpasses everybody else. I was in that area 3 years ago, but only say half of what you did. Now i have to go back. Continue on.
Someone who lives in Wyoming was telling that some areas of the state aren't as bitter cold and snowy in the winter, and here's an example of the different climates. I really enjoyed this video, seeing all the different mineral deposits. The "alien egg" looked fascinating, I'd be interested in why it's formed that way, and if there are other spots like that that are still enclosed?!
Great area to explore! We went there quite a few years ago and were amazed by those geothermal waters. I don't think they had built up the park like you saw. The town also had a fabulous fossil museum as a I recall. Thanks for taking me back to some good memories of our wanderings when we were young!
WOW. Doesn't have to be a difficult hike to experience amazing views. Thank you for taking all of us along. When I have an opportunity to travel west, your channel will be my resource. We will be leaving NE Ohio to travel south in a camper, so my mom doesn't have to spend winter in the snowbelt (although I love skiing etc). New Orleans bound. Love your conversational tone, Tristan.
You just flashed me back to when I lived in Lander Wyoming in the 70s. Went to Thermopolis for a conference and we swam in the city pool at night in the middle of winter outside water heated from the Hot Springs, steam rising, Moon was shining. It was quite an experience for an Ohio Midwesterner having just moved to Wyoming. Thanks for taking us on all your adventures
Thx 4 the tour. A couple koi treats are good quality dry dog food & peas. Sit in the water & they'll swim onto your lap & eat from your hand. They're friendly & gentle when treated with kindness. Also, if koi are well taken care of, they can live for hundreds of yrs! Wonderful fish.
I was there Oct 18/19. There was a feeding station at the east end of the pond. I actually drove by you, going south on 191. You had the teardrop, and were headed north
I like how you wonder how many millions of years or takes to form and then show the teepee fountain that formed in 100 years. I think changes often happen more often and more quickly than we give then credit for. How many times has the great salt Lake allegedly dried up completely in the last few thousand years?
I live right at the base of the Big Horns on the east side, and the trip over to "Thermop" is a favorite. The Wyoming Dinosaur Museum in Thermopolis is first-rate, and if you drive the road that runs up past the hot spring lodges (Tepee, Star Plunge, and Hot Springs State Park Bath House) it winds up above the town and through a bison enclosure, where you are among the big woolies and have a panoramic view of the town. The fishing around that area is fantastic, and the "Wedding of the Waters" where the Wind River becomes the Bighorn River is right there. (Yes, it just looks like a river, but it is scenic, and the only place I am aware of where a major river changes names midway through its travels.)
Lots of hot springs in Wyoming and Idaho. Many are hike in, or even at the side of the road by a river where a hot trickle meets the river. Spent a summer camping and visiting hot springs. Started just wearing a swim suit all the time with a denim dress over it so I could partake of a soak anytime:) Love them! Most US made bread is not good for Koi or for us. That Teepee rock (or fountain) is really weird looking. Giggling about your fascinating 'alien egg' which is beautiful.
Fascinating geography! I was just south of there when driving through WY to pick up my Suboverland in Idaho. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to stop by and see Thermopolis for myself.
Did you see any bison at the hot springs state park? The dinosaur museum in Thermopolis is a lot of reading but super interesting if you like rocks. I bet they could tell you about the alien egg there as they are still excavating dinosaur fossils in the area. There’s a dinosaur track site off of hwy 14 that’s not all that impressive, but worth a look. They did two different excavations in the quarry near the town of Shell, one dug up dinosaurs that got sent to museums (Bozeman, London) and then another that dug up an Aleosaurus that lives in Laramie at the University nicknamed Big Al. I believe the quarry is on private land, I’ve never been there. Have you been to Sinks Canyon State Park where the creek goes underground and pops up a mile away? There’s a rock water slide along the middle fork trail that is pretty popular but also some native rock art towards the southern entrance to Sinks Canyon that would be worth a look. Thanks for the videos, Tristan, I’ve driven through Thermopolis many times but never hiked up round top!
Tristan, I expected your visit to Thermopolis to include a visit to the bison reserve, Buffalo Pasture, adjacent the north side of the Hot Springs State Park. It offers a close-up experience with a thundering herd!!.
The alien egg is just a travertine formation that has been broken open to expose the layers. If you cut a slice through the other travertine formations in Hot Spring state park, or at Yellowstone, you would see similar layers in the exposed cross-section.
Greetings from Canada Tristan, first time commenter but avid viewer for a long time now. I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba which is across the border from Fargo ND and am always on the lookout for our closest desert. Seeing as most of them I have to fly to. But have read that the Pryor desert below the bighorns mountains may qualify as that. And I believe the end of your video had you right there but you never mentioned where exactly that was. Regardless it’s beautiful and would love to know the exact spot if you’re willing to share. PS I fell in love with little city of rocks and have gone there annually because of you. Keep up the great work!
Liked the video. Suggestion to investigate going to the Medicine Lodge Archaeological Site, just at the Western edge of the Bighorns. I think the area is accessible in winter, also. Maybe a winter trip not to far from home? Nearest town is Hyattville WY.
You inspired me to camp alone in my Tesla Model Y. Backpacking gear facilitated very comfortable rest and I am 6-2. Too bad it doesn't have more ground clearance, only 5 inches. I have traveled that area and enjoyed it.
I honestly don’t believe the Earth is much more than about 6,300 years old. Those formations don’t take as long to form as the scientists say as evident by the man made formation. This was a lovely video. I’d like to visit that place myself. Thank you for sharing it with us!
The whole alien egg hillside seems to show other eggs kind of peeking into view. Seems as though they just haven’t eroded out as much as that one amazing one?
That layered thing made me think of tree trunks lines showing their years of life. But these formations are earths underground mineral formations which I guess now or used to serve some purpose in nature.
Wow, how neat! Now I'm disappointed in myself for never venturing much into Thermopolis and seeing what it had to offer the few times I've driven through. I've always been on a mission to somewhere else and really only stopped once in town to get me some Taco John's! 🤣... Next time I find myself out that way, I'll definitely make it a point to stop by for a few hours and check out some of those interesting features. Thanks for sharing!
Have you been to the hot springs in Saratoga Wyoming? Again my late mother and I went there. This spring was very hot so I got out and cooled off in the North Platte River.
Thanks!
Thanks Kenneth!
What a cool find! Loved the sounds of the springs. I could’ve sat at the Tepee Fountain and just watched and listened to it all day! (Yeah…I don’t get out much….😛)
Hello Bridget
The alien egg shape reminds me of a petrified tree trunk. Beautiful place.
Loved the video! It all comes alive when you not only portray, but give background info on, the sites you visit! Had no idea about the hot springs - nice! Thanks a bunch. I camp out of my Subaru Forester. Looking forward to your next offerings! ATB
Hello Ann
This is my new favorite channel. I love that you narrate throughout the videos to describe what you're seeing, what you are about to do, where you are, and the history, and more. I'm a geologist so each video is like a virtual vacation for me. Thanks!
My wife and I watch all of your travel videos and love them. Thank you for sharing with us.
Thank you so much for filming this. My late mother and I swam in the outdoor pool and slid down in the indoor pool. And we walked around the natural pools along the boardwalks. That was back in the late 70s. Happy memories❤
Beautiful hot springs, especially with the fall colors. Such a fascinating place, loved the alien pod! Great views at camp!
The bathhouse between the two commercial pools (Tee Pe pool and Star Plunge) is free. You sign in, go through to the locker rooms, and then you can use the indoor hot tub or the pool outside. The outside pool is right next to the travertine formations. Afterwards you have hot indoor showers in the locker rooms.
Very interesting. I love watching your videos! Teepee fountain being only 100 years of mineral deposits makes one rethink the idea that the other areas are millions of years old.
Hello Ashley
Locals call it the Green Eyed Monster (the layered thing you were looking at). And we used to jump near there into the river.
Hello Valerie
Thanks for taking us along, Tristan! I've been to Thermopolis numerous times, and never saw as much of the park or the surrounding town as you showed us in this video!
One note: if you're going to live in Wyoming, you need to learn to pronounce Chief Washakie's name correctly! (WASH-a-key) Many places in the state are named for him, including the main student cafeteria at the University in Laramie. When I was at the University, one of my classmates was Washakie's great-great grandson, (uh . . . I can't believe I've forgotten his name! )
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences, Tristan! It's always great to explore new places and discover hidden gems. And thank you for the pronunciation tip on Chief Washakie's name, it's important to show respect for local culture. By the way, for fellow outdoor enthusiasts, I highly recommend checking out the Segway Portable PowerStation Cube Series. It's a versatile powerhouse with massive capacity, fast recharging, and comprehensive protections. Perfect for keeping your devices and appliances running during your outdoor adventures! Happy camping!
My favorite armchair tour guide
Thanks for the vid !
Neat place, bonus it wasn't crowded! Love the camp spot! I bought a shovel and I need to buy some traction boards after I watched your last video! 😉 39 hours!
Hello Shanna
Beautiful fall colors in thermopolus
Hello Tammy
Outstanding just outstanding!!
Thank you for sharing the weirdness it's beautiful an didn't have to smell it 😂 ✌️💞🤟
Wow! I love that entire hot spring area! Added to my list!😊
I loved Hot springs and the Coy fish!!😀🇺🇸🚙
Beautiful, thanks for taking us along with you. Loved the Alien Egg formation. Stay Safe!!!
Hi Tristan, Teepee Fountain proves that mineral formations form fairly quickly as you can see it took only 114 years to form that formation. Thanks for another great video.
Really liked this trip! Also I really like that you are talking more about the geology and history of the places you travel!😊😊😊
Lovely tour there, Tristan! Glad I found your channel. What a respite after the mud trap, eh?
Hello val
The waterslides and bathing pools make a nice break for the kids after hiking and camping for some days. Thermopolis is a must-stop on our western trips. Thanks for showing the interesting features in the state park. Oddly, we never walked around that area.
I'm a Texan that loves Wyoming: Yellowstone, Tetons, Bighorns, Snowy Range, Devils Tower, open spaces and small towns. My favorite is from your video of hiking thru the Wind River Range, beautiful. WY is a long drive from TX but well worth it. I still have a lot to see there. Thanks for showing us more things to do and places to visit. I like the "Alien Egg".
I spent 45 years in Wyoming, and I still have a lot to see there too! Its not as big as Texas, but God sure crammed a lot of destinations into Wyoming! I enjoyed Tristan's hike in the Wind Rivers too. Its an area I've never hiked, and Tristan makes me want to go there too!
Yeah. Glad you made it to Thermopolis. I doubt it’s well known. Great video. Thanks for exploring for those of us who can’t. 👍
Awesome...I had no idea about this place...but...glad you got some rest in the mud..😁
Loved the video as always! “Alien Egg” was a favorite plus the rainbow wall with its small waterfalls 😊😮 Beautiful white snow scenery but when you came down to the desert those colors really popped. Mother Nature is the greatest artist of all time 👍🏻🙋🏼♀️
Loved seeing the formations created by the hot springs - amazing place. And the pastries! You deserved them after sitting in your car in the mud & rain for 39 hours!
Watching your video today made me think of my grandmother. She liked the idea of national parks, zoos, and whatnot to be virtual because people destroying the beauty really bothered her. She would have loved your videos.
Me and my wife enjoy your show we plan trips by watching you
stayed in rv park back in 06 for a couple if days nice little place
Love your exploration of Wyoming.One of my dreams is to drive the roads and backroads of Wyoming! Keep it up!
Fascinating
I think if there was a sign it would say, "We got nothing!" They don't know either, which makes it even more intriguing. I've never seen anything like that.
well another complimentary comment, my curiosity for things is like yours but your research far surpasses everybody else. I was in that area 3 years ago, but only say half of what you did. Now i have to go back. Continue on.
Love Thermopolis. Have been there.
spectacular scenery, thanks!
😊 Thank you for the video. We love Wyoming. We live in south Texas. Hope to see you on the road. Keep living the dream.
Someone who lives in Wyoming was telling that some areas of the state aren't as bitter cold and snowy in the winter, and here's an example of the different climates. I really enjoyed this video, seeing all the different mineral deposits. The "alien egg" looked fascinating, I'd be interested in why it's formed that way, and if there are other spots like that that are still enclosed?!
Hello Kris
Thanks for sharing the beauty of Thermopolis. Spent lots of time there enjoying the hot springs.
Great area to explore! We went there quite a few years ago and were amazed by those geothermal waters. I don't think they had built up the park like you saw. The town also had a fabulous fossil museum as a I recall. Thanks for taking me back to some good memories of our wanderings when we were young!
Wow, you find em allll!
WOW. Doesn't have to be a difficult hike to experience amazing views. Thank you for taking all of us along. When I have an opportunity to travel west, your channel will be my resource. We will be leaving NE Ohio to travel south in a camper, so my mom doesn't have to spend winter in the snowbelt (although I love skiing etc). New Orleans bound. Love your conversational tone, Tristan.
Well done; love your videos and information ⭐️🤩😎
Another amazing video from you. So beautiful!
nice watching your videos
Really cool Tristan, thanks for sharing! I’ve driven through Thermopiles many times and next time we are stopping!
I've driven through Thermop probably 50 times and missed those amazing thermal features. Thanks for showing it to me.
I have long been curious about Thermopolis. Thanks for sharing
You just flashed me back to when I lived in Lander Wyoming in the 70s. Went to Thermopolis for a conference and we swam in the city pool at night in the middle of winter outside water heated from the Hot Springs, steam rising, Moon was shining. It was quite an experience for an Ohio Midwesterner having just moved to Wyoming. Thanks for taking us on all your adventures
great and interesting as always !👍💪🥂
your view to nature is like my view specially for desert areas
We've been through Thermopolis but it was 100°+. We need to return and explore THANK YOU Tristan!. Love hwy 14❤
❤ thank you for Sharing 😊
Very interesting. Might be worth a side trip from Yellowstone.
Looks like a cool place to visit.
I drove through Thermopolis last summer but it was too crowded for me to stop
Now I know what I missed and may go back and see it for myself
Thanks
Such interesting topography, That alien egg i think is a gas pocket that exploded open.
Its cold in them thar hills this time of year, stay warm, take care.....
Another place on my bucket list!!
Thx 4 the tour. A couple koi treats are good quality dry dog food & peas. Sit in the water & they'll swim onto your lap & eat from your hand. They're friendly & gentle when treated with kindness. Also, if koi are well taken care of, they can live for hundreds of yrs! Wonderful fish.
Thanks again Tristan! The alien egg was amazing.
I was there Oct 18/19. There was a feeding station at the east end of the pond. I actually drove by you, going south on 191. You had the teardrop, and were headed north
I loved learning about this fascinating hot springs! Motivates me to plan a trip through that area of the country on the way to Glacier National Park.
I like how you wonder how many millions of years or takes to form and then show the teepee fountain that formed in 100 years. I think changes often happen more often and more quickly than we give then credit for. How many times has the great salt Lake allegedly dried up completely in the last few thousand years?
I live right at the base of the Big Horns on the east side, and the trip over to "Thermop" is a favorite. The Wyoming Dinosaur Museum in Thermopolis is first-rate, and if you drive the road that runs up past the hot spring lodges (Tepee, Star Plunge, and Hot Springs State Park Bath House) it winds up above the town and through a bison enclosure, where you are among the big woolies and have a panoramic view of the town. The fishing around that area is fantastic, and the "Wedding of the Waters" where the Wind River becomes the Bighorn River is right there. (Yes, it just looks like a river, but it is scenic, and the only place I am aware of where a major river changes names midway through its travels.)
Fascinating! Love the campsite view!
Thanks for sharing. I've wanted to visit this area and explore Dinwoody
Very nice video. Thank you
Certainly there was a Tenkara Addict joke somewhere in that coy pond. -Chris 🚙🌲
Lots of hot springs in Wyoming and Idaho. Many are hike in, or even at the side of the road by a river where a hot trickle meets the river. Spent a summer camping and visiting hot springs. Started just wearing a swim suit all the time with a denim dress over it so I could partake of a soak anytime:) Love them! Most US made bread is not good for Koi or for us. That Teepee rock (or fountain) is really weird looking. Giggling about your fascinating 'alien egg' which is beautiful.
Fascinating geography! I was just south of there when driving through WY to pick up my Suboverland in Idaho. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to stop by and see Thermopolis for myself.
Thanks for another killer video! Kinda looks like Superman's space pod. Lol.
Great video! Love this area. My father was born in Sublet, WY now a ghost town near Kemmerer, WY. Sublet was a coal mining town.
We drove by Thermopolis last summer but didn't go to the State Park - we will next time!
Thermopolis, sounds super hot and rich!!!😅
Good video
Looks like there are massive deposits on Tepee Fountain from just 100 years ago. Makes you wonder how fast the other deposits were deposited.
Did you see any bison at the hot springs state park? The dinosaur museum in Thermopolis is a lot of reading but super interesting if you like rocks. I bet they could tell you about the alien egg there as they are still excavating dinosaur fossils in the area. There’s a dinosaur track site off of hwy 14 that’s not all that impressive, but worth a look. They did two different excavations in the quarry near the town of Shell, one dug up dinosaurs that got sent to museums (Bozeman, London) and then another that dug up an Aleosaurus that lives in Laramie at the University nicknamed Big Al. I believe the quarry is on private land, I’ve never been there.
Have you been to Sinks Canyon State Park where the creek goes underground and pops up a mile away? There’s a rock water slide along the middle fork trail that is pretty popular but also some native rock art towards the southern entrance to Sinks Canyon that would be worth a look.
Thanks for the videos, Tristan, I’ve driven through Thermopolis many times but never hiked up round top!
Hello Michelle
Tristan, I expected your visit to Thermopolis to include a visit to the bison reserve, Buffalo Pasture, adjacent the north side of the Hot Springs State Park. It offers a close-up experience with a thundering herd!!.
Pretty cool town! Thanks for the information! The egg you’re referring to could be a petrified tree trunk? :)
The alien egg is just a travertine formation that has been broken open to expose the layers. If you cut a slice through the other travertine formations in Hot Spring state park, or at Yellowstone, you would see similar layers in the exposed cross-section.
You missed the dinosaur museum. Truly worthy . The Buffalo roam the hills and there too are strange formations. Another trip perhaps.
Greetings from Canada Tristan, first time commenter but avid viewer for a long time now. I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba which is across the border from Fargo ND and am always on the lookout for our closest desert. Seeing as most of them I have to fly to. But have read that the Pryor desert below the bighorns mountains may qualify as that. And I believe the end of your video had you right there but you never mentioned where exactly that was. Regardless it’s beautiful and would love to know the exact spot if you’re willing to share. PS I fell in love with little city of rocks and have gone there annually because of you. Keep up the great work!
nice
You should make a SUV RVer gift guide video soon! Asking for a friend… 😜
What a neat place. I’ve never heard of that town, but it’s a cool (or hot) place. 😂
Liked the video. Suggestion to investigate going to the Medicine Lodge Archaeological Site, just at the Western edge of the Bighorns. I think the area is accessible in winter, also. Maybe a winter trip not to far from home? Nearest town is Hyattville WY.
You inspired me to camp alone in my Tesla Model Y. Backpacking gear facilitated very comfortable rest and I am 6-2. Too bad it doesn't have more ground clearance, only 5 inches. I have traveled that area and enjoyed it.
I honestly don’t believe the Earth is much more than about 6,300 years old. Those formations don’t take as long to form as the scientists say as evident by the man made formation. This was a lovely video. I’d like to visit that place myself. Thank you for sharing it with us!
The whole alien egg hillside seems to show other eggs kind of peeking into view. Seems as though they just haven’t eroded out as much as that one amazing one?
WHITE SULPHUR SPRING ROCK - is a petrified tree cross-section with (perhaps) crystalated minerals covering the surface giving the white coloration.
That layered thing made me think of tree trunks lines showing their years of life. But these formations are earths underground mineral formations which I guess now or used to serve some purpose in nature.
We went down Hwy 14 from Cody to Lander a few week ago and it was fairly warm and not a sign of snow. Weather change very quickly up there.
Wow, how neat! Now I'm disappointed in myself for never venturing much into Thermopolis and seeing what it had to offer the few times I've driven through. I've always been on a mission to somewhere else and really only stopped once in town to get me some Taco John's! 🤣... Next time I find myself out that way, I'll definitely make it a point to stop by for a few hours and check out some of those interesting features. Thanks for sharing!
Mmmmmm. I miss Taco Johns since leaving Wyoming!
Really interesting. Hoping that Tristan can find out what the alien egg is. 😊
Petrified wood by the looks of it 🤔
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Outstanding content MrT👍
You look like a young version of Michael Rady.
Have you been to the hot springs in Saratoga Wyoming? Again my late mother and I went there. This spring was very hot so I got out and cooled off in the North Platte River.
NV does 300 free hot springs. Most are out in the boonies. But ask the locals. They probably know if there are any hot springs in their area.