Calcite Springs Overlook and Yellowstone River, Wyoming, United States Aug 25, 2025

Calcite Springs Overlook in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming—featured in today"s image—is located just off the Grand Loop Road. This thermal-meets-canyon overlook offers front-row views of the Yellowstone River carving its way through a lava-forged canyon. The canyon walls formed about 1.3 million years ago, when lava flowed from the Yellowstone Plateau. As it cooled and cracked, it created the striking basalt formations seen today. Along the basalt cliffs, white mineral deposits that gave Calcite Springs its name are visible, formed by mineral-rich waters still steaming from underground. You might spot a bald eagle gliding overhead or bison lounging nearby. Yellowstone is more than just a park—it"s a supervolcano with a visitor centre.

© Rebecca L. Latson/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Aug 25, 2023Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
Aug 25, 2024Glacier National Park, Montana

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Mar 3, 2026African elephant calf, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
May 21, 2025Tea garden at Yangjiatang Village, Songyang County, China
Sep 15, 2023Glenariff Forest Park, County Antrim, Ireland
May 22, 2025Baobab trees at sunset, Avenue of the Baobabs, Madagascar
Nov 4, 2023American bison
Dec 12, 2023Poinsettias
Feb 19, 2024Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain
Mar 18, 2026Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon, USA
May 5, 2025Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada
Sep 17, 2023Cuban tody, Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, Cuba
Sep 25, 2025Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan, India
Sep 1, 2025Kaiserstuhl, Germany
Apr 22, 2024Green sea turtle
Oct 6, 2023Taughannock Falls State Park, New York, USA
Mar 29, 2026Peggys Point Lighthouse, Atlantic Coast, Nova Scotia, Canada
May 21, 2024Poço Encantado cave, Brazil
Jun 20, 2024Kokino, North Macedonia
Sep 5, 2025Santa Monica Pier
Oct 2, 2025Oxbow Bend on the Snake River, Wyoming, United States
May 21, 2026Tea terraces in Sichuan Province, China
Aug 12, 2025African elephants
Sep 9, 2025Eurasian red squirrel
Jan 24, 2026Andermatt village in the Alps, Switzerland
Apr 28, 2026Spectacled bear resting in tree, Ecuador
Jun 16, 2025Sea turtle, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
Nov 25, 2024Maasai giraffes
Oct 8, 2024Mototi octopus
Aug 2, 2025Petroglyphs near Fruita in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States
Jun 5, 2024Masoala National Park in Madagascar
May 6, 2026Thunderstorm above the plains, Bulgaria