natgeotravel | INSTAGRAM | MAY 01

Photo by @FransLanting / From a helicopter hovering over a hot spring in Yellowstone National Park, amazing patterns invisible to visitors on the ground become clear. Steam rises from the boiling blue water in the center and the stains along the edges are created by bountiful bacteria which thrive in this extreme environment. Follow me @FransLanting for more images from our living planet. @thephotosociety @natgeo @natgeocreative #Yellowstone #Nature #Earth #NationalParks