We had some 'unscheduled' time, so I decided to take a jaunt out to a local state park... the venerated Flaming Geyser State Park.

OK... so the name is more impressive than the geyser itself, but its still a nice trip, and we had a pretty good time.

 

The drive to the park was pleasant... Highway 18 is hit or miss sometimes, but on this day, it wasn't bad.

The park is actually a very nice one, but its not used that much during the week.  There's very large play areas, and lots of places for groups to picnic and spread out.

The anticipation built up as we neared the geyser...

Hear it roar!  =] 
Yeah, its more of a big "Bic Lighter" than a "geyser", but its still a natural gas vent that provides the fuel for the flame.

In the 70's, the flame reached as high as 10 feet, but nowadays, its a pretty small flame.

The wind sometimes blows the flame out... =]

We then walked along one of the trails through the park, following the salmon information signs.

A portion of the Green River flowed through the park, separate from the main flow of the river.

The separated section flows much more slowly, and the fingerling salmon take advantage of that...

These guys are bulking up for their trip down the river into the salt water in the fall... to return in 5-7 years to start he cycle again.

The Green River flows along the park, and is quite picturesque.  We watched it for a while, then headed out.

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