Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Steam Fog

About 9 AM on the morning of October 3rd we were enroute to Yellowstone Park and stopped by the Campfire Campground area along the Madison River just below Hegben Dam in Southwest Montana.

It was a cool, crisp morning and skies were mostly clear. We were surprised to find steam flowing up from the river. We've seen this before but not very often. The conditions have to be just right ... the water temperature has to be higher than the air temp just above to create the steam. The slight air movement was carrying the steam to nearby trees and shrubs and creating a surreal look.






We did a little research on the web and discovered that this condition is called "steam fog." USA Today featured the photo below of some guys fishing on a lake when similar conditions occurred.


Thank you for stopping by John's Island.
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6 comments:

  1. DJanOctober 14, 2014 at 5:14 AM

    I've seen steam fog when I've gone up to the High Country here and it looks much the same as in that final picture. I think the beautiful fog you captured in YNP is rather amazing! :-)

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  2. Linda KayOctober 14, 2014 at 1:18 PM

    John, an amazing photo.

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  3. Jolly PrincessOctober 14, 2014 at 9:39 PM

    I am more focus on the photos rather than steam fog. Nice captures of the lovely nature! :)

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  4. Ruth HiebertOctober 15, 2014 at 12:35 PM

    Amazing! It looks mystical.

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  5. chris ngOctober 15, 2014 at 9:54 PM

    Love it! Simply amazing - nature!!

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  6. Julie G.October 16, 2014 at 1:24 PM

    Magical images! How lucky you were to view this beautiful scene!

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