Before getting to this weeks desktop, there's a couple of things I wanted to remind you about.  First, the updates are shifted a few days the next couple of weeks and will be back on track soon.  Second, the previous weeks wallpaper is always still available by clicking the preview to the left found on this page. Enjoy!

Above is this weeks free desktop.  Well, it's been a while since we've had one of those rare occasions where you were introduced to a new place, one which had never been featured here before, but this week just so happens to be the first shot from one of the top parks in America, Yellowstone National Park.  Located in northwestern Wyoming, a portion of southwestern Montana, and a small sliver of Idaho, this park offers an amazing glimpse of the planet's most diverse and intact collection of geysers, hot springs, mudpots, and fumaroles.  Even though the geothermal features are the most associated features with Yellowstone (who wouldn't with Old Faithful being here), but there is much more in this park.  Vast meadows and forests with an amazing amount of wildlife, a raging river with waterfalls and Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, plus North American's largest mountain lake, Yellowstone Lake (at 20 miles long, 14 miles wide and 320 feet at its deepest). Honestly, it takes a couple of days to just drive and see the entire park, really not spending much time exploring. This weeks photo was taken in August 2006 on one of the trails in either the Lower Geyser Basin, the Midway Geyser Basin, or the Biscuit Basin.  I know this colorful hot springs had a name, but I have been unable to pinpoint which one it is. All I can do is offer the shot as one of the brilliantly colored hot springs you'll find here. (:  There's a ton of trails to walk at Yellowstone, each offering different experiences.  As stated above, to see all this wonderful park has to offer, plan a couple of days here.  I believe this park to be well worth the time and you will leave with experiences you'll carry for years. 

To set this photo as your desktop, click on the box with the correct size.  Right-click on the image and select the option to "save/set as desktop or wallpaper."  You're done!  If you wish to change the desktop image, simply right-click on your desktop, select Properties, and then select the tab labeled Backgrounds in your display control panel