Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park, located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, is considered to be the first national park in the world and is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features. Native Americans have lived in the Yellowstone region for at least 11,000 years.
Yellowstone National Park is a very large area comprising of lakes, canyons, rivers and mountain ranges. Yellowstone Lake is centered over the caldera of the largest super volcano on the continent considered to be an active volcano which has erupted with tremendous force several times in the last two million years. Lava flows and rocks from volcanic eruptions cover most of the land area of Yellowstone. It is the largest remaining nearly-intact ecosystem in the Earth's northern temperate zone.
Hundreds of species of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles have been documented, including several that are either endangered or threatened. Grizzly bears, wolves, and free-ranging herds of bison and elk live in the park. The Yellowstone Park bison herd is the oldest and largest public bison herd in the United States.
Yellowstone has numerous recreational opportunities, including hiking, camping, boating, fishing and sightseeing. Paved roads provide close access to the major geothermal areas as well as some of the lakes and waterfalls.
We recommend you stay in Yellowstone National Park for at list 2 nights. Main sights recommended are:
- Yellowstone Lake, the largest freshwater lake above 2,100 m in North America.
- Old Faithful Geyser erupting almost every 91 minutes lasting up to 5 minutes and is 32 to 56 m high.
- Beehive geyser. An eruption of Beehive Geyser last about 5 minutes and is 61 m high. The interval between eruptions range from 8 hours to one day.
- Yellowstone Falls. Lower Yellowstone Falls is 94 m high, nearly twice as high as Niagara Falls and the largest volume waterfall in the Rocky Mountains of the United States.
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, a large canyon on the Yellowstone River downstream from Yellowstone Falls.
- Grand prismatic spring located in the Midway Geyser Basin is the largest hot spring in the United States, and the third largest in the world.
- Mammoth Hot Springs is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of travertine (limestone rock formations).
- Animals of Yellowstone, especially larger mammals, birds and fish are a major park attraction.
Only 16 km south of Yellowstone National Park visit the beautiful Grand Teton National Park.
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