Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park, which was established on 1 March 1872, is the world's oldest national park.

Yellowstone is known for hosting more than 10,000 plus hot springs and geysers, the majority of the planet as a whole. Yellowstone is the geothermal wonders are made of one of the world's largest active volcanoes, caused the last eruption a crater or caldera that covers almost half the size of the parks.

We can not forget Yellowstone's most famous geyser, Old Faithful. Old Faithful stands out more than any other big geysers, and is still impressive, as it was centuries ago.

Experience Old Faithful, the most popular geyser in the world, and hundreds of other geysers and hot springs. Search for bears and wolves, elk and buffalo, especially Lamar and Hayden valleys. Hiking, camping, fishing, enjoying exhibits and films, and attend ranger-led programs is one of many ways to experience Yellowstone.
Wildlife viewing in Yellowstone

The best time to see wildlife in the summer are early morning and late evening. Hayden Valley between Fishing Bridge and Canyon and Pelican Creek to the east of Fishing Bridge is a key elk area. Watching bison in Hayden Valley and seabirds along the Yellowstone River. Watch the elk, bison and pronghorn, and coyotes in the Lamar Valley and pronghorn in sagebrush flats near the north entrance. Bighorn can mount often Washburn during the summer. More about Wildlife
Geologic features in the area

Yellowstone comprehensive collection of thermal features provides a constant reminder of the park's recent volcanic past. In fact, the caldera setting that enables features such as Old Faithful to exist and there are such large concentrations. More
Tower Roosevelt
Bridge Lake
West Thumb
Old Faithful
Canyon
Norris
Mammut
Geysers
Mudpots
Fumarola
Hot Spring Terraces
Yellowstone Hiking

Yellowstone National Park, which covers 2.2 million hectares, is one of America's leading wilderness. Most of the park is backcountry and managed as wilderness. More than 1100 miles (1770 km) of hiking trails. However, there are dangers in the Wilderness: unpredictable insects, changing weather conditions, remote thermal areas, cold water lakes, turbulent streams and rugged mountains with loose, rotten rock. Hiking Yellowstone
Trails near Lake Village
Track near Norris
Day hiking in the Canyon Area
Trails near Old Faithful
Trace around Madison
Roosevelt groove
Mammut groove
Trails near Grant Village
Geysers

Expanding steam bubbles are generated increases the water build up behind these constrictions, ultimately squeezing through narrow passages, causing higher water overflow from the geyser. Draining the water on the surface causes a sudden loss of pressure hotter water at great depth, leading to violent chain reaction of tremendous steam explosion where the growth is now boiling, expanding the volume of water 1500 times or more. This growing body of boiling hot water generators bursts in the sky as one of the many famous geysers in Yellowstone. More
Geoecosystem

Rock and sediment distribution in the park also affects the distribution of flora and fauna. Rhyolites and volcanic Cool in Yellowstone Caldera are rich in silica and potassium feldspar, consisting of poor soil. Thus park areas under which rhyolites and Tuff is usually characterized by a broader monotypic stands of lodgepole pine that are drought tolerant and have shallow roots that use of soil nutrients. Contrary spirit sitic volcanic rocks underlying the Absaroka Mountains are rich in calcium, magnesium and iron. More
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