Yellowstone National Park

Would you like to learn about the oldest national park in the United States of America? If so, this blog is for you. You will learn about its history and attractions.

History

Yellowstone was established way back in 1872, which was about 152 years ago!! The park forms a square-like rectangle, which is 63 miles from north to south and 54 miles from east to west at its widest point, so it covers an area of 3,472 square miles. The rectangle covers parts of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana.

Attractions

One incredibly famous attraction is Old Faithful geyser, which can erupt over a hundred feet, the good news is that it is right next to the beautiful Old Faithful Inn. That is only one of the many geysers there. Below is a table with eruption heights and activeness for three famous geysers.

All this formed because the Yellowstone super volcano erupted. It actually had two causes. First, it made Yellowstone the place with magma closest to the surface, only 3 miles below. Second, all the thermal features were made by the volcano, and geysers weren’t the only thermal features that were made by the volcano. As you may have guessed, hot springs are next.

 Hot springs are famous attractions, and some are really popular. For example, the Grand Prismatic Spring is incredibly famous, and both the viewing decks are always crowded.

                                           

Another famous hot spring and attraction is the Mammoth Hot Springs. Mammoth Hot Springs is a bit of water trickling down a weird formation that looks like a staircase.

Another famous type of attraction is a mud pot. It is like a hot spring, but instead of water, there is mud. The similarities end here because a mud pot is way stinkier.

A mud pot is also another thermal feature, so it is boiling hot.

The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone is a famous place and attraction. The Yellowstone River flows through this majestic canyon and also the Yellowstone River makes the waterfall that drops over 400 feet down into the canyon. The river is 692 miles long. This place is so gorgeous that you can spend hours hypnotized. The mist below shows that even though the fall is so attractive, it is also dangerously fast. There is also a lot of greenery on top of the cliffs that are made up of different color stones. Some of the stones are yellow and beige.

Below: The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.

Wildlife

One interesting thing about Yellowstone is its animals and wildlife. Some of the animals are elk, bison, birds, pronghorn, bears, coyotes, cougars, and bighorn sheep. Bison and pronghorn usually graze in grassy fields. Bison can be seen alone, but they mostly live in herds. Another interesting fact is that some scats have plant nutrients so sometimes plants grow in them!

FUN FACT: One elk has had a mind-blowing experience of pushing a car!

I hope you learned something new about this hypnotizing, flabbergasting place.