Yellowstone National Park

was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress with the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872. Yellowstone was the first national park in the U.S. and is also widely held to be the first national park in the world.

Yellowstone sits on top of a dormant volcano and is home to motion. Magma from deep in the earth rises, providing heat and pressure to the rock and liquids above. Hydrothermal fluids move in and out of fractures in the rock, building up and releasing pressure. This creates geysers, mud pots and steam vents.

Old Faithfull

is probably the most famous geyser in Yellowstone Park. Thousands of tourists come to watch this iconic feature of the park . It currently erupts around 20 times a day and can be predicted with a 90 percent confi dence rate within a 10 minute variation. During an eruption, the water temperature at the vent has been measured at 204°F (95.6°C). That’s really hot. There are signs everywhere warning people to stay on the boardwalks surrounding the geyser.

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

is a must-see spot in Yellowstone National Park. Beautiful views of Yellowstone Falls, pastel canyon walls, lodgepole pines and steam vents releasing steam among the canyon walls, amazing. Along with Old Faithfull, this is the parks second most visited site.

Bison Herd in Hayden Valley

A Small Colony of American White Pelicans

breed in Yellowstone Park - nesting on Molly Island. They have a unique feature - feeding in sync!

Beautiful Osprey guarding her nest.

This is my last blog post of an amazing trip to three of the USA’s most beautiful parks. Glacier, Tetons & Yellowstone - well worth a road trip. Hope you have enjoyed my story lines and photos.