Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming is America’s first national park and one of its crown jewels. This park has so much to see and do you could spend a week here every year and still find something new each time. The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone with its waterfalls, Old Faithful and the bubbling mud pots and other geo-thermal features. In addition to the physical attractions Yellowstone is a prime location for viewing wildlife. Because of its national park protective status the animals are not hunted and are not nervous around people or traffic. Wolves, bears (both black and grizzly), and any number of ungulates are easily seen.
Yellowstone sits atop a supervolcano which means the fiery molten core of the earth lies dangerously close to the surface. This results in numerous geo-thermal features throughout the park,
the most famous of course is Old Faithful.
The Yellowstone River cuts its way through the park carving out the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and leaving behind some spectacular waterfalls.
Although you can no longer fish at fishing bridge you can still observe the cutthroat trout spawning.
Fires ripped through Yellowstone in 1988 and almost destroyed the famous Old Faithful Lodge.
Catch the sunset on Mount Washburn as you scan the horizon for bighorn sheep and rocky mountain goats.
Yellowstone Lake is ideal for fishing and boating.
I have traveled from Maine to Alaska and found no place better for viewing wildlife then Yellowstone. Believe it or not one of the most dangerous animals in the park are the bison,
although the bears should not be taken for granted.
The wolves will not bother you but are spectacular to watch looking down into the Hayden Valley.
Ungulates abound you can easily see elk,
bighorn sheep,
and other small mammals.
Yellowstone is a park that will suit any interest in the natural world.
