Yellowstone Canyon Colors
The colors in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone derive both from minerals and from living organisms. There are infinite shadings of yellow and orange, and also reds... Read more
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Yellowstone Lake Recreation
Swimming in Yellowstone Lake is strongly discouraged, even forbidden at West Thumb. This is due to the extremely cold water after all, the lake’s elevation is nearly 8000... Read more
Yellowstone Geyser Route Two: Castle and Daisy Geysers and an extension to Black Sand Pool
NOTE: This is an approved bicycle route to the Grand Loop Road near Biscuit Basin about 2.5 miles (4 km) to the north. To reach Biscuit Basin, turn... Read more
West Thumb Geyser Basin Walking Tour
The boardwalk around West Thumb Geyser Basin is about one-half mile (0.8 km) long. It takes you to the main portion of this basin, which has few geysers... Read more
Yellowstone Extension to Black Sand Pool
Yellowstone Extension to Black Sand Pool 7 If you continue west where the two walkways around Daisy become one, you’ll see the white Pyramid (or White Throne), the... Read more
Approaches to the Northeast Entrance
If you decide to enter Yellowstone by the Northeast Entrance, you are given the choice of two unforgettable mountain roads that lead to Cooke City and the Northeast... Read more
Two short hikes from West Thumb
Yellowstone Lake Overlook Trail is a loop of a little over 2 miles (3.2 km). Start by walking southwest from the West Thumb parking lot. After crossing the... Read more
The Sources and the Plumbing Yellowstone
Snowmelt and rainfall provide the water by soaking into the ground locally and from the surrounding mountain ranges. The water flows deep into the geyser basin as groundwater,... Read more
Yellowstone Morning Glory Pool
Across the river from Seismic and from the trail, another very short-lived geyser, called Fantail Geyser for its angled eruptions, performed impressively for one spring and summer (1986),... Read more
Yellowstone Lake Hotel
S H Lake Hotel (called Lake Yellowstone Hotel by the concessionaire in recent years) suggests 1920s casual elegance. The Lake String Quartet has played in the sunroom during... Read more
Yellowstone Trail from Artist Point toward
A short walk to the east along the rim of the canyon, following a part of the South Rim Trail, reveals some of the most awe-inspiring color panoramas... Read more
Map of Yellowstone
Even going a few hundred yards (meters) can reveal how the sky and canyon rival each other on a beautiful evening. You can turn south (right) away from... Read more
Yellowstone Lake
No writer has better described Yellowstone Lake than did renowned naturalist John Muir in an Atlantic Monthly article of 1898: It is about twenty miles long and fifteen... Read more
Understanding the Yellowstone Continental Divide
Driving between Old Faithful and West Thumb, you twice pass signs identifying the Continental Divide. This makes it dicult to understand the concept of the divide or to... Read more
Yellowstone Canyon Hotel
The famous Canyon Hotel, incorporating an earlier hotel, opened to guests in 1911. Arguably the all-time gem of Yellowstone Park hotels, this was the largest and most elaborate... Read more