Yellowstone Trails from Uncle Tom’s
Special Caution: At least ten people met their deaths falling into the canyon in the 20 th century, one in 1999. Please exercise caution, stay away from the edge, …
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Extension to Biscuit Basin Yellowstone
NOTE: This extension can also be approached from the other end by parking at Biscuit Basin (see 68). To head back to Old Faithful, skip to 96 for the …
Yellowstone There’s Molten Rock Not Far Below You
As you drive along the north end of Hayden Valley, you’re about as close as the road goes to the Sour Creek dome, one of the two areas in …
Grand Canyon Yellowstone
Here’s what naturalist John Muir wrote in 1898 about Hayden Valley, the Yellowstone River, and its falls: For the first twenty miles its course is in a level, sunny …
Yellowstone Science and the Lake
In recent years, scientists have explored some of the lake’s bottom using a submersible robot called a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). They’ve learned that Mary Bay at the lake’s …
Yellowstone Riverside Geyser Spur
Turn east toward the river at Spa Geyser to see the most gracefully situated and aesthetically satisfying geyser eruption in the park. Riverside Geyser has been for a century …
THE BEARTOOTH SCENIC BYWAY
NOTE: Road construction may delay trac on segments of this highway for the next several years. The Beartooth Highway, open only between Memorial Day weekend and early October, covers …
For Hikers and Mineral Collectors Yellowstone
You can follow a Gallatin National Forest trail into the mountains to find specimens of petrified wood like those preserved in Yellowstone. The petrified trees are located about a …
Yellowstone Birds
Nearly 300 different bird species have been sighted in Yellowstone over the years. Here we name some birds with personality that are common to the central plateaus, first birds …
Along the shores of Yellowstone Lake
The American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorynchos) can be 5 feet (1.5 m) long and have a wingspan of 9 feet (2.7 m). Park Service regulations protect the pelican’s nesting …