Night Falls on the Yellowstone

by Ann Johndro-Collins

Title

Night Falls on the Yellowstone

Artist

Ann Johndro-Collins

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Photograph - Photography

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Among national parks Yellowstone is first in many ways. It is the first national park in the world, established on March 1, 1872, the example on which parks everywhere are modeled.
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It is the largest park in the lower 48 states, larger than the states of Delaware and Rhode Island combined, about 60 miles long and wide. It has some of the most famous features in any of America's national parks - the diversity of attractions is a match for any location on the planet. It is located in 3 states--Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho--and encompasses 2,221,766 mostly undeveloped acres (3467 square miles).
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Yellowstone is best known, and originally came to prominence, for its over 10,000 hydrothermal features, including hot springs and pools, mud pots, and spectacular geysers, such as Old Faithful. Fueled by sources of heat very close to the surface, Yellowstone provides views of features which are the most plentiful, spectacular, and interesting in the world. A feast for the tourist, many of the most famous and interesting features in the park are easily accessible from the park's 300 miles of roads. In its mountainous setting, it sits astride the Continental Divide, so the 20-40" of precipitation which falls annually within the confines of the park may end up in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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Yellowstone includes several mountain ranges, an enormous body of water (Yellowstone Lake), and a number of rivers and streams. The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is one of the most magnificent canyons in the United States. Especially memorable is the plethora of wildlife in the park. This includes freely roaming and easily visible herds of buffalo, herds of elk, grizzly and black bears, moose, and many other animals. It is one of the finest places to view wildlife in all of North America.
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Most of Yellowstone National Park is undeveloped. There is a great deal of back country in the park, away from the famous features popular with tourists. There are more than 1000 miles of back country trails in the park.

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