"Sharrie's World 1st National Park" Yellowstone National Park by Sharrie

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Sharrie's World 1st National Park - Yellowstone National Park

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK is the world's first national park. Grand Canyon is the national park which I'm most impressed with in the United States. Ever since the visits to Grand Canyon & the Canadian Rockies, I was hooked! This happened more than 5 years ago. It's strange... before this, I was only interested in city-hoppings. I have never had any inclination to visit the parks, let alone a national park. But the Grand Canyon changed all that.

Since then, I've acquired travel guides, huge coffee-table books & even lugged a few home all the way from America. None of my friends & colleagues can relate to this "insanity". I've collections of videos, VCDs & DVDs of these wonderful nature & landscape. Well, all I can say is experience it for yourself & your life would never be the same again :-). There are many more national parks which I hope to visit one day, especially Arches N.P., Carlsbad Caverns, Waterton-Glacier N.P., Crater Lake, Denali, Glacier Bay, Pantagonia & the incredible Torres del Paine.

OK, lets get back to Yellowstone National Park. Established on Mar. 1, 1872 & preserved for posterity, Yellowstone is an extravaganza of all the unthinkable: mysterious geysers, mud pots, volcanic steam vents, hot springs, waterfalls, petrified forests, bison, elk & bears... It is a surreal quadrant of steamvented land where geysers abound; as many as 350 geysers are concentrated here, the world's largest collection! A fantasyland of mud volcanoes, colorful canyons, plunging waterfalls & hot molten rock (magma) only 1 to 3 miles below the earth's crust, Yellowstone embraces a supernatural aura which is not likely to be experienced in any other national parks in the world!

Facts about Yellowstone National Park
Established in 1872.
Size: 2.2 million acres.
No. of Visitors: 3.1 million per year.

Facts about Wyoming
Population: 449,900.
Area: 97,809 sq mi.
Capital & Largest City: Cheyenne (pop. 75,200).
Origin of Name: A Delaware Indian word meaning on the great plains.
Motto: Equal Rights.
Info: Division of Tourism.
I-25 at College Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82002.
Tel: (307) 777 7777.

Web Resources
Country Code: 1  
Yellow Pages: YellowPages.com
Newspaper: USA Today

  • Last visit to Yellowstone National Park: Dec 1997
  • Intro Updated Apr 6, 2004
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AFRICA GEYSER - Yellowstone National Park AFRICA GEYSER Things to Do (7)

AFRICA GEYSER: Named for its similar shape of African continent. It first erupted in 1971 with heights of 45 feet. 2... more travel advice

TOWN OF JACKSON - Yellowstone National Park TOWN OF JACKSON Things to Do (7)

The town of JACKSON is probably the nearest civilization around Yellowstone National Park. It's a little touristy in my... more travel advice

OLD FAITHFUL - Yellowstone National Park OLD FAITHFUL Things to Do (7)

OLD FAITHFUL: Crown jewel & symbol of Yellowstone. Founded by the Washburn Expedition in 1870 & named Old Faithful... more travel advice

Thermal - Yellowstone National Park Thermal Things to Do (7)

Learn a little about how thermal features work: Hot Spring, fumarole & geysers occur because surface water seeps... more travel advice

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    willcary's Profile Photo
    Jul 29, 2003 at 8:48 PM

    Great job,good descriptions and beautiful pictures. My wife and I will be going for the first time this September.

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    RJ1967's Profile Photo
    Jan 27, 2003 at 10:39 PM

    beautiful place. Nice pictures

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    annk's Profile Photo
    Sep 14, 2002 at 12:08 PM

    Beautiful & informative!! I have no excuse not to go.

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