"Yellowstone--- a Geological Wonder" Yellowstone National Park by slabeaume

Yellowstone National Park Travel Guide: 1,362 reviews and 3,415 photos

My Yellowstone National Park Vacation

If you would like to take a vacation to a foreign planet, Yellowstone might be a good alternative! The geological attractions here do seem quite alien! Seeing such a wonderland of geysers, hot springs, bubbling and oozing mud pots, brightly colored bacteria mats, colorful rock formations, canyons, rivers, waterfalls, not to mention all the wildlife---bears, buffalos, elk, deer, and fish ---made for a very interesting and wonderful vaction!

General info on Yellowstone

scenery along the roadway

Yellowstone National Park is America's first National Park. It was established in 1872 and draws over three million visitors yearly. It has five entrances and about 370 miles of paved roadway in it's 2.2 million acres of wilderness. It has about 10,000 thermal features, including about 250 active geysers.

What to do in Yellowstone

buffalo

There is an entrance fee of $20 per car (good for 7 days), but it's well worth it. We only had 3 days there, so didn't get to do much but hike some of the trails and take lots of pictures. Would have been nice to rent a boat from the marina at Yellowstone Lake, or do some fine dining in the Yellowstone Lake Hotel diner, or fish in the beautiful rivers, or take more hikes, but 3 days just isn't very long in a park like Yellowstone!

Pros and Cons

Pros:such diversity
Cons:too little time
In a nutshell:a natural wonderland

Last visit to Yellowstone National Park: Jun 2002
Intro Updated Jun 3, 2003
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Reviews (13)

The wildlife can be dangerous Warnings Or Dangers (1)

The wildlife is amazing. There are herds of buffalo, elk, deer, ... . But the animal that really seems to get everyone's... more travel advice

Our double bedded room - Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstones most famous Inn Hotels (1)

We rented a premium room. It was rather simple, but nice. It had 2 queen beds, a small table and 2 chairs and a... more travel advice

looking into the diningroom from the balcony - Yellowstone National Park

a true Old Faithful Restaurants (1)

Depending on what time of the day you go will decide whether or not you need reservations. Breakfast is first come,... more travel advice

Yellowstone Lake Things to Do (10)

Yellowstone Lake is the largest lake at high elevation (i.e., more than 7,000 ft.) in North America with a surface area... more travel advice

Travelogues (1)

Written Jun 3, 2003

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Comments (4)

tini58de Jun 7, 2003 at 12:59 PM Report Abuse

Outstanding page with awesome pictures and excellent information! A real joy to visit your page!
globetrott Jun 3, 2003 at 5:03 PM Report Abuse

Yellowstone NP is one of my dream destinations ! excellent infos and brilliant pics !
pepples46 May 15, 2003 at 9:37 PM Report Abuse

wow....beautiful presentation of the Yellowstone I realy wanne see one day..thank you for sharing....and Happy Birthday to you
jmarkoos Apr 24, 2003 at 11:10 PM Report Abuse

would like to visit soon-great place:-)