| Yellowstone is the oldest national park in the world | | | | many people to his delirium following wounds he |
| and is located in the states of Wyoming, Montana | | | | received in battle with tribes. But it was geologist |
| and Idaho. It extends over 3,470 square miles | | | | F.V. Hayden who was instrumental in the setting |
| and has natural phenomena like geysers and hot | | | | up of the park. It was because if his explorations |
| springs and contains the habitats of such wildlife | | | | in the region in 1871 as well as a comprehensive |
| as grizzly bears, wolves and herds of bison and | | | | report that was supplemented by the |
| elk. The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, which is | | | | large-format photographs taken by William Henry |
| one of the biggest temperate zone ecosystems | | | | Jackson and illustrations by Thomas Moran that |
| still in pristine condition, makes up a large part of | | | | convinced the then President, Ulysses S. Grant to |
| the park. | | | | sign a bill that proclaimed the area Yellowstone |
| The park gets its name from the yellow rocks in | | | | National Park. |
| the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone which is a | | | | Yellowstone is at present the most popular |
| deep ravine in the Yellowstone Plateau made by | | | | national park in the country. Its varied natural |
| floods that occurred during the ice ages, as well | | | | wonders make it a popular holiday destination for |
| as by constant soil erosion by the Yellowstone | | | | nature lovers and those with an adventurous turn |
| River. | | | | of mind. It plays host to a wide range of activities |
| While Native Americans had long inhabited the | | | | like kayaking, fishing, hiking and whitewater rafting. |
| Yellowstone region, the first non-native American | | | | Yellowstone National Park is surrounded by Grand |
| to set foot in the area was a member of the | | | | Teton National Park and Custer National Forest |
| Lewis and Clark expedition named John Colter | | | | that are also protected lands. The Beartooth |
| who said that the area was like "fire and | | | | highway, a drive of exceptional beauty, is also |
| brimstone". This description was attributed by | | | | located near the park. |