| The Yellowstone National Park is one of the | | | | might look like after such violent destruction. It all |
| world's greatest natural land and water | | | | ends with the park and a large part of the US |
| formations. It is only natural that a lot of novels, | | | | buried in volcanic ash. And like all the other |
| movies and documentaries have been written | | | | doomsday movies, the whole earth was affected |
| about the park. The park is the subject or the | | | | by the eruptions and turned into a crazy world |
| location of some media exploring both its beauty | | | | with the upper part in volcanic winter and the |
| and its hidden fictional and real sinister power. The | | | | lower part in ice age or in drought. The second |
| earliest known movies associated with the park | | | | part of the docudrama was more of a |
| were taken in 1897 and directed by Mr. Thomas | | | | documentary that provides evidence to the |
| A. Edison; these were reported by two | | | | authenticity of the movie. It was entitled |
| black-and-white mini-movies entitled "Tourists | | | | "Supervolcano: The Truth About Yellowstone". |
| Going Round Yellowstone Park" (18 seconds) and | | | | Departing from documentaries, the Yellowstone |
| "Lower Falls, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park" | | | | National Park is another one of Hollywood's |
| (26 seconds). One of the many movie guides | | | | favorite venues. Movies starring the best of the |
| made from the park is that with an obvious title | | | | stars have dominated the box office. One such |
| of "Yellowstone Park", which features the | | | | movie is the 1992 film version of the novel with |
| grandeur of the park's beautiful scenery. It was | | | | the same title: The River Runs Through It, which |
| designed to promote the park by showcasing the | | | | grossed $43,440,294 based on the report of |
| different water forms that the park offers to the | | | | Another one of these is "The Horse Whisperer", |
| visitors: its beautiful geysers, waterfalls, hotsprings | | | | also an adaptation of a novel with the same title |
| and reflective lakes. The film took 25000 hours to | | | | written by the renowned Nicholas Sparks. Even |
| complete but it was well worth the effort of the | | | | NASA has some mini-movies dedicated to the |
| team. Other travelogs include the much acclaimed | | | | park. In the Cool Cosmos website, short movies |
| best travelog "Yellowstone: Imprints of Geologic | | | | (less that one minute) were posted, all designed |
| Time", "Yellowstone's Amazing Wildlife", and | | | | to show through infrared videography both the |
| "Yellowstone: The World's Most Amazing Park". | | | | beauty and power of the "Earth's geothermal |
| "Amazing Wonders of the World: Kingdom of the | | | | power". These include some geysers, hot springs |
| West - Yellowstone, Yosemite & Glacier National | | | | and even some local wildlife, all captured in |
| Parks" also featured the park along with the two | | | | infrared. It shows an interesting and unique way |
| other natural parks of equal beauty. A docudrama | | | | to view the park. These are just few of the |
| series shown in BBC and Discovery channel, the | | | | numerous movies credited to the beauty of the |
| first part of which is entitled "Supervolcano", | | | | majestic Yellowstone Park. We should be |
| evolved around the park's volcanic caldera. The | | | | expecting more movies of greater caliber to be |
| film's fictional characters struggled to contain the | | | | made of this awesome wonder of nature in the |
| spontaneous eruptions happening all over the park | | | | years to come. |
| which spread across the globe. The film featured | | | | Alex is the owner of On his site you can find |
| stunning imagery of volcanic eruptions and | | | | information about Yellowstone national park, map |
| showed computer simulations of how the earth | | | | of yellowstone national park etc. |