Yellowstone National Park Research Paper
Today was the best day ever! My family and I went to Yellowstone National Park. It was the prettiest place on earth covering 3500 square miles. Did you know that it is located atop of a volcanic hotspot? Well i didn't either until today. The park rangers told me so many facts which i would have never known. Yellowstone was established as the world's first National Park on March, 1, 1872. People had been there for more than 11,000 years shown by archaeological site. The US army managed the park from 1886-1918. The Army had accompanied many expeditions helping conserve the natural resources for the park that millions of people love today. There are more than 900 miles of walking trails, 5 entrances, 466 miles of roads, and 287 backcountry campsites.
…show more content…
My favorite tree I saw today was the lodge pine. They looked like a Christmas tree but way bigger. The animals are so lucky they have so much space to roam around and the land is so pretty. They prettiest sight was the mama and baby bear getting a sip of water under one of the many waterfalls. Just try to imagine how cute that was. Adorable right! One of the park rangers told us that the coldest day ever recorded in Yellowstone National park was -66 degrees. Thankfully today it was in the seventies. Yellowstone is home to half the world's geothermal features. That's a lot of geysers and volcanoes. Old Faithful one of Yellowstone's most famous geysers, but not the largest, was once used as a laundromat. In the 1880’s members of the washburn-Langford expedition discovered that clothes placed inside the crater became totally clean once ejected from Old Faithful. At one time Old Faithful would erupt about every sixty minutes due to earthquake damage. Yellowstone experienced about one thousand to three thousand earthquakes annually. That's a lot of
My favorite tree I saw today was the lodge pine. They looked like a Christmas tree but way bigger. The animals are so lucky they have so much space to roam around and the land is so pretty. They prettiest sight was the mama and baby bear getting a sip of water under one of the many waterfalls. Just try to imagine how cute that was. Adorable right! One of the park rangers told us that the coldest day ever recorded in Yellowstone National park was -66 degrees. Thankfully today it was in the seventies. Yellowstone is home to half the world's geothermal features. That's a lot of geysers and volcanoes. Old Faithful one of Yellowstone's most famous geysers, but not the largest, was once used as a laundromat. In the 1880’s members of the washburn-Langford expedition discovered that clothes placed inside the crater became totally clean once ejected from Old Faithful. At one time Old Faithful would erupt about every sixty minutes due to earthquake damage. Yellowstone experienced about one thousand to three thousand earthquakes annually. That's a lot of