Inside Yellowstone
Summary: Explore the wonders of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, with a park ranger as your guide. A virtual tour of park features, such as Old Faithful, will get you closer to the nature, science, history and culture of Yellowstone whether you are planning a vacation or are merely traveling online. Learn more about the geysers and geology of this wild landscape formed by a super-volcano and discover the ecological processes, like fire, that have shaped the park. Examine the park's human history as well as wildlife including bears, wolves, bison and elk. Experience Americas first national park online or download the 90-second parkcasts to a portable player to view when you visit Yellowstone. Be sure to download the accompanying map from our website before your trip. For a more in-depth look at the issues facing the worlds first national park, see the related video documentary series, Yellowstone InDepth, located in the Science & Medicine in the Natural Sciences category.
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The artist that shaped this American treasure continues to work on this unique place today.
Visiting this frozen landscape is worth the planning and effort it takes to get here.
Visitors traveling to and from the West Entrance are rewarded with some of the most beautiful scenery in the country.
The wolverine is an elusive and fascinating animal you may never see.
Fall and spring seem to be the most dangerous seasons because people are not as prepared.
Learning what foods are available at certain times of the year can help you avoid confrontations.
As the climate warms the tree-line moves higher and the Yellowstone region is left with less alpine tundra.
By looking at what we carry, you can develop your own emergency kit.
Meet Park Ranger Kelli English and learn, in her own words, why Yellowstone is one of her favorite places.
Most of the park is closed to wheeled vehicles in the winter. Mammoth is one of the areas that remains open. It offers fascinating views of hot spring terraces year around.
The water in Appolinaris Spring reminded early visitors of the taste of the water from a popular, naturally carbonated, spring in Germany. Our spring was named for the German, Apollinaris Spring.
The Snowlodge is the newest lodge in Yellowstone. This warm, inviting, timber-frame structure opened in 1999.
A bay of Yellowstone Lake and the marina located there were named due to their proximity to the natural bridge. They hold the names Bridge Bay and Bridge Bay Marina.
This ancient lakebed is now a huge valley that, each summer, hosts the largest bison rut in the world.
Does Old Faithful erupt as predicted when the temperature is 40 below zero (F)? Do droughts or heavy rains effect geysers? This video provides some of the answers.
