As the first national park, what spectacular scenery does Yellowstone have?

The World Heritage Yellowstone Park is the most primitive and oldest national park in the world and the largest wildlife refuge in the United States. It is "the most wonderful and spectacular scenery on the surface of the earth", which has exceeded the limit that human art can achieve.

Yellowstone Park was built in 1872 and covers an area of ??7988 square kilometers. The park is located in a huge volcanic basin at an altitude of 2,400 meters and is famous for its charming natural scenery. 99% of the entire territory is undeveloped and is a vast and clean pristine natural area. The dense forest here provides a paradise for wild animals to survive. It is the largest and most diverse mammal habitat in North America and even the world. There are more than 200 black bears and more than 100 grizzly bears in the park, scattered among the vast mountains and fields. The bear is the symbol of Yellowstone Park.

The total length of park roads is 805 kilometers, and the total length of trails is 1,609 kilometers. It has five entrances and is divided into five areas: the Mammoth Hot Springs area in the northwest, the Roosevelt area in the northeast, which retains the landscape of the Old West, and the canyon area in the middle. , the southeast is the Yellowstone Lake area, and the west and southwest are the geyser area.

1. Old Faithful Spring:

Old Faithful Spring is named after its eruption pattern. It currently erupts every 93 minutes, which is very accurate. According to reports, 50 years ago, this fountain sprayed once an hour. Later, after an earthquake, the cycle became longer.

The reason for regular eruptions is that there are volcanoes active under Old Faithful Spring. The underground channel of the spring is close to the heat source. The water under the channel is heated and rises. However, due to the narrow and blocked channel, the hot water above is blocked, and the hot water below is blocked. The hot water is vaporized into water vapor, and the vapor pressure becomes stronger and stronger. At a certain time, the blocked water column will rush out of the ground to form a fountain. By repeating this process, the time of each process is quite accurate.

2. Yellowstone River and Yellowstone Grand Canyon:

The most magnificent and gorgeous scenery in Yellowstone Park. The 97-kilometer-long Yellowstone River is the only river in the United States without a dam. It cuts out the colorful Yellowstone Grand Canyon and forms the Yellowstone Falls with thousands of horses galloping. The canyon is about 32 kilometers long, 200 meters wide and 60 meters deep. The water of the Yellowstone River suddenly became rapid and splashed out, forming two magnificent waterfalls, which discharged into the Grand Canyon with a roaring sound. The upper waterfall is 130 meters high and the lower waterfall is 100 meters high.

In this famous section of the river, the most unforgettable thing is the bizarre and colorful weathered volcanic rocks. The Yellowstone River cuts through the mountains, and the color of the walls of the two gorges transitions from orange to orange, shining with dazzling luster from head to toe. The sun emits colorful light, and these colors blend into more colors. The millions of tons of rocks all look like they are painted with oil paint, as if they have been exposed to wind and sun without any scruples. The colors are bright and will never fade.

3. Geyser area:

In the shallower areas below the surface of Yellowstone, heat flow and lava activities are extremely active, providing sufficient energy for hot springs, and spring water flows out from cracks on the surface. , seep or erupt, forming hot springs and hot springs. There are more than 10,000 hot springs, mud springs and 300 geysers in the park. Many water jets are more than 30 meters high, which is shocking.

Geysers spray boiling water columns with rolling hot steam. Some water columns are like towering trees, with diameters ranging from 1.5 to 18 meters and heights of 45 to 90 meters. And at such a height It can last for several minutes or even nearly an hour. ?Lions Fountain? consists of 4 fountains. Before the water jets are ejected, there is a roar of lions, and then the water jets are shot into the air. ?Sapphire Fountain? The water color is incredibly blue. The most famous "Old Faithful Spring" sprays water very regularly. For more than 100 years, it erupts every 33-93 minutes. Each eruption lasts four or five minutes. The water column is more than 40 meters high and never stops.

4. Yellowstone Lake:

The largest alpine lake in the United States. It is 32 kilometers long, 21.5 kilometers wide, with a lake shore circumference of 180 kilometers, an average water depth of 24 meters, and the deepest point reaches 100 meters. Yellowstone Lake is crystal clear and colorful, like a natural colorful gemstone, reflecting the beauty of the snow-capped peaks and dense forests. Beautiful birds, either perching or swimming, dot the lake surface.

The number of hot springs and geysers here is the largest in the world. There are also the mysterious and quiet primeval forests and the rumbling craters, etc., which are all fascinating. It is home to more geysers, hot springs, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, petrified forests and Yellowstone Lake than anywhere else in the world.