Yellowstone National Park

I was completely blown away by Yellowstone. I expected lots a trees, some lakes, some animals, and a big geyser. But it turned out to quite possibly be the most impressive natural landscape I’ve seen. Apparently much of the park was created by a supervolcano eruption that occurred 640,000 years ago. The explosion essentially ripped a hole in the Earth, exposing active geological phenomena that would normally be hundreds, if not thousands of meters underground. But that’s about the extent of my understanding of the whole thing. So take a look:

Gas containing lots of sulfur spews out of rocks next to a frozen lake:

A grizzly bear spotting:

This is where the bear came from:

Buffalo milk:

A gigantic pool of gray clay:

This cove was called the dragon’s mouth. It made constant grumbling noises and smelled like rotten eggs:

I’ve got quite a few more pictures, but my internet is a bit slow at the moment. I’ll post the rest over the next few days.