Yellowstone

Yellowstone is the oldest park in the U.S. park system and each year it draws 3 million visitors.  Riding a rare "hot spot" in the earth's surface, Yellowstone's turbulent landscape—which remains among the most geologically active lands on the planet with steam-spewing geysers, gurgling fumaroles, and frequent earthquakes—was protected as the world's first national park in 1872.  We entered Yellowstone via the north entrance and on the first day visited Old Faithful, plus many other park sites.  We also saw many buffalo.  Toward day's end, we exited the west entrance into West Yellowstone for a night of rest.  The next morning, after scraping the frost found on our windshield, we re-entered the park via the west entrance and toured more of the park before heading to Grand Teton National Park.

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