Travel Log for This Summer: Yellowstone National Park

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Yellowstone National Park was the first national park of the United States, established in March 1, 1872. The park has 3,468 square miles. There are lakes, canyons, rivers, mountain ranges, and tons of wildlife. There is a super volcano below Yellowstone Lake that causes large amounts of geothermic activity. There are more than 300 geysers (such as Old Faithful and Steamboat Springs (the tallest geyser in the world) as well as hot springs, mud pots, and fumaroles.

Yellowstone has wildlife you most likely won’t see normally. During my trip to Yellowstone, one of the most unique animals I saw were bison. I posted a picture of bison on Instagram. Even though they may look like they are in peace, bison will become aggressive when you get too near them. They are brown furred mammals with horns that are pretty big, taller than the average human being and even a car. They have huge heads and massive shoulders. They weigh 1000 to 2000 pounds. Bison are usually found in herds. During my 2 days in Yellowstone, I probably saw 100 bison. Because of the bison, Yellowstone is special.

Yellowstone has a lot of nature. One of the main things contributing to the nature are the geysers. I stopped by for a while to see them. I posted a picture of one of the geysers and again posted it on Instagram. Geysers are hot, so don't go near them. 20 visitors have died because of being burned by geysers. Yellowstone has nature, but even nature has its tradeoffs.

Yellowstone isn’t a very modernized place. The residential area has wooden cabins instead of hotels. In the national park itself, there's no WiFi. Luckily, there was WiFi in the cabin I stayed in (so I was able to post some of my Yellowstone pictures on Instagram). Yellowstone is not the ideal place to go to if you really like modern technology. Clearly, Yellowstone is a place that doesn’t interest everyone.

The best way to get to Yellowstone is first by plane. Then, to get to the national park itself, you'll need to drive there.

All together, for me, going to Yellowstone has been a good experience.