Yellowstone National Park is huge encompassing two million acres in 1872
encompassing two million acres in 1872
encompassing two million acres in 1872 Congress made it the world’s first
Congress made it the world’s first
Congress made it the world’s first national park it is hidden within one of
national park it is hidden within one of
national park it is hidden within one of the most remote places in the lower 48
the most remote places in the lower 48
the most remote places in the lower 48 it’s bigger than Rhode Island and
it’s bigger than Rhode Island and
it’s bigger than Rhode Island and Delaware combined right here no Road in
Delaware combined right here no Road in
Delaware combined right here no Road in any direction for twenty-two miles a
any direction for twenty-two miles a
any direction for twenty-two miles a canyon 20 miles long 17 rivers dissect
canyon 20 miles long 17 rivers dissect
canyon 20 miles long 17 rivers dissect the wilderness sweeping grasslands more
the wilderness sweeping grasslands more
the wilderness sweeping grasslands more than enough to sustain Yellowstone’s
than enough to sustain Yellowstone’s
than enough to sustain Yellowstone’s 4,000 bison yet for all you can see the
4,000 bison yet for all you can see the
4,000 bison yet for all you can see the real story behind Yellowstone is in what
real story behind Yellowstone is in what
real story behind Yellowstone is in what you can’t see here just underground lies
you can’t see here just underground lies
you can’t see here just underground lies one of the world’s largest volcanoes it
one of the world’s largest volcanoes it
one of the world’s largest volcanoes it reveals itself at the surface in
reveals itself at the surface in
reveals itself at the surface in menacing ways with mud pots that belch
menacing ways with mud pots that belch
menacing ways with mud pots that belch toxic gas and fumaroles that hiss with
toxic gas and fumaroles that hiss with
toxic gas and fumaroles that hiss with acid vapor superheated pools of water
acid vapor superheated pools of water
acid vapor superheated pools of water steam vents and geysers attract some
steam vents and geysers attract some
steam vents and geysers attract some three million tourists a year few
three million tourists a year few
three million tourists a year few understand that Old Faithful won’t be
understand that Old Faithful won’t be
understand that Old Faithful won’t be faithful forever and one day the volcano
faithful forever and one day the volcano
faithful forever and one day the volcano below may erupt underneath Yellowstone’s
below may erupt underneath Yellowstone’s
below may erupt underneath Yellowstone’s surface just four miles down is a
surface just four miles down is a
surface just four miles down is a massive cauldron of magma its total
massive cauldron of magma its total
massive cauldron of magma its total volume enough to fill more than three
volume enough to fill more than three
volume enough to fill more than three Lake Michigan’s
Lake Michigan’s
Lake Michigan’s it’s been 640,000 years since it last
it’s been 640,000 years since it last
it’s been 640,000 years since it last erupted and no one knows if or when it
erupted and no one knows if or when it
erupted and no one knows if or when it will explode again Yellowstone is also
will explode again Yellowstone is also
will explode again Yellowstone is also home to 70 species of mammal elk and
home to 70 species of mammal elk and
home to 70 species of mammal elk and bison are just two of them and
bison are just two of them and
bison are just two of them and Yellowstone is home to one of the
Yellowstone is home to one of the
Yellowstone is home to one of the greatest wildlife reintroduction success
greatest wildlife reintroduction success
greatest wildlife reintroduction success stories the gray wolf wolves here were
stories the gray wolf wolves here were
stories the gray wolf wolves here were wiped out in the 1940s under an old
wiped out in the 1940s under an old
wiped out in the 1940s under an old predator eradication program they were
predator eradication program they were
predator eradication program they were reintroduced in 1995 and the Wolves have
reintroduced in 1995 and the Wolves have
reintroduced in 1995 and the Wolves have an influence on Yellowstone’s elk and
an influence on Yellowstone’s elk and
an influence on Yellowstone’s elk and bison populations by preying on elk and
bison populations by preying on elk and
bison populations by preying on elk and bison they keep the populations of these
bison they keep the populations of these
bison they keep the populations of these herbivores at a stable level which in
herbivores at a stable level which in
herbivores at a stable level which in turn helps keep Yellowstone ecosystems
turn helps keep Yellowstone ecosystems
turn helps keep Yellowstone ecosystems healthy life continues on Yellowstone
healthy life continues on Yellowstone
healthy life continues on Yellowstone surface and the molten earth beneath
surface and the molten earth beneath
surface and the molten earth beneath seemingly moves with a life of its own
seemingly moves with a life of its own
seemingly moves with a life of its own and present day visitors can witness the
and present day visitors can witness the
and present day visitors can witness the geologic splendor of its changes
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