Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

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Yellowstone is the first national Park in the world and also the largest of all national parks in North America. For nearly 150 years of existence, it is visited by millions of people. The Park is world famous for its geysers there are over three thousand, or two-thirds of the total number of geysers in the world. Yellowstone — the owner of a unique flora and fauna. Numerous tourists are attracted to the Park, hundreds of thousands of wild animals, waterfalls, lakes, hot springs, and incredible views.

We have collected the most interesting and beautiful attractions of the Park.

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Steamboat geyser (Steamboat Geyser), or Boat, is the largest geyser in the world, although he is much less famous geyser Old faithful erupting regularly.

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone
Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Rainbow at the base of the Lower Falls and canyon of the Yellowstone river. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Lonely tree on a flooded island in the lake Yellowstone. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Tourists watching the Old faithful geyser erupting every 90 minutes. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

The elk herd in the Hayden valley. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Inebrya Jamaican white-headed duck on the lake Floating island. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Play grizzly bears in the snow in the Hayden valley. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Views of a hot spring Morning Glory. In its cool waters thrive brown, orange and yellow algae, bacteria, due to which colors flow from turquoise to greenish-brown. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Grand prismatic spring — the largest in the United States and the third largest in the world — is also in Yellowstone national Park. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

The mountain of Absaroka County in the North-East of the Park at sunset. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Bison cross the Yellowstone river. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Bison coming out of the Yellowstone river. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Tourists watching the wolves in the Hayden valley. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Chipmunk like in yoga, and in fact, begs, trying to pull food from tourists. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

The trees on the Bank of the Yellowstone river. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Fisherman on the river Fagerhol. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Happy wolf with a pair of moose legs after a successful hunt in the Hayden valley. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Grand prismatic spring. The size of the source of about 75 to 91 m, depth — 49 m, emissions of water (temperature of 71 °C) to approximately 2000 l / min. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

A detailed snapshot of the Grand prismatic spring. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

River through the Hayden valley. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Bear in Rainy lake, near the falls, tower falls. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

The steam from the geysers and thermal springs in the Park. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

In the Park you can go camping, and easily spend a few days — will be enough interest for a long time.

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

The eruption of the geyser Old faithful. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

A herd of bison in the Lamar valley. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Shadow aspen crumbling cliff-side from the fibrous basalt. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Deer elk, near the Madison in the territory of the Yellowstone Park. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

View of the Lower falls in the Grand canyon. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

The people at the 93-meter waterfall. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Buffalo rubs against a fire hydrant at the hotel Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel in the Park. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Water on the ever-changing Mammoth hot springs. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Small bisonic in the herd in the valley Lamar. In the Park live about three thousand Buffalo. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Gray wolf with cubs in the Park. (Reuters/National Park Service)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Silica from geysers (foreground) and partly frozen river Yeloustouna (rear). (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Bear baribal in a meadow near Rainy lake. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Hot spring sunset on the lake, framed by the unique colors from bacteria thermophiles that turn the source in turquoise and green colors. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Boiling mud and water in Yellowstone national Park. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Night eruption of the geyser Old faithful. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Fox hunting near Tayer falls. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Boulders settled long ago, in the Lamar valley. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Geysers, bison, and other sights of Yellowstone

Bear on a bridge across the Yellowstone river near the Lamar valley. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

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