There are five entrance of Yellowstone National Park, all of the entrance will be open in the summer, while winter is only open north entrance. So to Yellowstone National Park travel friends, you need to choose the right time. If you come before May, most parks are not open. If you come in October, the park ready for winter. Of course, most of Yellowstone National Park in the facilities were closed.
To
Yellowstone Park a few of choices are available:
South entrance, I-15 highway, turn on
89 freeway
West entrance, I-15 highway turn on
the 20th highway;
or I-90
highway turn on 287 highway;
or 191
highway.
North entrance, I-90 highway, turn on
89 highway
East entrance, I-90 highway turn on
the 14th highway
Northeast Entrance, I-90 highway
turn on 212 highway
Yellowstone National Park, which covers an area of
very wide. To finish the over 600 kilometers of road in Yellowstone Park, cannot
stop to drive the car, it takes about 10 hours. Yellowstone National Park has
hundreds of trail, you want to finish the nearly 2,000-kilometer journey, like
go to Yellowstone National Park from Vancouver, I do not know that year to
complete? If completed, enter the highest in the world too. Yellowstone
National Park's scenery, from the photo is not apparent, you must use your eyes
to view, that is beautiful. As a tourist point of view, to see which sites
should be the tour, do not miss the beautiful scenery.
1, YellowStone Lake.
The east and north of the lake lane is a good
landscape. Mountains across the lake was covered with snow all year round.
2, Hayden Vally
Hayden Vally have Yellowstone River companions. Also
gave Hayden Vally adds dynamic scenery. Morning and evening over Hayden Vally,
it seems like the opera in the face, at different times of the sun can
instantly give it a different clothes and ornaments.
This Hayden Vally is a good place to see wildlife.
We see the Bison and Elk. Bison and more small groups; Elk seem loner; Bear is
hidden very well, it is not easy to see. Recommended to bring binoculars, a lot
of time away from the street animals. People should not be in contact with the
animal near.
3, Grand Canyon
This Canyon has two waterfalls, Upper Yellowstone
Falls (33m) and Lower Yellowstone Falls (94m). Of course, the small size of Fall.
In Canyon Area, Upper and Lower Falls are two of the
area attractions. Inspiration, Grandview and Artist Point, just look at the
name on the feel of its grace. In Grandview see the cliffs hundreds of meters
deep, only about 200 meters wide, below the abyss is winding river -Yellowstone
River. Artist Point, from the east to the north of the Lower Falls lateral
looked, it is like a huge landscape painting.
Rocks of this area has a variety of colors, but with
yellow dominant. Yellowstone's name also come from here. The high-level and
low-level waterfall curve, it is beautiful amazing. If you have time, take the
time, take a trip to the canyon, will have a different experience. But you need
a lot of energy, especially to low-level waterfall three hundred forty
second-order ladder, no one's visitors can once completed. But when you
experience the waterfall rumbling down the spectacular, the kind of feeling is
indescribable.
4, Towers Falls
It is inferior to the Lower Yellowstone Falls, the
second popular waterfall. There is a short and steep trail that people can go
to the bottom of the waterfall.
5, Lamar Valley
Lamar Valley is the home of wild animals. Bison,
elk, coyote, bear and wolf living in this valley.
6, Mammoth Hot Spring
Such as access to Yellowstone National Park from the
north, Mammoth Hot Spring will pass attractions. Visitor's Center here. If you
do not want to go to an animal, you can visit the wildlife museum. Mammoth Hot
Spring has a spa, it is just the place to visit.
7, Norris Geyser Basin
Norris Geyser Basin is one of the most famous
Yellowstone National Park, Steamboat is the world's largest geyser.
Unfortunately, it is completely unpredictable eruption time. Last major
eruption was in April last year, up to 180 meters! Has a staff of over 30 years
in Yellowstone National Park, miss out 10 times eruption.
8, Lower Geyser Basin
The fountain is very regularly underground eruption,
it has a colorful little heated Pool, still bubbling mire. Watching the
steam-filled days of blue pond, the water temperature seems to fifty or sixty
degrees.
9,Old
Faithful and Upper Geyser Basin
As this Old Faithful's name, although it does not
spray too tall Steamboat, nor the most abide by the eruption of time, but it is
the most famous Yellowstone National Park, most people's favorite geyser.
1.4miles's Trail is to Morning Glory Pool, along the way will show you a
variety of colors thermal characteristics. There is also a spa, it's called
Chinese Basin, and the name is not verified.
10, West Thumb Geyser
This is followed by Yellowstone Lake of the geyser.
Because of the beautiful scenery, is a good place to shoot pictures?
11. Mud Volcano Area
Mud Volcano Area is located in the middle of Fishing
Bridge and Canyon Village. The Dragon's Mouth issued muffled roar, gray lava,
along with pungent fog, spray Dragon's Mouth. If you approached it, makes you
feel terrible! It is really worthy of the name Dragon's Mouth!
The following dates are free entrance days in Yellowstone
National Park for 2014:
January 20, 2014 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 15-17, 2014 - Presidents Day weekend
April 19-20, 2014 - Opening Weekend of National Park
Week
August 25, 2014 - National Park Service Birthday
September 27, 2014 - National Public Lands Day
November 11 2014 - Veterans Day