The Dragon's Mouth
This geyser gets its name from the manner in which the water surges out from the superheated source – like a flicking, liquid dragon's tongue.
Mud Volcano
The volcano has acidic waters that leach clay particles from the lava rocks below. These particles are kept suspended in the waters, resulting in the gray mud that distinguishes this spring.
Yellowstone Lake
This is America's largest mountain lake at such an altitude (7,733 feet). It is approximately 20 miles long and 14 miles wide. The shoreline is in excess of 100 miles. Its average depth is 137 feet, although it reaches down to 320 feet. The cutthroat trout, so named because of the two bright red or orange stripes that slash across its throat, is the only game fish in the lake.
Yellowstone entertains nearly three million guests annually, but some 99-percent of them never venture more than 200 feet away from a road. Much less deep into the backcountry. read more
In 1849 and 1850, many Cherokees left their reservation in Oklahoma and headed west to seek their fortunes in the California gold fields. read more
