Lower Geyser Basin
The Lower Basin contains many minor springs, geysers, and paint pots. The more important features of the area are the Great Fountain and White Dome geysers, the colorful Fountain Paint Pots and Gentian Pool.
Midway Geyser Basin
The major attractions at Midway Basin are the Grand Prismatic Spring and Excelsior Geyser – once the most powerful in the park. It spouted in 1888, then waited more than 100 years before going off again with a 300 foot column of water and steam. It still produces 1.5 billion gallons of scalding water annually and its steam fills the whole basin at sunset when the air begins to cool.
National Park Mountain
National Park Mountain is really not a mountain, merely an extension of the Madison Plateau. At its foot, the Washburn-Langford-Doane Party, the first serious exploratory group in Yellowstone, was encamped one night in 1870 when the proposal was first made to create a national park of the area, leading to the establishment of Yellowstone as the world's first.
The story goes that the very first jackalope was created by a Douglas taxidermist. But is that reality or myth? You see, if the first jackalope came from the inspiration of an animal stuffer, how come the animals have been known to sing harmony with cowboys riding the range? And why is there now an annual hunting season on the critters? Did they take on a real life after creation like Alice's friends in Wonderland? read more
With an international reputation for trout fishing in its cold, clear streams and lakes and world-class big game hunting opportunities, Wyoming is a sportsman’s paradise. read more
