Title: Yellowstone National Park: A Look At One Of The World's Greatest Natural Wonders (VIDEO/PHOTO) Source:
BBC URL Source:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/ ... ne-national-park_n_820190.html Published:Feb 8, 2011 Author:BBC Post Date:2011-02-08 16:36:03 by go65 Keywords:None Views:110 Comments:1
Once hailed as 'America's best idea', Yellowstone was the world's first national park.
Changing the way we interact with nature, the Pulitzer prize-winning author Wallace Stegner put it best when he said national parks "reflect us at our best, not our worst".
In the gigantic 3.5 million square miles of land, Yellowstone is host to a large number of interesting animal species, including bison, cougars, lynx, bobcats and coyotes.
The whole park actually sits on a caldera, often referred to as a 'supervolcano', and has at its heart the same conditions that brought about the start of life on Earth. This means it holds one of the world's natural wonders, as you can see in this video.
I spent a week last summer in Yellowstone and Grand Teton, it's something every American should see (until the GOP sells off the land to energy companies for exploration).
Since January 3, 2011, Republicans have controlled the power of the purse.
