Yellowstone National Park
America has 63 selected national parks which are visited by millions of visitors each year to see the stunning and unforgettable natural beauty. Various types of nature that can be enjoyed include forests, mountains, deserts, lakes, and others. Apart from that, each season also offers a different experience due to changing weather, such as the amount of snow covering the natural surface in winter, and the hot sun in summer.
This National Park is located in Wyoming, North America. To go there takes quite a long time, from 6 hours to 16 hours depending on the transportation used. But the natural views presented will be very valuable for your traveling experience. Famous places there include the Grand Prismatic Spring and the Grand Canyon. Apart from that, visitors can meet wild bison in certain locations, and also visit the tourist information center.
Yellowstone National Park
Famous National Park in Wyoming
A. Grand Prismatic Spring
This natural occurrence is the largest hot spring in America and has a diameter of up to 112.5 meters. The hot water comes out of the ground, and has unique color rings such as yellow, orange, green which come from certain bacteria that survive in hot water. To arrive at this place, we will be pampered with a walking deck made of wood, as a base for us to walk on the hot spring land, so that we can surround the area and see other interesting things such as:
Noris Geyser Basin
Chromatic Pool
Saphire Pool
Opal Pool
Walking Deck di Grand Prismatic Spring
Excelsior Geyser
Biscuit Basin
Grand Canyon of The Yellowstone
The Grand Canyon is a canyon/cliff where the Yellowstone River flows 94 meters down the Yellowstone Falls. This place has become popular because its beauty has been continuously reported by word of mouth to explorers since the 19th century. My experience of visiting the Grand Canyon happened to be held during winter when very thick snow covered the walking path for tourists to their favorite photo spots. With 3 layers of thick clothes and sports shoes, I slowly headed to the viewing point. When I arrived there were many people enjoying the view and queuing to be photographed in an orderly manner, even offering to help each other take photos. The view of the Grand Canyon decorated with snow with frozen waterfalls is truly stunning and hard to forget.
Old Faithfull Geyser
This hot fountain shoots water out of the earth about 20 times a day, and will appear every 10 minutes or so with varying lengths and heights. The observation deck of the Old Faithfull fountain is behind the Old Faithfull Visitor and education Center. While waiting for the Old Geyser to appear, you can see the merchandise shop in the visitor center and enjoy the seating area on the observation deck. Even in winter, lots of people come and sit and wait enthusiastically, apart from that, as long as the Geyser shoots hot water high up, we who watch are amazed and I think is this really a natural event? as if it could have been set by humans and made as beautiful as it is.
Mammoth Hot spring
Mammoth hot springs are a collection of travertine terraces (crystalline limestone formed in mineral springs saturated with dissolved calcium carbonate) that have formed over thousands of years. This tourist area consists of an upper terrace and a lower terrace. On the upper terrace there are Orange Spring Mounds and Angel Terrace. From the top terrace we can walk on the broadwalk or wooden promenade along the area and down to the bottom where there is a beautiful view of the city surrounded by mountain peaks, and flowing travertine terraces. In winter, the cold atmosphere makes walking much more enjoyable, the photos are beautifully decorated with snow everywhere such as land areas, hills and mountains, also in the travertine terrace area. When I arrived there, I was greeted by a group of Bison were busy eating lunch quietly in the hilly area near the parking lot. We happily took as many photos as we could at a safe distance from the bison, and were still careful not to disturb them.
