2011-05-29--31: Yellowstone National Park

We arrived to a snowy Yellowstone, and it really surprised us that it could be winter as late as the last days of May. The staff of the park worked hard to keep the roads open, so all guests could see most of the park.

We spent almost three full days exploring all the things you can see in this fantastic park. Most of all we enjoyed the wild life. We saw a lot of buffalos, elk and moose.

Often we got a good close look at the buffalos, as they didn´t have any fear of cars or people. The gently walked around on the roads.

We even saw this beautiful bird - the bald eagle, national emblem of USA!

Yellowstone National Park is a huge area in nortwest Wyoming, comprising of lakes, canyons, rivers and mountains. Yellowstone Lake is one of the largest high-altitude lakes in North America and is centered over the Yellowstone Caldera, the largest supervulcano on the continent.

The caldera is considered an active volcano. It has erupted with tremendous force several times in the last two million years.

Half of the world's geothermal features are in Yellowstone, fueled by this ongoing volcanism. In many places you see steam coming out of the ground, boiling water in small ponds, bubbling stinky mud holes and other strange things.
















There is so much to see in Yellowstone, and we would love to come back another time when there is no snow.

We have selected some pictures that you can find by clicking this link: Yellowstone 

Link to official Yellowstone web page: Yellowstone National Park