YellowstoneLower Fall
Lower Falls, the biggest waterfall in Yellowstone, is 308-foot tall. The waterfall is one of the most photographed spots in Yellowstone. The canyon's colors were created by hot water acting on volcanic rock. It was not these colors, but the river's yellow banks at its distant confluence with the Missouri River, that occasioned the Minnetaree Indian name, which French trappers translated as roche jaune, yellow stone. The canyon has been cut by great glacial outburst floods.
Old Faithful
Old Faithful geyser was named for its frequent eruptions — which number more than a million since Yellowstone became the world’s first national park in 1872. Old Faithful erupts about every 92 minutes, shooting water 135 feet into the air on average. Like most of theYellowstone's geysers, Old Faithful gets its water from deep inside the earth. Snow and rainwater reach depths of about 10,000 feet below the ground, where it is heated by magma and forced back up through the surface.
Grand Tetons
The Grand Tetons are the single most beautiful place on earth, in my book! It's absolutely breathtaking and, no matter what the weather may bring, they never disappoint! The tallest peak of the Teton Mountains is known as the Grand Teton, at 13,770 feet it is the second highest mountain in Wyoming. The Teton mountain range is 40 miles long and about 8 miles wide. The Teton Mountains were created when ground pressure forced two sections of the earth's crust to move. One moved upward to form the mountains and the other created the valley of Jackson Hole when it sank down. Melting glaciers helped to create lakes in the area, including Jackson Lake.
Hidden Falls
I hiked a 5 mile round trip trail around Jenny Lake to Hidden Falls. Hidden Falls is not really a falls, but a 200 foot cascade. Even if it's not considered a waterfall it is beautiful.
Lower Falls, the biggest waterfall in Yellowstone, is 308-foot tall. The waterfall is one of the most photographed spots in Yellowstone. The canyon's colors were created by hot water acting on volcanic rock. It was not these colors, but the river's yellow banks at its distant confluence with the Missouri River, that occasioned the Minnetaree Indian name, which French trappers translated as roche jaune, yellow stone. The canyon has been cut by great glacial outburst floods.
Old Faithful
Old Faithful geyser was named for its frequent eruptions — which number more than a million since Yellowstone became the world’s first national park in 1872. Old Faithful erupts about every 92 minutes, shooting water 135 feet into the air on average. Like most of theYellowstone's geysers, Old Faithful gets its water from deep inside the earth. Snow and rainwater reach depths of about 10,000 feet below the ground, where it is heated by magma and forced back up through the surface.
Grand TetonsThe Grand Tetons are the single most beautiful place on earth, in my book! It's absolutely breathtaking and, no matter what the weather may bring, they never disappoint! The tallest peak of the Teton Mountains is known as the Grand Teton, at 13,770 feet it is the second highest mountain in Wyoming. The Teton mountain range is 40 miles long and about 8 miles wide. The Teton Mountains were created when ground pressure forced two sections of the earth's crust to move. One moved upward to form the mountains and the other created the valley of Jackson Hole when it sank down. Melting glaciers helped to create lakes in the area, including Jackson Lake.
Hidden Falls
I hiked a 5 mile round trip trail around Jenny Lake to Hidden Falls. Hidden Falls is not really a falls, but a 200 foot cascade. Even if it's not considered a waterfall it is beautiful.
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