Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park is one of the most staggering examples of natural beauty the world has to offer.  The untamed splendor of the park is something visitors travel thousands of miles to see.  Ironically, Yellowstone is a place many Montanans neglect to visit, despite its close proximity.  For those who haven’t experienced the magnificence of Yellowstone National Park, it is most definitely a trip worth taking.

Just like any other example of unrestrained beauty, part of Yellowstone’s grandeur is the potential dangers it poses.  There are wild animals at arm’s reach in many areas of the park.  For those foolish enough to pester them, these animals are also at horn or claw’s reach.  There are prismatic pools of multi-colored water that look incredibly inviting, but they’re boiling hot, and not exactly potable.  Slime molds of every imaginable color streak across small streams.  Geysers shoot boiling water into the air in triumphant hissing, bubbling glory.  These dangers are real, but they are small compared to the Yellowstone Caldera.



Yellowstone National Park is a conundrum of attractive displays, wild animals, and raw, untamed nature.  We are proud to call it our neighbor.  Though it is a potential threat to civilization as we know it, it is also the most incredibly beautiful places anyone could ever hope to visit.  If you do get a chance to visit this unique national park, take it.Just like a Greek hero, the park is fantastic enough to garner the respect and admiration of all that encounter it, but equally volatile.   Beneath the ground is one of Earth’s largest super volcanos.  It is the source of Yellowstone’s impressive geothermic displays.  Although it hasn’t erupted in many thousands of years, its sheer power is enough to provoke scientists to monitor it closely.  If it did erupt, the Yellowstone caldera is capable of causing a global catastrophe.