What was the first National Park?
Yellowstone National Park. It was established on March 1, 1872. Did you know it is also the first and oldest national park in the world? Yellowstone National Park is located in the Rocky Mountains in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. Yellowstone has many natural wonders, like geysers, bottomless pools, and unusual natural formations. It has a variety of wildlife, snowcapped mountains, dense green forests, crystal-clear lakes, and streams of fish. Geysers are steaming natural fountains that squirt huge columns of water high in the air. One of the most famous geysers at Yellowstone is called Old Faithful. Yellowstone’s bottomless pools are colored like rainbows. This color is caused by bacteria and algae. It has “mud pots” that bubble, burp, and smell like rotten eggs. One of the unusual natural formations found at Yellowstone is called Minerva Terrace. Yellowstone’s wildlife includes bison, elk, pronghorn, grizzlies, and gigantic moose. Did you know the entrance to Yellowstone includes words
