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Yellowstone National Park

Elk In The Distance, Yellowstone National Park

"Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone and are an important species within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Yellowstone provides summer range for an estimated 10,000–20,000 elk (Cervus canadensis) from six to seven herds, most of which winter at lower elevations outside the park. These herds provide visitor enjoyment as well as revenue to local economies through hunting outside the park.

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Hearing On Tribal Co-Management Of Federal Lands Leads To Domestic Energy Debate

A congressional hearing Tuesday into how best federal land-management agencies could tap Native American expertise for natural resource issues opened the door for Republicans to push for more oil and gas drilling and development of a national energy policy in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The Turquoise Water Of A Thermal Pool In Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park

Biscuit Basin is "named for the unusual biscuit-like deposits that used to surround Sapphire Pool ... Biscuit Basin is traversed by an easy 0.6-mile (1-km) lollipop loop boardwalk trail, which leads past many fascinating hydrothermal features, such as Sapphire Pool, Avoca Spring, and Jewel Geyser." Hot spring colors range from green to blue to turquoise, with orange and brown veins of bacterial mats surrounding and leading away from the pools.

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A Steaming Emerald Pool At Black Sand Basin, Yellowstone National Park

Located about 1 mile up the main road from Old Faithful, Black Sand Basin is "named for sand derived from black volcanic glass (obsidian)" and features some beautiful hot springs, including Emerald Pool pictured here. You can also hike the 1 mile to Black Sand Basin starting from Daisy Geyser.

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A Chilly Autumn Sunrise Over The Lower Falls, Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park has about 290 waterfalls. The tallest waterfall that's near a road is the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, at a height of 308 feet (94m). There are a number of different view perspectives from which you can see and photograph the Lower Falls. This image was captured during a frosty, snowy sunrise seen from Artist Point.

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Yellowstone At 150: Challenges Go More Than Crowd-Deep

“A thousand Yellowstone wonders are calling, ‘Look up and down and round about you!’” In an 1885 essay, John Muir waxed rhapsodic about the nation’s first national park, then just 13 years old. Yellowstone’s wonders still were little known except to Native Americans who had been on the land for millennia; East coasters assumed it was a “park” akin to New York City’s Central Park. At its 150th birthday, Yellowstone is an eternity away from that wrongheaded view, and enmeshed in raft of modern-day complexities never envisioned its youth.

Travertine-Terraced Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park

Mammoth Hot Springs is "one of the world's best protected examples of travertine-depositing hot springs ... Inactive terraces underlie most of this area, including under the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel and the Albright Visitor Center." For great lighting, early mornings and later in the evening just prior to sunset are great times to visit and photograph the terraces and hot springs of this area.

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The Essential RVing Guide

The Essential RVing Guide to the National Parks

The National Parks RVing Guide, aka the Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks, is the definitive guide for RVers seeking information on campgrounds in the National Park System where they can park their rigs. It's available for free for both iPhones and Android models.

This app is packed with RVing specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 parks.

You'll also find stories about RVing in the parks, some tips if you've just recently turned into an RVer, and some planning suggestions. A bonus that wasn't in the previous eBook or PDF versions of this guide are feeds of Traveler content: you'll find our latest stories as well as our most recent podcasts just a click away.

So whether you have an iPhone or an Android, download this app and start exploring the campgrounds in the National Park System where you can park your rig.