What a Wonderful World! (An #AtoZChallenge Post): Y is for Yellowstone National Park

 

A lone bison grazes while Castle Geyser erupts in the background

My husband recently re-retired, and we are front-loading travel. My #AtoZChallenge posts this year will explore our adventures--some pre-retirement, some post. Today's location: Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone is my husband's Disneyland--his happiest place on Earth. The diversity of wildlife, the numerous geothermal features, and the stunning landscapes all combine to make visiting Yellowstone a bucket-list experience. It's no wonder it was the nation's (and even world's, according to Wikipedia) first national park!

A baby bison grazing with its mother

a large elk lies down in a field

a muskrat swims in a lake

Heart Spring, a heart shaped geothermal feature

Beehive Geyser erupts under a partially cloudy sky

Morning Glory pool displays many colors, from blue in the center to orange and brown at the edges

the very clear Fish Lake, with the mountains in reflection

the white travertine terraces of Mammoth Terraces

That's just a small sample of the amazing things to see at Yellowstone National Park. It would be easy to spend a week at the park, but it would be worth spending even a day there. Who wouldn't want to go to nature's equivalent of Disneyland?

Come back tomorrow to see where in the world we'll go next!