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Wraith Falls 18

Wraith Falls in Yellowstone National Park

Location: Yellowstone National Park Length: 0.8 miles Elevation change: 120 feet GPS Coordinates: N 44 56.540 W 110 37.408 Yellowstone National Park is one of the greatest parks in US, it is very diverse and beautiful, featuring different geothermal features. This is the World?s First National Park that comprises the territory of 2,219,789 acres. The park is home to one of the world?s largest calderas with over 10,000 thermal features and more than 300 geysers. The park has 290 waterfalls and is home [...]

Calcite Springs Overlook 4

Calcite Springs Overlook in Yellowstone National Park

Location: Yellowstone National Park Length: 0.25 miles Elevation Gain: 25 feet GPS coordinates: N 44 54.109 W 110 23.586 Yellowstone is known for its gorgeous views and nature. This is the World’s First National Park that comprises the territory of 2,219,789 acres. The park is home to one of the world's largest calderas with over 10,000 thermal features and more than 300 geysers. The park has 290 waterfalls and is home for one of the largest petrifiied forests in the world. One of the [...]

Back Basin - Norris Geyser Basin 18

Back Basin of Norris Geyser Basin – Yellowstone National Park

Location: Yellowstone National Park, Mammoth Hot Springs Length: 1.75 mile GPS Coordinates: N 44 43.567 W 110 42.117 The Norris Geyser Basin is the hottest geyser basin in Yellowstone National Park, one of its parts the Back Basin is considered to be more wooded and full of different geothermal features. Some people call this part “the land of extremes”. Tourist will see here the tallest geyser, but at the same time this geyser is infrequent, new and old geysers, springs that have been [...]

Artist Point, Yellowstone National Park 18

Artist Point on the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone National Park

Location: Yellowstone National Park, Grand Canyon, South Rim Length: 0.1 mile GPS Coordinates: N 44 43.178 W 110 28.829 Artist Point on the Grand Canyon in the Yellowstone National Park offers fabulous views of the Yellowstone River and gorgeous canyons of light yellow and orange colors. Enjoy the views of the famous Lower Falls. It is truly a must-see and must-visit place in Yellowstone. The Grand Canyon itself is about 20 miles long; it was approximately measured from the Upper Falls to Tower Fall [...]

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Artist’s Paint Pots – Yellowstone National Park

Location: Yellowstone National Park Length: 1.1 miles GPS Coordinates: N 44 41.774 W 110 44.466 The Artist's Paint Pots trail is an easy and very popular hike featuring colorful hot springs, geysers, a fumaroles and mudpots in Yellowstone National Park. We encourage you to enjoy it in a natural setting. From the trailhead the trail takes you through a conifer forest. It should be mentioned that these trees were able to survive during the fire in 1988. After the forest the trail takes [...]

Biscuit Basin 25

Biscuit Basin – Yellowstone National Park

Difficulty: Easy Length: 0.7 miles GPS Coordinates: N 44 29.103 W 110 51.153 Biscuit Basin is part of Upper Geyser Basin and is home for Mustard Spring, beautiful Sapphire Pool and Black Opal Pool, Shell Geyser, Avoca Spring, Jewel Geyser, etc. Biscuit Basic is located at Yellowstone National Park, only 3 miles from a very famous Old Faithful. The basin got its name thanks to the deposits, biscuit-shaped, that were found on the territory around Sapphire Pool. On August 17, 1959 the earthquake [...]