Yellowstone National Park: The Most Beautiful Place In America

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Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is arguably one of the most beautiful places in America and maybe even the world. There is no doubt about why annually, millions of tourists worldwide flock to visit the park and admire its enchancing 2,219,789 acres of beauty and wildlife. Located in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana, the park is famous for waterfalls, mountains, geysers, and even hotsprings, In fact, this place is known for having half of the world's hydrothermal features. It also is home to tons of animals like elk, bison, mule, deer, bighorn sheep, grizzly bears, black bears, wolves, moose, coyotes, mountain lions, and more. After visiting the park, I learned there are ton of mesmerizing physical features and even a lot of history taking place in the founding of the park. …show more content…
“After Lewis and Clark traveled on their expedition, tales of Yellowstone spread like wildfire,” our tour guide told us. “Nathaniel Pitt Langford led another trip here. He wanted to build rails so people around the country would use them to visit. He was mesmerized by its beauty and knew you he would get tons of visitors. So he came back again and this time brought scientists and photographers to explain and spread the stunning beauty of the place. He was hoping to attract tons of visitors. Once the pictures were released, many realized that the area’s beauty and wildlife must be conserved and in 1872, it became the first national park in America. But, there was a bumpy road on the way, literally.” A couple of people listening chuckled. “Until 1883, because of an economical crisis, there were no rails built in that direction and unless you wanted to travel through miles and

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