Yellowstone National Park Research Paper

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How would someone describe the snowy mountains of Yellowstone National Park, Montana? Everything is covered in snow, the white frosted ground crunching underneath the boots of people. Every tree is covered in layers of snow, an avalanche happening every time the branches slightly swayed. Buffalo would roam around like cattle would on a farm. Everything is frozen, turning the fingers and faces of young and old a bright red. The hot springs and geysers showering mist on the nearby flora covering everything in a sheet of ice. Listening closely the distant conversations of wolves as they echo throughout the valley. The foreign view gives the feeling of another planet, something so unreal that it is hard to believe that it is only another state. …show more content…
The hot springs in the rivers, warm against the cold air mixing to create a cloud of white mist, blocking the sun. The geysers shoot a stream of water high into the air, giving the feeling of a reverse waterfall. The hot springs would show a rainbow of color, each bacteria turning the water into a rainbow. The bubbling of the geyser like that of boiling water in a cooking pot. The intense heat dangerous to people and animals, a danger that is avoided by that of wildlife. Other hot springs would carry warm water into a pool below the board walk. The smell of sulfur invading the nose as it scrunches in disgust. The wind carrying the smell of the springs to linger around the area. The springs of warm temperatures can puzzle people’s minds. The warm waters creating a mist and melting any snow that falls into its sulfur waters. Though in the middle will be a tree covered in ice and snow unmoved by the warmer …show more content…
The red and purple sky expand behind the cover of clouds and disappear behind mountains. The red glow of the sun turning the snow and ice around the park into a beautiful deep red. The tall peaks of mountains reach up to the sky as the freezing air of high altitude shower everything in snow and ice. The vast expanse of open space where the sun’s rays can shine down painting the canvas that is the valleys of Yellowstone. When the sun finally sets behind the mountains the park becomes covered in a shade of blue. The night turning the cold temperatures into an even more unbearable freezing temperature. The large moon peaks above the mountains as glowing eyes peak from the forest. The nights in Yellowstone are dark and cloudy. Everything an equal deep hue of midnight black, masking everything from the eyes of others. The only sliver of light coming from the beams of moonlight peaking behind the

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