Chapter 243: Emerald Gem
Its limestone structure adds a rich variety of colors, and countless wildlife gives it endless life, so it is proudly called "the most unique magical paradise on earth" by Americans. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoI've seen a lot about Yellowstone, but you can only really feel its charm when you're there.
That's the biggest experience after the snow falls to Yellowstone. First of all, let's briefly introduce the tour route and scenic spot distribution in Yellowstone Park, some people may feel that it is more difficult to plan the route of a scenic spot of this size like Yellowstone, indeed, the area of a Yellowstone Park is equivalent to the city of Beijing, which is five or six hundred kilometers around the main road, and there are hundreds of large and small scenic spots.
People who have been to it have felt that a place like Huangshi will not feel boring to stay in it for a month, at least a week can be arranged full, but for most tourists, a week is too luxurious, most of them are only two or three days, Xueluo and Yanzhi sweet, sugar sugar is two full days plus an afternoon left for Huangshi.
In this way, you can only walk through more than a dozen famous scenic spots in the park, and the time is just right. As we all know, the road in Huangshi presents a "8" character, which can be roughly divided into five scenic spots: the central and eastern part of the "8 character right": the Grand Canyon Area (alpine canyon waterfall), and the main scenic spots: Huangshi Grand Canyon and the upper and lower waterfalls.
"8 figure lower right" southeast: Huangshi Lake District (lake and mountain scenery), main attractions: Yellowstone Lake, Diaoyu Bridge, West Thumb Geyser "8 figure left" southwest + west central: geyser area (geothermal phenomenon), main attractions: large prism color spring, old Loyal Spring, upper, middle and lower geyser basin (large and small hot springs, color pools are numerous) "8 figure left" northwest.
Hot Stairs Area (Lime Stairs Scene);Main Attractions:Mammoth Hot Spring"8 Upper Right"Northeast Place:Roosevelt District (Western Style);Main Attractions:Tower Falls Yellowstone occupies a huge area, and the scenery in the park is also unpredictable, very different, once seen someone say that Yellowstone Park is a magical place.
Although in addition to the top hot spring landscape and wildlife in the park, its colorful pools are not as good as Jiuzhaigou, the calcification pool is not as good as the Yellow Dragon, the plateau scenery is not as good as the Sichuan-Tibet line, the grassland scenery is not as good as that of western China, the Huangshi Lake is far inferior to Qinghai Lake, the snow-capped mountains are too far away from the Yulong, the waterfalls are not as good as Niagara, and the canyon scenery is not as good as Colorado.
Even camping isn't as lively as Osriyama Park, and even the supervolcano itself can't tell where the crater is...... All in all, there isn't a single landscape in Yellowstone that ranks at the top of the rankings. But have you ever seen so many landscapes in the same park at the same time?
Have you ever experienced the feeling of moving a car and jumping from a scene - whenever you start to feel a little aesthetically tired of a certain type of scenery, Yellowstone will be kind to switch scenery? There are hundreds of large and small scenic spots in Yellowstone National Park, and there are about 10 well-known ones.
Like Lao Zhongzhong, Grand Prism, Yellowstone Lake, and Grand Canyon, in addition to the geyser area with dense scenic spots, the well-known scenic spots in other areas are about twenty or thirty kilometers apart, so it takes 2-3 days to go around along the figure 8 and go to each area to complete these more than 10 scenic spots.
There are relatively many scenic spots in the lower left of the figure 8, all kinds of hot springs and pools formed by geothermal heat one after another, plus the Norris geyser basin in the left of the figure 8, it is advisable to arrange a whole day, and there are fewer scenic spots in the upper part of the whole figure, only two well-known scenic spots of the tower waterfall and the mammoth hot spring, plus the Yellowstone Grand Canyon and waterfall in the right of the figure 8.
Because the snow falls and Yanzhi sweet and sugar sugar is through the Bear's Tooth Highway, enter Yellowstone from the northeast gate in the afternoon, stay in the resort cabin next to Yellowstone Lake on the first night, and book the town outside the west gate of Yellowstone Park for the next two nights: the hotel in West Yellowstone Town, so the route is arranged as follows: the afternoon of the first day.
The northeast gate goes directly to the bottom right of the figure 8 to visit the Yellowstone Lake area, and stays by the Yellowstone Lake at night Day 2: the lower left geyser area of the figure 8 + the Norris geyser in the middle of the left of the figure 8, go out of the West Gate at night, and live in the third day of West Yellowstone Town: enter the West Gate, take the middle line of the figure 8 to the Grand Canyon area in the middle of the figure 8 (backlight in the afternoon), and then to the Roosevelt area on the right side of the figure.
Finally, go to the mammoth area on the left of the figure 8, go out from the West Gate, and live in West Yellowstone Town. Finally, take the highway back to Billings directly north from West Yellowstone, no longer crossing the park and taking the Bear's Tooth Highway back. Since I no longer take the Northeast Gate and Bear's Tooth Highway on the return trip, I will arrange to stop by on the first day.
On the way, we will pass through the Roosevelt District and the Grand Canyon District in the middle of the 8 on the third day (the longest and best morning) to several attractions in the Yellowstone Lake District (in order): Haydn Valley - Mud Volcano - Fishing Bridge - West Thumb, and finally watch the sunset at Yellowstone Lake, have dinner and rest.
From the northeast gate of Yellowstone to the Roosevelt district in the upper right corner of the 8, a total of 47 kilometers, the following picture is a map of this section of the road. The first attraction, Lamar Valley, is just around the middle. Entering Yellowstone from the northeast gate, both sides of the road become another scene, the dangerous peaks are standing, the strange rocks are craggy, there are not many tourists, and once again sigh that the land in the west of the United States is vast and sparsely populated.
Even the world's top national parks. As you can see from the map, there are many scenic spots named after the peaks along this road, and you can occasionally see foreigners setting up "long guns and short cannons" or binoculars to catch eagles passing over the top of the mountain, but stop every time you encounter a scenic spot or observation deck, which is a week or even half a month of play.
If you only have two or three days, according to the experience of Snow Fall and Yanzhi Sweet and Sugar Candy, you still have to follow the established route to those well-known scenic spots, if you stop and go, you will not have time to see the most essential part of Yellowstone in the end, leaving regrets. After about 30 kilometers of driving, you will reach the first attraction in the route.
Lamar Valley. Lamar Valley Location: 8 Upper Right Corner Outside the Road (Roosevelt District) Lamar Valley is located in the northeast of Yellowstone National Park, which is home to bison, deer, wolves, and grizzly bears. In the Lamar Valley, bison and deer are the most common.
There are also herds of antelopes, wolves and grizzly bears require patience to find. Many people go to Lamar Valley early in search of animals and stay all day. Here, a telescope is essential. Lamar ValleyLamar ValleyLamar Valley Yellowstone is a paradise for wildlife lovers.
It has some of the richest animal resources in the United States, especially in the spring and early summer, when you can see the newborn bison and fawns, or the wolves in July and August. If you see a lot of cars parked on the side of the road in a non-parking lot, then you are sure to find piles of well-equipped tourists nearby, following their "long guns and short guns" in the direction of their "long guns and short guns".
You're sure to see wildlife. Of course, there are exceptions, in September and October, compared to the most common bison, elk, and antelope in the park, the black bear is a rarity, and Xueluo and Yan Zhitian and Sugar Candy have seen hundreds of tourists gathering near the Lamar Valley to search for bears, of course, with binoculars 100 meters away.
(Tourists are very conscious, and they know how to watch and shoot from a distance when they encounter animals, and will not disturb them), Xueluo, Yan Zhitian, and Tangtang also searched in the distance for more than half an hour with wide eyes, but they didn't even see a black shadow, but they listened to the foreigners around them also ask each other: "Have you seen it?"
"Where?", "Take a look through a telescope", and some "initiators" pointed to the bushes 100 meters away and said, "I just saw a black bear between those two small trees", which was very fun. The Roosevelt District, northeast of Yellowstone, is known for its rounded mountainous area that retains the natural landscape of the Old West.
Roosevelt is one of the best horseback riding in Yellowstone, where you can spot herds of bighorn deer and bison, trout in clear streams. The mountain is covered with patches of wormwood trees, Douglas fir trees, etc. Scenery along the Roosevelt DistrictIt is common to see American bison crossing the street in the park, but it also always provokes tourists to stop to watch and take pictures.
It was the first time to observe the American bison so closely, and they were not afraid of people, no matter how many spectators there were, they always grazing leisurely on both sides of the road, and occasionally changing venues and sneaking across the road. Yellowstone National Park was worried about the weather and temperature in Yellowstone before departure, and the park's services are closed after September each year, indicating that the weather is getting colder.
The weather in Huangshi that was inquired 10 days in advance was also not optimistic about cloudy days, sleet, and low temperature approaching zero degrees, there was no way, and the plan could not catch up with the changes; as a result, two or three days before departure, the weather was checked again, completely reversed, almost every day the sun was shining, and the temperature reached about 23 °C.
Sure enough, except for the last day, which was a little cloudy, the weather was excellent at other times, the clouds were as light as cotton, and the daytime was above 20°, and it was enough to wear a light jacket at night, and many of the winter clothes prepared did not have a chance to appear. Yellowstone weather conditions over the years: Passing through the Roosevelt District on the right side of the figure 8, along the road is the only long river in the United States that does not have a dam.
Yellowstone River, with a total length of 1,114 km. Originating in the Rocky Mountains, it flows through a large area of mountains and plateaus in Southern Montana and Northern Wyoming, where wild ducks, pelicans, and other birds can be seen. Pass through the Yellowstone Grand Canyon, 10 kilometers to the south, and you will come to the Yellowstone Lake area in the Snow Fall and Yanzhi Sweet and Sugar Sugar Routes.
The northernmost attraction (the main scenery is the lake and mountains and the abundant wildlife) is the Hayden Valley. Hayden Valley Location: Figure 8 lower right side up (Yellowstone Lake District) The valley is a large, relatively flat area between Yellowstone Lake and the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, about 7 miles long from north to south.
It is 7 miles wide from east to west and about 130 square kilometers. There is less geothermal heat here, and it is the area where Yellowstone sees the most wildlife, with bison, elk, black bears, brown bears and coyotes as the main animals. There are viewpoints along the road between the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and the mud volcano, and there are often many tourists with binoculars to watch the animals.
Due to seasonal restrictions, when the snow falls and the sweet and sugar sugar of Angelica pass by, only herds of American bison are seen. Didn't stop too much, because a little further south is the interesting mud volcano MudVolcano. MudVolcano Location: Figure 8 lower right middle (Yellowstone Lake area) reference time.
The 20-minute mud volcano is located on the north side of Yellowstone Lake and is the only geothermal attraction in the eastern part of the park. As the name suggests, a mud volcano is like a pot of boiling mud, although it is not big, but it is very distinctive, unlike ordinary hot springs, mud volcanoes will rumble when they erupt, and compared to the rivers, forests and meadows off the road, it seems like this is hell.
Smoke in the distance is the boiling mud Yellowstone National Park mud volcano parking lot 8 right middle to 8 bottom right map out of the mud volcano, a few kilometers further south, you will arrive at the fishing bridge at the north end of Yellowstone Lake. Fishing Bridge Location: Figure 8 lower right middle (Yellowstone Lake area) Reference time: 15 minutes.
The wooden Fishing Bridge on Yellowstone Lake spans both sides of the lake, and the scenery is very beautiful. Once a popular fishing spot that was banned after 1973, it's now easy to see fish from Yellowstone Lake here. There is a visitor center at the Fishing Bridge, which is dominated by bird exhibits. The fork in the Yellowstone National Park Fishing Bridge leads to the park's east gate.
The fishing bridge is about 43 kilometers away from the east gate. From the Diaoyu Bridge, there is an endless stretch of Yellowstone Lake on the left side of the road, and there are many parking strips where you can stop and get a closer view of the lake. Yellowstone Lake (Yellowstone Lake) Location: 8 figure lower right (Yellowstone Lake District) Yellowstone Lake covers an area of about 354k㎡ and is a typical crater lake.
It is also "the largest alpine lake in the United States". Surrounded by boreal evergreens such as fir trees and fir trees, Yellowstone Lake is home to numerous birds and wildlife, as well as a great spot for those who enjoy fishing and boating. The lake is shaped like a hand, and a place on the west side that looks like a thumb is called the WestThumb.
It is a well-known hot area in the park. If you look at Yellowstone Lake from the West Thumb, you will see that the surface of the lake on the shore is colorful and constantly changing, which is a sign that the hot fountain at the bottom of the lake is erupting. In winter, Yellowstone Lake freezes and covers it with snow, echoing the snow-capped mountains in the distance.
Yellowstone Lake is not in a hurry to stay too long, and you want to watch the sunset here in the evening. Yellowstone National Park follows the lake all the way to the southwest, and the closer you get to the geyser area, the more you can see the geothermal heat of the hot springs around the lake, and the smoke is steaming. Yellowstone National Park is about 30 kilometers away from the fishing bridge, which is the WestThumbGeyser Basin at the southwest end of Yellowstone Lake. (To be continued.) )