游黄石公园(2)

5忧 (2009-08-08 12:39:14) 评论 (15)

   
    黄石国家公园建于
1872年,占地8956平方公里,绝大部分在怀俄明州,它是美国第一个国家公园,1978年列入世界遗产名录,据说也是世界上最大的国家公园。

    多少万年以来,多次的火山爆发,多次的冰川运动,大自然用水火,冰风,雪雨精雕细琢,留下了山谷,河流,湖泊,瀑布,以及成群的温泉和喷泉,使这里变成一个景色迷人的地方。如果你对地质,地貌和生态感兴趣的话,你的收获会更大更直观。

    俺们在West Yellowstone 小镇的Days Inn住了两晚,每晚USD175.00。出镇向东开约一公里就是黄石公园的西门,门票USD25.00/一辆车/7天。

    看黄石公园的地图,就像一个腰比较粗的
8字,沿着8字开车,到处都是景点,俺们两家绕着8字跑了一圈,只省了那扎大粗腰的草绳子(Norris à Canyon Village)一段。

图1:公园地图



    黄石公园里有很多野生动物,麋鹿,驼鹿,野牛,黑熊,棕熊,大角羊。。。。。俺叫不出名来的更多,反正俺对这些恐怖兮兮的大家伙们也不感冒,怕俺的朋友笑话,说到了那地方,居然连个动物都没瞧见,太虚此行了,只好也上几个重量级的动物唬唬朋友啦。

图2:野牛(Bison)


图3:麋鹿 (Mule Deer)


图4:黑熊 (Black Bear)


图5:远看那些间歇热泉,像被轰炸过的地面,到处“狼”烟滚滚。
    (Fountain Paint Pot)


图6:近看这个泥热泉,像煮开了的火锅,直冒气冒泡。 (Fountain Paint Pot)


图7:5忧真影。 (Fountain Paint Pot)


Fountain Paint Pot Area:

* All of this area is within the Lower Geyser Basin.
* Here you can view the four types of hydrothermal features: geysers, hot springs,    mudpots, and fumaroles.
* Thermus aquaticus, the thermophile organism that revolutionized DNA processes, was discovered in this area.
* Great Fountain Geyser, on Firehole Lake Drive, is the only geyser outside of the Old Faithful Area that interpretive rangers predict (summer only).
* This trail is an easy 0.8km loop boardwalk. You will see various hydrothermal features that are expressions of Yellowstone's volcanism. No two features are exactly alike, yet they can be grouped into those with a lot of water (hot springs and geysers) and those with limited water (mudpots and fumaroles).