Yellowstone Treasures: The Traveler's Companion to the National Park

Copyright Page......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 11
Preface......Page 12
Introduction......Page 14
When Is the Best Time to Visit?......Page 15
Best Sights of Yellowstone......Page 18
Driving Distances......Page 21
Key to Symbols......Page 23
The Five Approaches to Yellowstone......Page 24
Key to the Approach Roads......Page 25
Approaches to the West Entrance......Page 32
From the West Entrance to Madison Junction......Page 40
From Madison Junction to Old Faithful Village......Page 48
Old Faithful Village......Page 74
Upper Geyser Basin......Page 81
From Old Faithful Village to West Thumb Junction......Page 104
II. The Bechler Region......Page 113
Approaches to the South Entrance......Page 118
From the South Entrance to West Thumb Junction......Page 128
Facilities at Grant Village......Page 133
West Thumb......Page 136
Facilities at Lake Village......Page 147
From Cody to the East Entrance......Page 153
From the East Entrance to Fishing Bridge Junction......Page 160
Facilities at Fishing Bridge Village......Page 167
From Fishing Bridge Junction to Canyon Junction......Page 170
Facilities at Canyon Village......Page 184
Approaches to the Northeast Entrance......Page 188
From the Northeast Entrance to Tower-Roosevelt Junction......Page 200
From Tower Junction to Canyon Junction......Page 214
From Canyon Junction to Norris Junction......Page 225
Norris Geyser Basin......Page 229
From Livingston to the North Entrance......Page 243
From the North Entrance to Mammoth Hot Springs Junction......Page 250
Facilities at Mammoth Hot Springs......Page 256
From Mammoth Junction to Norris Junction......Page 268
From Norris Junction to Madison Junction......Page 285
From Mammoth Junction to Tower Junction......Page 292
Animals......Page 9
Geological History: The Stories in Yellowstone’s Rocks......Page 302
Chronology: Yellowstone Since 1800......Page 316
Living Things: A Yellowstone Sampler......Page 327
The Fires of 1988 and What They Taught Us......Page 353
A to Z Information......Page 357
Useful Addresses & Phone Numbers......Page 362
Facilities in Yellowstone......Page 365
Campgrounds in Yellowstone......Page 366
Yellowstone Books and Maps......Page 367
58 Recommended Short Walks......Page 371
Index......Page 374
Buffaloes, Wolves, and Coyotes......Page 207
Where Are All the Bears Now?......Page 342
The Howl of the Wolf......Page 348
Fisheries in Trouble......Page 352
List of Geological Figures......Page 10
DNA Fingerprinting Started Here!......Page 61
What Makes the Colors?......Page 66
In Praise of High Mountain Passes......Page 163
Acid Hot Springs......Page 174
Understanding the Continental Divide......Page 108
The Bechler Region, or Cascade Corner, and Its Water......Page 116
The Eight Plateaus......Page 130
Yellowstone Lake......Page 144
The Canyon & Falls of the Yellowstone......Page 179
Centuries of Terrace Building......Page 269
What Is the Yellowstone Caldera?......Page 45
Rhyolite & the Plateau of Fire......Page 50
The Tetons & How They Got So High......Page 123
What’s a Hoodoo?......Page 157
Canyon Colors......Page 182
Petrified Trees......Page 209
Basalt Columns......Page 216
What Makes Norris Unique?......Page 233
A Mountain Turning Itself Inside Out......Page 265
The National Park Idea......Page 49
Precautions for Your Geyser Walks......Page 82
Yellowstone Lake Recreation......Page 152
The Lamar River & Its Valley......Page 205
Tower Fall on Tower Creek......Page 218
How the Mountains Around You Got Their Names......Page 252
1. Cross section of the Yellowstone caldera rim......Page 46
2. How does a geyser work?......Page 90
3. Map of stream flow directions and the Continental Divide......Page 109
4. Cross sections showing the formation of the Teton Range......Page 124
5. Plate tectonics and plume activity related to the Yellowstone region......Page 304
6. Cross section showing the sequence of events that produced the calderas......Page 306