YELLOWSTONE PARK FEATURES
If you’re planning a trip to Yellowstone, then you know there are a thousand of miles of trails and many different tours, sites and attractions to visit while you’re here. So, which are the Yellowstone park features you won’t want to miss?
Our Yellowstone tour guides have spent decades exploring the park throughout the seasons. The Yellowstone highlights on this page are just some of our favorites that we’d love to explore with you!
Yellowstone Wildlife
The park is home to all the animals one would have found in pre-colonial times.Yellowstone wildlife is always top of the list for visitors to experience. Whether you want to see bears, wolves, bison or other wildlife, our tour guides can help you get the best chance of viewing these favorite Yellowstone park features. We bring scopes and binoculars for everyone to bring the wildlife safely to your eye.
And you won’t walk away with just great memories. Our tour guides are also trained naturalists and biologists, so you’ll gain a better understanding of the animals’ lives within the park and their overall role in Yellowstone’s ecology.
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Yellowstone Geology
Yellowstone’s geology is one park highlight you can't miss! In fact, Yellowstone is one of the most geologically dynamic areas on Earth! Whether it's ancient volcanism, more recent eruptions, or even more recent ice-ages, the geologic process is happening before our eyes in Yellowstone.
The park is home to some of the largest volcanic eruptions known to have occurred in the world, creating several of the largest known calderas (or craters). The park’s geologic history helped form the mountains, canyons, plateaus, and thermal features that make Yellowstone so beautiful - including jaw-dropping sites like the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and Grand Prismatic Spring.
Want to see Yellowstone’s geology first hand and learn more about nature’s inner workings behind this incredible park? Then our Yellowstone eco tours are for you! Click here to book now.
Yellowstone Thermal Features
Out of all of Yellowstone’s park features, its many geysers, steam vents, mud pots and hot springs are probably the most famous. The park has more than 10,000 hydrothermal features, including about 500 geysers - over half of the world’s known total!
You'll learn how the many vents are actually a pressure release of the world's largest active volcano!
While Old Faithful may be the Yellowstone thermal feature best known outside of the park, our Yellowstone tour guides can help you see even more hydrothermal sites - and explore the science behind them! You will come away from a day that connects you deeply with the inner workings of our home planet.
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Yellowstone History
While exploring the world's first National Park, learn about our fascinating history, including the establishment and missteps of early park managers and visitors. Can you imagine hand-feeding bears? Or a predator control policy that wiped out wolves, and nearly wiped out cougars? Or throwing tires, clothing and even a frying pan into a hot spring?
Picture the ghosts of old hotels, swimming pools, and even graveyards. Explore your park while envisioning early travel on dusty stagecoaches with the threat of roadside robberies, or with the US Army presence at Fort Yellowstone in Mammoth Hot Springs. A day with us broadens your understanding of how changes in management, policy and public interest have evolved into a sought-after global destination through the lens of Yellowstone's history.
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Yellowstone Culture
While looking for our world class wildlife populations, and exploring Yellowstone's geyser basins ranks high on our visitor's bucket list, no trip is truly complete without gaining an understanding Yellowstone's cultural facets.
Did you know one of the oldest human remains in North America was found just north of the park? Or that dozens of tribes have deep connections with Yellowstone? On tour with Walking Shadow Ecology Tours of Yellowstone you'll come away with a deeper appreciation for the artists, historians, tribes, political leaders and visionaries who helped create and continue to influence what we see today.
And perhaps you'll come away with a sense of connection so deep, you'll learn how your presence and care can influence the future of this landscape. Learn more about our Yellowstone tour options here.
Yellowstone Ecology
No matter which Yellowstone park features you feel most drawn to on your trip, Walking Shadow Ecology Tours of Yellowstone can help you learn more about their place in the complex, inter-connected system of Yellowstone’s ecology. Using stories, our knowledge, and our passion, we weave the various facets of Yellowstone's natural and human stories into a rich and colorful tapestry.
We are committed to helping you make amazing memories and connect more deeply to the natural world. No matter which of our Yellowstone tours you choose, you’ll gain a rich understanding of the park’s complex geology, wildlife, human and natural history. You'll take home so much more than memories and pictures. You will leave Yellowstone with an indelible impression on your heart.
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