Inside Yellowstone

Old Faithful Geyser is famous due to its size, regularity, and predictability. Those factors have led Yellowstone visitors to watch its spectacular eruptions.

Yellowstone has all the things geysers need to exist: water, heat, special plumbing, and protection.

When they arent erupting, geysers may look similar to hot springs from the surface. There are clues that may help park visitors determine if a hydrothermal feature erupts and can be called a geyser.

The continental divide, or Great Divide, winds through Yellowstone marking the spot where the rivers flow either to the Pacific or Atlantic oceans.

Park Ranger Beth Taylor introduces the highlights of Grant Village and West Thumb Geyser Basin along the southwestern shore of Yellowstone Lake.

Why is the park filled with geysers, waterfalls, and lodgepole pine trees? Its all because of the Yellowstone Volcano.

The massive size of the Yellowstone Volcano, sometimes referred to as a supervolcano for its enormous eruptions, makes it tough to spot if youre looking for a cone-shaped mountain volcano.

Yellowstone Lake is one of the largest high elevation lakes in North America and has attracted wildlife and humans to its shores for thousands of years. In this video a park ranger introduces this popular area of Yellowstone National Park.

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is a favorite spot among park visitors. In this video a ranger explains the reasons for the bright colors of the canyon walls and how to safely view the waterfalls.

Some of the highlights of this less-visited area in the northeastern section of Yellowstone include Tower Fall, a waterfall made famous by artist Thomas Moran. His depiction of these falls, along with his other paintings, helped convince congress to establish Yellowstone as the first national park.