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Yellowstone National Park
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The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River is one of the most impressive features of the park. Here the Yellowstone River carves a massive canyon through the park and flows over high cliffs to form a beautiful waterfall with upper and lower sections. There is one additional picture of the Yellowstone and its impressive canyon on the main Yellowstone page.
The first picture here provides a view from Artist's Point looking west towards the falls.
The next picture is taken from approximately the same point but looking east, away from the falls. The raging river and the formations of the canyon walls can be clearly seen in this shot. The canyon is over 1500 feet deep in spots and stretches 20 miles.
Another picture of the canyon walls from a nearby location is presented on the left, below. On the right is a picture from the north side of the canyon. The canyon is formed of volcanic rock, and the beautiful yellow, orange, and white colors of the canyon walls are caused by the chemical effects of the intense subterranean heat. Thomas Moran said that the colors of the canyon were "beyond the reach of human art."
A close-up of the lower falls is presented below. This section of the falls is 308 feet in height, compared with 109 feet for the upper section.
The next two pictures present a more peaceful image of the Yellowstone. First is a view of the river as it meanders through Hayden Valley, looking east.
The final shot is of the river only a few miles below the spot where it leaves Yellowstone Lake. The river, whose head waters are in the mountains in the southern end of the park, is filled with cutthroat trout. The Yellowstone is the last great river which remains undammed in the lower 48 states.
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