12: Yellowstone Fun Facts - 5 Things You Didn't Know!

01/18/23 • 64 min

Welcome to the Yellowstone Fun Facts episode!

Yellowstone is John’s absolute favorite national park! That being said, he is going to take the lead and share his top fun facts about the “oldest and best’ national park.

Yellowstone is mysterious and legendary because it’s a supervolcano! This is a fascinating park, and we are so excited to discuss these fun facts with you today.

Join us as we cover:

The science behind the supervolcano in Yellowstone
The thermophiles in Grand Prismatic
The flowers that only live and grow in Yellowstone
Why we think Yellowstone is the true American safari
The cool thing about the buffalo at this park
The unbelievable human history in Yellowstone

Yellowstone is such a special place, and it has ignited people’s imaginations for many years. We hope you get a chance to experience Yellowstone yourself so that you can see all of the epic things this park has to offer!

Check out the full show notes here.

Welcome to the Yellowstone Fun Facts episode!

Yellowstone is John’s absolute favorite national park! That being said, he is going to take the lead and share his top fun facts about the “oldest and best’ national park.

Yellowstone is mysterious and legendary because it’s a supervolcano! This is a fascinating park, and we are so excited to discuss these fun facts with you today.

Join us as we cover:

The science behind the supervolcano in Yellowstone
The thermophiles in Grand Prismatic
The flowers that only live and grow in Yellowstone
Why we think Yellowstone is the true American safari
The cool thing about the buffalo at this park
The unbelievable human history in Yellowstone

Check out the full show notes here.

Previous Episode

11: National Park Hiking Trails Ranked!

It’s going down!

In this episode of Exploring the National Parks, we are sharing the ultimate trail rumble! Join us as we rank our favorite national park hiking trails.

Buckle up because there will be some fighting. We both made our own lists, and we are ready to see who comes out victorious!

Join us as we cover:

An incredible immersive hike
A great hike to take during the sunset
Trails to see in Sequoia Kings
Trails full of adventure and amazing sights
A must-see trail in Yosemite
Trails we love at Acadia
A couple of epic trails in Mount Rainier National Park
Our favorite mountain trails

It was so hard to rank the trails because there are truly so many amazing ones to see! But we hope you enjoy this fun ranking episode and that it will inspire you to get out on a trail somewhere.

What are your rankings? We would love to hear them! Let us know on Instagram @dirtinmyshoes.

Check out the full show notes here.

Next Episode

13: Volcano Parks -- These National Parks are Explosive!

Let’s talk about volcanoes in the national parks!

In this episode of Exploring the National Parks, we are talking about one of the earth’s most powerful forces - volcanoes!

We are so excited to dive into this topic and discuss the coolest volcanoes and where you can see them. Join us as we share some of the most underrated places that have the best volcanoes.

Join us as we cover:

The king of all national parks when it comes to volcanoes
Our favorite things to do when we are visiting Hawaii Volcanoes
What we love about Mount Rainier
The incredible Cascade Mountain Range
Fascinating facts about Mount Mazama
What we love about Lassen Volcanic National Park
The volcano you can drive to the top of in Maui

We hope you enjoy this episode! We love visiting these national parks and standing in awe of these fiery giants, and we hope you get the chance to as well.

Do you have a favorite volcano site? Let us know! And if you want to hear more about the Yellowstone supervolcano, be sure to check out the Yellowstone Fun Facts episode (#12) to find out more.

Check out the full show notes here.