I was supposed to run a half marathon today.
As I explained last Saturday, my Grand Teton and Yellowstone races were canceled. I deferred them to 2021.
In honor of my canceled run, I thought I would share some Yellowstone facts. Entire books are written about this fascinating park, so I am just going to give you a taste. Perhaps we can all visit together next year.
A few fun facts about Yellowstone National Park:
- Encompassing 3,472 square miles, Yellowstone is larger than Rhode Island and Delaware combined
- Yellowstone has more than 10,000 hydrothermal features, including geysers, hot springs, mud pots, and fumaroles
- With more than 500 active geysers, Yellowstone has more than half the world geysers
- Yellowstone Lake is the largest high elevation lake in North America
- 285 species of birds live in Yellowstone at one time or another
- There are about 290 waterfalls in Yellowstone
- If you like to hike, there are about 1,000 miles of trails for you to try