Yellowstone

The Fishing Bridge Museum was completed in 1931 and would eventually become a prototype of rustic architecture in parks all over the nation. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.

The Sulphur Caldron area can be viewed from a staging area just north of Mud Volcano. The yellow, turbulent splashing waters of the Sulphur Caldron are among the most acidic in the park with a pH of 1.3.

just south of Bridge Bay Campground

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The original bridge was built in 1902 as a rough-hewn corduroy log bridge with a slightly different alignment than the current bridge. The existing bridge was built in 1937.

This was once a hilltop thermal feature that would hurl mud into the nearby trees during eruptions, but a particularly large eruption blew apart the Mud Volcano, leaving a hot, bubbling mud pool at the base of the hill.

The Junior Ranger Program provides an opportunity for children 5 - 12 to earn a Junior Ranger patch. Ages 5-7 can earn the Wolf patch, and Ages 8-12 can earn the Bear patch.

Students ages 5 and up can learn about Yellowstone's geothermal features. Students are given scientist toolkit, including an infrared thermometer, stop watch, magnifying glass and other gear.

Ranger-led programs are offered year-round and provide an opportunity to visit a portion of the park in a small-group setting with a ranger who will provide information about the sights along the way.

There is a great variety of wildlife to view within the park limits. Birds (osprey, bald eagles, and many, many other species,) bison, big cats, deer, wolves, coyotes, foxes, bears, big-horn sheep, elk, and other animals can all be seen…

Xanterra Parks & Resorts offers horse rides of one and two hours in length which are available at Mammoth, Tower-Roosevelt, and Canyon. Advance reservations are recommended.

Yellowstone opens its roads to bicyclists and hikers one week before car traffic resumes each spring (usually in April). This week is a rare opportunity to see Yellowstone's sights and wildlife without the crowds and traffic.

· Moderate

Upscale dining in Grant Village, with options such as bison top sirloin and wild Alaska salmon. Also offers a breakfast buffet and lunch options such as burgers and wraps Dinner reservations are required, dress code is casual.

· Moderate

Offers a breakfast buffet, à la carte lunch, and an upscale sit-down dinner. Dress is casual and reservations are not accepted. Dinner entrees include prime rib, stuffed trout, and a decent wine list.

· Moderate

With an excellent lake view, offering casual fare such as burgers, sandwiches and salads. There is also a selection of wines and beers available.

· Cheap

A good option for budget dining, with a decent variety of breakfast fare, sandwiches, wraps, and soups.

· Cheap

Cafeteria dining including standard breakfast options, sandwiches, salads, and soups.

· Cheap

Snacks, beverages, deli sandwiches and ice cream.

· Expensive

The Grant Village lodging options consist of two six story buildings containing fifty rooms each. This hotel complex provides the basic amenities without some of the flair of the Old Faithful Inn but at prices that are a bit lower, and…

· Expensive

This hotel is listed on the register of historic places and is on Lake Yellowstone (there's a boat pier and a restaurant right on the edge of the lake).

· Expensive

The only in-park lodging that is open year-round. The hotel offers rooms both with a private bath or with a shared bath. Another option is to stay in the many cabins next to the hotel (summer only), also with private or shared bath; hot…

41 Clover Ln· Expensive

Lodge rooms are in the Cascade and Dunraven Lodges, both built in the 1990s while the cabins were all constructed in the 1950s and 1960s. All lodging includes private bath. Open from early June through late September.

· Expensive

All units include private bath including shower. The Western cabins are the most modern, the frontier cabins were built in the 1920s but have bern refurbished, and the pioneer cabins were built in the 1920s and have not been refurbished.