National Park
What are differences between Yellowstone and Yosemite National Park?
Everything I’ve read about the parks seems like they are pretty similar. Is there anything specific in either park that stands out above the other? I was also looking into Glacier National Park. Any experiences?
They are somewhat similar but have different features that make them world’s apart.
Yellowstone is on a geologic hot spot in the caldera of a giant extinct volcano. It contains the vast majority of the world’s geysers. You see unique things there that are nowhere else on Earth.
The Yosemite Valley was carved through granite by glacier movement and the park is bounded on the east by the High Sierra Mountain Range. There are dozens of waterfalls and the sheer granite cliff faces are a rock climbers heaven. It has Alpine meadows, Giant Sequoias, incredible granite domes, and spectacular views.
Both are impressive and worth a visit. They are both places you should see before you die.
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Yosemite is one of the most unique places on earth.
http://www.nps.gov/yose/
If you want stunning vistas, Yosemite is the place. Glacier Point is breathtaking.
http://www.yosemitefun.com/glacier_point.htm
If you want to see big trees, there are groves of Giant Sequoias in Yosemite (they are the largest trees on earth, bigger then the redwoods)
http://jrabold.net/yosemite/intro4seq.htm
After you visit the Yosemite valley and Glacier Point, if you have the time, drive across the park on CA 120. It takes you to the east entrance to Lee Vining near Mono Lake. The lake is in a caldera of an extinct volcano. CA 120 crosses Tioga Pass, the highest vehicle pass in CA. You climb thousands of feet on a mountain road and reach the Alpine meadows of Yosemite.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=mono+lake&sll=37.88786,-119.281311&sspn=1.604034,1.790771&gl=us&ie=UTF8&ll=37.956109,-119.215393&spn=0.774205,0.895386&z
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There are tons of interesting things to see in Yellowstone Park.
Here is a trip planner
http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/index.htm
Be sure to see the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. It’s really impressive.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon_of_the_Yellowstone
The Norris Geyser Basin in the north west section of the park has the most spectacular geysers.
http://www.yellowstone.net/geysers/norrisbasin.htm
http://mms.nps.gov/yell/features/norristour/index.htm
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