Yellowstone was designated as a National Park in 1872 when President Ulysses S Grant signed a new law ordering ‘the tract of land lying near the headwaters of the Yellowstone River to be set apart as a public park’ and in so doing it became the first National Park in the USA and indeed the world.
Posted in History, Hotels, Literature, Natural Environment, Travel, USA, World Heritage
Tagged Grizzly Bear, Life, Montana, National Parks USA, Photography, Postcards, Travel, West Yellowstone, Wyoming, Yellowstone Park
There was only a one-night stay in Cody so we didn’t get too comfortable or completely unpack our bags because after breakfast this morning we were quickly back on the coach for the eighty-kilometre journey into Yellowstone Park.
Yellowstone was designated as a National Park in 1872 when President Ulysses S Grant signed a new law ordering ‘the tract of land lying near the headwaters of the Yellowstone River to be set apart as a public park’ and in so doing Yellowstone became the first National Park in the USA and indeed the world.
Posted in Grand Canyon, Travel, USA
Tagged Cody, Grizzly Bear, Montana, National Parks, Old Faithful, Stagecoach Inn, Yellowstone Park
Have Bag, Will Travel 