William Henry Jackson is best known for his early photographs of the American West, including photos of Yellowstone that helped to win Congressional support to create the first National Park in America.
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Day Three of our return to Yellowstone meant setting the alarm for 4 in the morning, with plans of hitting the road by 5. Why so early? We had a long drive ahead of us. Head into the park through the east gate, north at Fishing Bridge, up through Hayden Valley toward Canyon Village. From there, it was straight north to Tower Roosevelt, forgoing the views in the predawn hours. Then east from the Tower into Lamar Valley.
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Our second day of vacation was actually the first day in the park. We headed out from Rand Creek Ranch early in the morning with the plan to spend the entire day exploring the park and hitting all the “major” attractions. We wanted to get an overview of the entire geothermal areas, with return trips later in the week to those features of greatest interest.
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When Hubby and I still newly married, one of our first trips together was a road trip to Montana via Yellowstone Park. The reason behind such a strange route to the Indian Battlefields of Montana (our real destination) was so that I could visit with my cousin. 
She and her fishing-guide husband lived just outside West Yellowstone, Montana. Although that first trip was “passing through” on our way to the Little Big Horn, Yellowstone and its surrounding area captured our hearts. While most of Yellowstone is in Wyoming, the park spans almost 3,500 miles, extending into parts of Montana and Idaho, making it one of the largest National parks in the US.
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We recently spent a week roaming through Yellowstone Park, the first National Park in America. It was great to spend all that time in the park. You can bet we took lots of pictures that I’ll be sharing with you soon.
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