Personal Narrative: Forced Off To Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone is the worlds first national park. It was origanally home to Native Americans who lived in the Yellowstone area for at least 11,000 years.The U.S. Army was first commissioned to oversee the park just after its establishment in late 1960. In 1917, administration of the park was transferred to the National Park Service. Yellowstone National Park spans an area of 3,468.4 square miles (8,983 km2), mostly comprising lakes, rivers canyons and mountain ranges. The national park is located primarily in the state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the U.S. Congressand signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872.

    When I was around 6 or 7 years old, my family decided to go to Yosemite National Park over the summer. We went on Saturday and during the morning so we could get there early. After about 30 minutes on the road, we stopped at a resting area. We ate there for about 15 minutes and used the restroom. My dad told us that if we wanted to get there early, we had to go right then. My family and I were back on the road and arrived there in 2 hours. I slept the whole way so I couldn't watch the environment as we passed by. When we got there, we entered the park and ate. I was so excited that I ran ahead of my family. I could feel the cool breeze and smell the fresh tree like scent as I ran. My brother asked if we could split into groups and my dad agreed. We split into groups and we started our adventure. I was with my grandma and my sister. The other group was my dad, my mom, and my brother. We also decided to meet at the a certain point at sunset.

The sun was glistening through the tall, swaying pines. To the right of the trail, a gentle river flowed softly down towards the mouth of the lake. Walking across the rickety wooden bridge, I inhaled a deep breath of refreshingly crisp mountain air. The sun beat down on me as I made my way across the bridge and back onto the well-used hiking trail. The ambient sounds of chirping birds, babbling water, and the croaks of several frogs filled my ears as I made my way around the bend. As I entered the mouth of the forest, I could see my father standing in the middle of the path, glancing upwards, taking in the beauty that had began to engulf us. “We better get going.” he said, looking back at me. “There’s still many miles to go.” I smiled and turned, taking in one last view of the beautiful creekside. Then, with determination, we set out to finish the challenging trek we had started.

Yellowstone National Park is one of the largest and oldest national parks in American history. Yellowstone was the first park to be protected by private investment on March 1, 1872, and the first to be put under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service in 1918, no doubt due to its unique and inspiring landscape and geothermal features. In fact, Yellowstone National Park is home to half of the world’s total hydrothermal features. These awesome attractions draw an incredible amount of visitors, an average of two to three million each year, to Yellowstone’s immense landscape. The park has a total size of 28,125 square miles, is found in three distinct states, and is considered to be one of the largest

One summer my parents informed my brother Ben and I we were going on a trip to Yellowstone National Park. I had never been so excited for anything in my life. I had a passion and love for nature, and being that Yellowstone had some of the most beautiful and interesting geological features on Earth, I knew I would have a blast. They said we would be going in a few weeks, and I literally couldn’t wait. I kept asking questions upon questions, and finally, my dad just got annoyed. “Go research it, Juliette.” He said. “The internet will know more than I do.” I took his advice and went to research Yellowstone.

Imagine, if you will, a brisk night wind coming fast across a lake carrying a pungent smell, something you can’t quite identify, but is nonetheless familiar enough to send a shiver up your spine. As it hits the trees, they creak out a somber call in the still night air. Or was that groan something more…human? You notice, for the first time, the absence of tires humming on pavement and you wonder if it’s that late, or maybe just a slow night. The soft tapping of your shoes on the sidewalk is the only accompaniment your slow breathing has as you move towards the warmth of your home, holding thoughts of a warm bed in the palm of your hand to keep the chill away. You don’t notice at first, perhaps because the reality of what you’re hearing is

My names Linn and i’m 24 years old, this morning my husband gave me some horrible and good news. The bad news is that our family is going on the Oregon trail and that means we're leaving Illinois, where I grew up my whole life and our family dog, but the good news he said about going on the Oregon trail is that when we get to our destination we're gonna have a lot more farm land. Today we're gonna try and find a wagon. We went to our friends house to see if the have a wagon we can use and it happens that the do it's a Prairie Schooner and they gave it to us for a lower price than what they wanted it for. We hooked our horse up to the wagon and we were on our way back home. When we got home, we automatically started to pack. My husband James, who is 25 years old

Yellowstone national park is a magnificent place and it was discovered by to different men in very different time periods many years apart. One of the men was John Colter he joined the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1803. Tom Murphy is the other man he has been exploring the same area that John Colter did almost 200 years ago for almost 40 years. John Colter told many people about what he saw and no one seemed to believe him. Tom Murphy has been spending part of his winter in Yellowstone for the last 29 years.

Ever heard of the Appalachian trail, it’s 2,000 miles of wildness stretched of all you see.

As we neared Grand Tetons National Park in Wyoming, we beheld the majesty of the mountains with snow interspersed between jagged protrusions of rock . We pulled into our camping spot about a half hour later, with an assortment of spectacular pictures with gorgeous mountain backgrounds. I sprung out of the car to observe our beautiful campsite.

Later on with this student, we were out in Wyoming. By then, I had met his wife, and his son. Nice people for sure! The student was driving. I asked him why he would leave such a young, beautiful family at home to come out on the road driving a truck. He said he worked his ass off all his life. He told me that he worked in the engine room of a battleship while in the Navy, and he was tired of working like that. I asked why he thinks driving a semi is a piece of cake. His response was, " how hard can it be sitting there, holding a steering wheel?". My job as his trainer was to teach him everything that I could while he was with me for 10,000 miles. This is what I did! I would call in to dispatch every chance I got, without his knowledge, and

You will be having a huge camping trip coming up in the near future. A life changing scare will happen to you. Your family will bond over the experience, so it's not all bad.You’ll have the opportunity of a lifetime! Go out and do something, that no one has ever done. Don’t hide away you can not run from this. Beware there will be a virus going around next time you go out, but here's the catch. I don't know if this ¨ virus¨ is bad. Never underestimate the power of nature. Next time you, go outside there will be concussed for your actions. The next stranger you talk to will offer you to go skydiving. Will you take the call to action? Your next canoeing trip you'll possibility hit some rapid waters and flip and so just be cautious.

Ok, you may say its dangerous but its worth it. The first reason is you can learn so much from this experience like what you want to do when you grow up and what life as an adult is like. Also the dangers are not guaranteed sure there can a hurricane, a storm, a rough wave etc. But there can also be no dangers the whole trip if you are very lucky. It's all chance plus you only have one life have fun in it don't be afraid of death your whole life instead embrace it use it as an excuse to have fun in life and have no regrets.

Unfortunately, it got very cold throughout the night, with the temperature dropping to below 0 degrees. I could barely stand outside all bundled up in clothes that fit me. How did these people manage to sleep outside all night? Thoughts flooded my mind and I was in awe of their situation at hand. By the time we arrived at the last stop, we had run out of almost everything. People understandably took whatever they could get. A man took a bright pink, Barbie blanket and a pink hat; he was so desperate to stay warm. I couldn’t imagine myself having to worry about these big issues. What seemed like critical issues to me in my life at the time were miniscule compared what these people were facing. I was dealing with things such as difficulty in school work and balancing a social life with my three jobs. I never had to worry about being warm or where my next meal would come from. That was every day for these people.

A hidden gem this truly is, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Located far off the coast of the United States. Across the Pacific Ocean, one visitor must travel to experience such a beauty. Although, it may be far, this island is not one to shy away from. When you arrive you are welcomed by sunny skies, hot pink sand, rising mountains, and the big blue ocean appearing as a crystal spread across the sea floor. This is exactly what I experienced during my visit!