{"id":2964,"date":"2021-05-24T08:00:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.russbishop.com\/blog\/?p=2964"},"modified":"2021-05-24T15:05:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T22:05:24","slug":"grand-canyon-of-the-yellowstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/russbishop.com\/blog\/grand-canyon-of-the-yellowstone\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park<\/a> is one of the great wonders of the world. Though not as famous, as large,\u00a0or as old as Arizona’s grand fissure, what it lacks in size and scope, it makes up for in color and curiosity.<\/p>\n

As with much of this hyperactive\u00a0park, the canyon below the Lower Yellowstone Falls<\/a> was\u00a0once the site of a geyser basin. During the last ice age\u00a0large ice dams formed\u00a0near the mouth of\u00a0Yellowstone Lake.\u00a0Then, when they melted, a\u00a0huge volume of water was released downstream causing massive flash floods and catastrophic erosion\u00a0that carved through the soft rhyolite lava flows and created the present-day canyon.<\/p>\n

It’s unique colors are also a result of hydrothermal alteration and exposure to the elements. Most of the yellow coloring is the result of iron present in the rock rather than sulfur as most people assume. The exposed rocks are oxidizing and essentially the canyon is slowly rusting.<\/p>\n

The Yellowstone River begins on the slopes of Younts Peak, south of the park, and travels more than 600 miles to North Dakota where it empties into the Missouri River. It is the longest undammed river in the continental United States, and it’s evolution continues to shape this beautiful canyon.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9Russ Bishop\/All Rights Reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park is one of the great wonders of the world. Though not as famous, as large,\u00a0or as old as Arizona’s grand fissure, what it lacks in size and scope, it makes up for in color and curiosity. As with much of this hyperactive\u00a0park, the canyon … <\/p>\n

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