"Be it enacted...that the tract of land...lying near the headwaters of the Yellowstone river...is hereby reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or sale under the laws of the United States, and dedicated and set apart as a public park ... for the benefit and enjoyment of the people". - U.S. Senate, January, 1872
Yellowstone, the world's first national park, is over 3600 square miles in size - three times the size of Rhode Island. Most people probably associate Yellowstone with Old Faithful and geysers, but the park is so much more diverse in its landscape.
The best way to describe Yellowstone is to let the pictures speak for themselves:
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