Nuggets, Book Excerpts, Games, and More


Nuggets, Book Excerpts, Games, and More
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Nuggets
These Nuggets are articles that were specially written for this Web site, about park features, animals, and plants. Sift through the Nuggets below for one that catches your eye.
Nugget 1: The elk of Yellowstone Park Nugget 2: Watching Old Faithful Geyser Nugget 3: Wildflowers in the Yellowstone region Nugget 4: More wildflowers Nugget 5: What can I see at Mammoth Hot Springs? Nugget 6: The Yellowstone rock factory Nugget 7: A feast for the senses Nugget 8: The moods of West Thumb Geyser Basin Nugget 9: High passes through the mountains Nugget 10: Short hikes to see lakes Nugget 11: Hot springs and pools of many colors Nugget 12: How did these mountains get striped? Nugget 13: Are there really fish fossils on this mountain? Nugget 14: Crazy about waterfalls Nugget 15: Where are all the bears? Nugget 16: A very special kind of volcano Nugget 17: Yellowstone for birders Nugget 18: Six hikes near Yellowstone Lake Nugget 19: Wonderful geysers not to be missed Nugget 20: Cool facts about hot springs and geysers Nugget 21: Old Faithful Inn celebrates its centennial Nugget 22: Anyone for a picnic? Nugget 23: A history sampler Nugget 24: The Yellowstone supervolcano, or, Is Yellowstone about to blow? Nugget 25: Hints about the tints Nugget 26: How to find great hikes in Yellowstone Nugget 27: A winter visit to the park Nugget 28: A winter visit to the park, cont. Nugget 29: The mystery of a Yellowstone rock in the Smithsonian Nugget 30: The mystery of a Yellowstone rock in the Smithsonian, cont. Nugget 31: An ideal family trip to Yellowstone Park Nugget 32: An unforgettable hike For more information about Yellowstone, also see the Tip of the Week Archive.

Book Excerpts

Here we present short excerpts, taken verbatim from the Yellowstone Treasures guidebook and formatted for easier on-screen reading.

Check out this sample pages link to look at pages 177–80 in the third edition.

Games

Nugget trivia quiz #1 Test your knowledge about Yellowstone's features.
Nugget trivia quiz #2 More questions about hydrothermal features and wildlife.
Mystery geyser! Can you help identify this geyser?
Advanced trivia quiz Try Paul Rubinstein's harder Yellowstone quiz.
Color a wildflower Visit the Celebrating Wildflowers Web site for drawings to color.

More Writing
Janet Chapple's New Blog Snippets about recent developments in Yellowstone, her next book, and her park memories. Janet Chapple's Amazon Blog: Yellowstone posts from April to September 2009 Another national park: Galápagos, part I Another national park: Galápagos, part II Something different: New Zealand's thermal areas


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