“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.” ― John Muir, Our National Parks
On March 1, 1872 (148 years ago this past Sunday), then-present Grant signed a bill that created Yellowstone as the nation’s first National Park. The home of Native American tribes and their ancestors for thousands of years, the Yellowstone National Park area was first explored by tapper and “mountain man” John Colter in the early 1800’s. In honor of this first preservation of national lands, this week to share the history and unique aspects of Yellowstone National Park.
“Old Beauty: How Yellowstone Became the First National Park:” Pictures from LIFE Magazine
“Historic Tribes” + the Native American Tribes Associated with the Yellowstone Area
Ansel Adams: The U.S. National Archives
“Archaeologists Chase Melting Ice in Yellowstone to Collect Artifacts”
The Tribal Marketplace at Yellowstone (read about last year’s event here)
“Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone”
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YVO)
The Old Faithful Geyser Webcam
In Alabama: National Parks in Alabama
@ Alabama Chanin
Reserve your seat at the table for the No Bullshit Breakfast: Enneagram, happening this Thursday at The Factory from 9:00am until 11:00am.
@ The School of Making
Join us tomorrow at The Factory for the First Tuesdays sewing group. Find all the details here.
Lead image: Barren tree trunks rising from water in foreground, stream rising from mountains in background, “Roaring Mountain, Yellowstone National Park,” Wyoming.
From: Series: Ansel Adams Photographs of National Parks and Monuments, compiled 1941 – 1942, documenting the period ca. 1933 – 1942