Old Faithful steaming at dawn
YELLOWSTONE
NATIONAL
PARK
Welcome to America’s first national park.
Alive with thermal activity, thanks to the
giant, dormant volcano at its center, the land
is alive with geysers, boiling hot springs and
bubbling mudpots. Amazingly, among this
alien world, the park teems with wildlife.
Grizzly bears and wolves amble amid the
rugged peaks, while giant herds of bison and
elk graze in the meadows near the ring road,
staring nonchalantly at the long line of SUVs.
The entire park, especially the iconic
sights like Lower Falls and massive
Yellowstone Lake, are humbling when first
seen. Paintings and Instagram pics could
never do them justice — they demand to be
experienced with your own two eyes. This is
certainly true of Old Faithful, a surprisingly
punctual geyser that not only shoots out
thousands of gallons of searing hot water
every 74 minutes or so, but also leaves you
with a deep respect of the geologic powers
that are still shaping our world today.
That respect carries with you as you stay
at Amangani, a SELECT property, in nearby
Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The 40-suite
retreat is a year-round destination, making it
ideal to launch your Yellowstone exploration
whenever you want.
50 | SELECT · 2020