There are plenty of things that make Yellowstone National Park special. It’s the US’s oldest National Park , dating back more than 150 years. It’s dotted by hot springs that are both fantastically vibrant and existentially (and immediately ) perilous. It’s the only place in the country where you could, at least theoretically, get away with murder . The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

But equally striking is the flourishing wildlife. Flora and fauna abound, harkening back to an America not yet touched by colonialist hands: bison roam wild (indeed, sometimes they’re positively livid ); grizzly bears are born and live in safety ; cougars are… well, the cougars aren’t doing too hot , to be honest, but they’re

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