Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

by Donna Kennedy

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Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

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Donna Kennedy

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Photograph - Photo Painting

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Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy-

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is the first large canyon on the Yellowstone River downstream from Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. The canyon is approximately 24 miles long, between 800 and 1,200 ft deep and from 0.25 to 0.75 mi wide.

Although trappers and prospectors who visited the Yellowstone region had knowledge of the canyon, the first significant descriptions were publicized after the Cook–Folsom–Peterson Expedition of 1869 and the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition of 1870.
When Charles W. Cook first viewed the canyon after traveling west from the Lamar Valley on September 20, 1869, he subsequently wrote these words in his journal:
I was riding ahead, the two pack animals following, and then Mr. Folsom and Mr. Peterson on their saddle horses. I remembered seeing what appeared to be an opening in the forest ahead, which I presumed to be a park, or open country. While my attention was attracted by the pack animals, which had stopped to eat grass, my saddle horse suddenly stopped. I turned and looked forward from the brink of the great canyon, at a point just across from what is now called Inspiration Point. I sat there in amazement, while my companions came up, and after that, it seemed to me that it was five minutes before anyone spoke.

Thank you to the Administrators that Featured this photo in the following Groups:
-Water Forms
-Canon Full Frame Cameras
-National Parks
-USA Photographers ONLY
-Greatest of All Time
-Lady Photographers and Artists

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September 10th, 2023

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