Yellowstone Lake and Yellowstone River

Yellowstone National Park was named after the Yellowstone Lake. The lake is situated at an altitude of about 7,730 feet, and covers an area of about 136 square miles. For context, the city of San Francisco covers an area of about 232 square miles.

We started out near the West Thumb of the lake, as it is called. This is how big it looks!

This is just a portion of the West Thumb! We then drove miles and miles around the lake, and stopped at a few places to take pictures. Photographs cannot really do this lake justice.

The Yellowstone River is a tributary of the Missouri river. The river feeds and drains Yellowstone Lake. Practically, we found the river beginning to flow at one place where the lake ceased to be. The river flows gently at places, and at others, forms rapids.

There's also a small-ish waterfall near what is known as the Artist's Point.

There are so many wonders in Yellowstone. I'm already planning to come back!