Gallery: Photos from Yellowstone National Park

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Driving accross Wyoming on May 16, 2008, before arriving at the destination of Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Mt. Rushmore was one of the stops on May 15, 2008, as we traveled from West Virginia to Yellowstone National Park. Mount Rushmore National Memorial, located in South Dakota, is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the USA.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Old Faithful erupts at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on May 16, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch A female grizzly bear walks with her two cubs in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on May 16, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch A large buffalo walks onto the road in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on May 16, 2008. Drivers must be cautious of the wildlife while traveling through the park.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch A mountain goat grazes at Mt. Rushmore on May 15, 2008. Mount Rushmore National Memorial, located in South Dakota, is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the USA.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Steam rises from the Lower Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on May 17, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch A coyote rests on a snowpile in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on May 16, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Bighorn sheep are spotted traveling across a field in Wyoming on May 16, 2008.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Fresh talvertine is bright white in color and covers most of the Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on May 16, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Firehole Lake in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on May 17, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Photos from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming from May 16-18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch A large buffalo steadily walks down the road in Yellowstone National Park on May 16, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Steam rises from the Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on May 17, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch A herd of buffalo slow down two lanes of traffic through Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on May 17, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch A grizzly bear rests after digging for food in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on May 17, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch This petrified redwood tree has stoof for nearly 50 million years in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on May 17, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Algea and other mineral deposits from geysers and hot springs create an interesting display of colors on the frozen Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on May 16, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Tower Falls in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on May 17, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch A small bird walks across mineral deposits at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on May 18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Elk are a common sight in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on May 17, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Visitors to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming stop at the roadside to catch a rare glimpse of a grizzly bear on May 17, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Steam rises from Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park on May 18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Steam rises from the Lakeshore Geyser in Yellowstone National Park on May 16, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Gibbon Falls in Yellowstone National Park on May 17, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch A raven searches a parking lot for scraps in Yellowstone National Park on May 16, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Elk rest in the shade near Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park on May 17, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Guests enjoy a pleasant overlook at the Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park on May 17, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch A group of buffalo rest near the water in Yellowstone National Park on May 17, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Photos from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming from May 16-18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Photos from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming from May 16-18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Photos from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming from May 16-18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Photos from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming from May 16-18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Photos from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming from May 16-18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Photos from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming from May 16-18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Photos from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming from May 16-18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Photos from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming from May 16-18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Photos from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming from May 16-18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Photos from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming from May 16-18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Photos from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming from May 16-18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Photos from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming from May 16-18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Photos from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming from May 16-18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Photos from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming from May 16-18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Photos from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming from May 16-18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Photos from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming from May 16-18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Photos from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming from May 16-18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Photos from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming from May 16-18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Photos from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming from May 16-18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Photos from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming from May 16-18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Photos from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming from May 16-18, 2008. Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park and includes a wide variety of wildlife and is home to a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs.