Yellowstone is at the northeastern end of the Snake River Plain, a great U-shaped arc through the mountains that extends from Boise, Idaho some 400 miles (640 km) to the west.

黄石公园是在蛇河平原的东北端。蛇河平原是一个巨大的U弧形，由爱达荷州的博伊西山脉向外延伸出来的群山向西大约400英里(640公里)。

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There is still a wild west in America and its name is Yellowstone.

这里仍然是美国的西大荒，它的名字就是黄石。

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The 1959 Yellowstone earthquake just west of Yellowstone at Hebgen Lake damaged roads and some structures in the park.

1959年黄石地震就发生在黄石公园西面的黑布根（Hebgen）湖边。这次地震不仅毁坏了公园里道路，而且还毁坏了一些建筑物。

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The Three Bear Lodge and Restaurant in West Yellowstone, Montana, will feel it, too.

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One additional airport, West Yellowstone in Montana, was approved in January.

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Rather than ride into the park on snowmobiles from the town of West Yellowstone, we opted for a trip on a historic yellow snow coach -- kind of a small, boxy heated bus on tracks that were first used 50 years ago.

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