Free Windows 7 Desktop Theme - Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park
This Windows 7 desktop theme features the magical landscape of Yellowstone National Park, centred on Wyoming, USA. The park also extends into Montana to the north and Idaho to the west.
The whole area is a boiling cauldron of geothermal activity, having more geysers and geothermal features than the rest of the world put together. The terrible geological history and probable future of the area make it a fascinating yet foreboding place to visit.
Grace and I visited Yellowstone in November 2001, in the last days before the park closed for the winter snow season. We camped on the snow-covered shores of Lake Lewis near the south entrance, to the sound of wolves howling in the distance. We explored the park towards the north, exiting the north entrance into Gardiner, Montana, where we were treated to a display of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights). Even though the Montana border is at only 45 degrees latitude, compared to the UK’s 51 degrees (at London), the Aurora is much more common there because the magnetic north pole is offset towards Canada and north America. These wallpaper images were all taken by me using my Kodak DC-290 digital camera. All photos are Copyright © 2001 Timothy P. Long, please do not redistribute.