Tom Murphy vs John Colter: Pioneering Yellowstone

I am comparing Tom murphy and John Colter. They both ventured into Yellowstone national park. They ventured alone into Yellowstone National Park. A difference between the two is that Tom murphy knew what this place was John Colter did not. That could have given Tom Murphy an advantage over John Colter. When Tom murphy got to someplace he didn’t have to tell people about it or people would know what he is saying because this is modern times and people know about Yellowstone. They both probably had to face bad weather in Yellowstone and Tom murphy definitely had to face bad weather.

John Colter did at some point travel with other people. He was part of the Lewis and Clark expedition. He stayed with the for entirety of the expedition. After that though he traveled into what is now known as Yellow Stone national park. When he returned he told people about the hot springs the

bubbling mud pots and the exploding geysers. No one believed him and for years and the trappers called Yellowstone Colter's hell. Even though Colter's hell was 50 miles outside of Yellowstone National Park.

Tom Murphy's supplies for the winter might have been better than what John Colter had.

The supplies that tom murphy had were pretty warm. He had a down jacket and already had a big coat that he was wearing. He had mittens and for at night he had a 8ft square nylon tarp with rubberized coating. To sleep in he had a 3 pound down sleeping bag witch would be pretty warm. Tom Murphy had a stove that he could carry in his backpack full of supplies. Tom murphy had a pretty big bag of food, a small emergency kit and two water bottle, and he traveled on ski's. I think he would have had more supplies than John Colter. Keep in mind that Tom Murphy knew what he was traveling into and John Colter didn’t.

In this essay I talked about similarities and differences between John Colter and Tom Murphy. They both explored Yellowstone alone. Tom Murphy knew what Yellowstone was and John Colter didn’t. Tom Murphy had a lot of different supplies than John Colter had. Most likely they both had to face bad weather and Tom Murphy definitely did. They both had similar and very differently had different

experiences.