A Video Tour of America's National Parks
Visit fifty-five of Americas national parks and see why each is treasured as an irreplaceable part of our national legacy. From Alaska and Hawaii to Florida and Maine, this unique collection celebrates the protected wilderness areas and the amazing recreational opportunities offered by our national parks.
DVD 1: American Samoa; Arches; Biscayne; Bryce Canyon; Canyonlands; Carlsbad Caverns; Crater Lake; Denali; Everglades; Glacier; Glacier Bay; Grand Canyon; Grand Tetons; Great Basin; Great Smoky Mountains; Haleakala; Hawaii Volcanoes; Lake Clark; Mount Rainier; North Cascades; Olympic; Redwood; Rocky Mountains; Saguaro; Virgin Islands; Yellowstone; Yosemite; Zion Canyon.
DVD 2: Acadia; Badlands; Big Bend; Black Canyon/Gunnison; Capitol Reef; Channel Islands; Death Valley; Dry Tortugas; Gates of the Artic; Guadalupe Mountains; Hot Springs; Isle Royale; Joshua Tree; Katmai; Kenai Fjords; Kings Canyon; Kobuk Valley; Lassen Volcanic; Mammoth Cave; Mesa Verde; Petrified Forest; Sequoia; Shenandoah; Theodore Roosevelt; Voyageurs; Wind Cave; Wrangell-St. Elias.
Extra Features: Symphony to Americas National Parks - This extra feature matches some of the worlds greatest music with a montage of Americas greatest scenery. The music of Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, and Tchaikovsky accompanies magnificent footage of Americas national parks.
National Parks Exploration Series1. The Everglades
There is no place on the planet like the Everglades. It is where two great biomes of life meet - the tropical and the temperate mid-latitude, which makes up much of the continental United States. Discover the mystery and wonder of the Everglades firsthand as you enjoy breathtaking aerial views and amazing ground tours with the park rangers. Spanning over 60 miles, it is the widest river in the world. It has been described as a RIVER OF GRASS...this wonderland of life is a subtropical paradise that mystifies the mind and nurtures the soul.
2. The Great Smoky Mountains
Great Smoky Mountain National Park rests in the geographic province known as the Blue Ridge Mountains, named for their distinctive blue appearance when seen from a distance. The park covers over 500,000 acres of breath-taking beauty, filled with lush highland meadows, glorious waterfalls, pristine mountain streams, the highest mountain tops in the Appalachians and, to crown it all, it encompasses one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems in the world.
3. The Black Hills and The Badlands
Nestled in the heart of America s Great Plains are the distinct landscapes of a sacred land that beckons the visitor to enter the nation s mysterious and glorious west. A land of soaring pinnacles, deep canyons, hidden caves, national monuments and countless wildlife sanctuaries. Discover the wonder and awe of these contrasting spectacles of the West, one soaring, rich in forests and water and the other barren and deeply eroded, which are brought together by a shared geology and history. They are the Gateway to the Great American West. They are the Black Hills and the Badlands.
Bryce Canyon & Zion National Parks
Explore the neighboring parks of Bryce Canyon and Zion-where stone settings, scented forests, radiant wildflowers, fierce wildlife and fanciful creatures await.- Intricate and ornate, the stone pillars of Bryce Canyon provide intriguing sites.
While my interest in natural history has added very little to my sum of achievement, it has added immeasurably to my sum of enjoyment in life. President Theodore Roosevelt
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