Enduring Treasures


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Six of the Earth's most remarkable parks on six different continents showcased - from the dense rain forest of Manu National Park in Peru to the rich wildlife of South Africa's Kruger to the desert beauty of Jordan's Petra. Dramatic, informative, and breathtakingly beautiful, the journey through each of these parks explores an amazing corner of the globe.




Treasures of the National Parks


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"Travel back in time and place to experience the grandeur and history of 24 of our most spectacular National Parks "then and now". From the depths of the Grand Canyon to Yosemite valley, from the shorelines of Acadia and Olympic to Yellowstone's geysers, join photographer Paul Horsted as he discovers the sites where pioneering photographers set up their cameras long ago. In precisely-matched photo pairs you'll see the beauty and history of our parks as they appear now and as they looked 75, 100, or even 150 years ago. This beautiful, oversize 240-page book is an invaluable record of our parks for today, as well as a future reference for anyone who cares about these treasured landscapes."--Adapted from publishers promotional description.




Yellowstone Treasures


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The first and oldest national park in the world can be enjoyed mile by mile with this complete travel guide. Along with fascinating facts and anecdotes, readers will learn of Yellowstone's geyser basins and the frequency of the geysers, out-of-the-way hikes, and flora and fauna. Easy-to-understand scientific explanations and diagrams complement an array of short walks, the right season for camping, and the park's campgrounds and facilities. Updated road logs highlight more than 100 historical points of interest, including the often misidentified locale from which artist Thomas Moran painted his "Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone" masterpiece and where five stagecoach robberies occurred along the Grand Loop Road. New text examines areas that have changed in recent years, including the reconstructed Canyon-to-Dunraven Pass and the newly completed North Rim Drive at the Grand Canyon. Additionally, numerous new photographs feature historical and contemporary images.







LIFE Explores America's National Parks


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America's national parks are more popular than ever, drawing record numbers of visitors every year. This special issue is a celebration of these parks, representing the best of the geographic and biological diversity of the far-flung U.S. park system. Packed with extraordinary photographs (as well as intriguing data and detailed descriptions), these pages serve not only as a guide to the parks' individual charms, but also as an appreciation of their unmatched—and fragile—natural splendor.




Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's National Parks, Second Expanded Edition


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In 300 visits over 25 years, QT Luong ventured deep into each of America's 61 national parks. Art book and guidebook in one, Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's National Parks presents the photographer's explorations in a sumptuous gallery complemented with informative notes on nature, travel, and image making. Together, they invite photographers and nature lovers to trace his steps to both iconic landscapes and rarely seen remote views. Winner of six national book awards.




The Complete Guide to The National Parks (Updated Edition)


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Here are all 63 of the country’s epic national-park locations in one comprehensive and visually stunning book! t’s been over 100 years since the Grand Canyon’s designation as a national park, and 150 years since Yellowstone became the United States’ first designated national park. Since then, the U.S. National Parks have become some of the nation’s most treasured places visited by millions of people each year. Their names evoke grandeur and pride and are on most people’s bucket list of places to see. Did you know the U.S. hosts the clearest lake on earth, the tallest granite monolith and the greatest concentration of geothermal features on the planet? It’s all here in the United States, preserved for generations as part of the National Park System, America’s “best idea.” Centennial is proud to present this beautiful, informative and inspiring coffee table book in which readers explore all 61 of the country’s epic national-park locations. From the awesome vastness of the Grand Canyon to the arches, spires and buttes of Utah’s Mighty 5, discover nature’s marvels—thundering waterfalls, ancient glaciers, majestic mountains, complex waterways and volatile volcanoes—plus a tribute to the nation’s greatest manmade monuments, including the St. Louis Arch, the Golden Gate Bridge and the Statue of Liberty. Whether savoring the sunrise from Maui’s highest peak or toasting the sunset on Cadillac Mountain in Maine, travelers will relish our celebration of America the Beautiful, a keepsake that’s as relevant on the coffee table as it is on the open road.




Passport to Your National Parks


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It's here! Now you can stamp your way through the entire National Park System with the newest addition to the Passport To Your National Parks line of products: the Collector's Edition Passport. Beauty and practicality meet artfully in this deluxe version of the popular Passport, taking you above and beyond the original by providing space for Passport stickers and cancellation stamps for every single park, as well as space for extra cancellations. The park sites are color-coded by region, each area featuring a color map that pinpoints park locations. With a spiral binding that makes it easy to lie open flat, a hard cover that ensures durability and longer life, and pages graced with beautiful color photographs, it's the ultimate stamping ground.




Current National Parks Bills


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National Parks Our Living National Treasures


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The National Park Service, created in 1916 and now over one hundred years old, has become an immensely popular concept with visitation equal to the national population of the United States every year. Along the way, the Service has picked up a few issues and stresses that endanger the mission of the NPS. Its unique mission is to preserve and protect America's significant natural, cultural, and historical areas for future generations in an unencumbered condition. The areas that are America's Living National Treasures. Those issues need to be addressed to allow the National Park Service to uphold its mission and continue to protect our National Treasures for future generations. This book is dedicated to the identification of some of those issues and presents possible solutions, by capturing the author's experiences over his 35 year career, depicting what working for the Service entails and its challenges. Once the reader has a better feel for work of the National Park Service, there are specific sections dealing with the author's concerns for the future and the changes needed today to bring the Service back to its prime.