The New America's Wonderlands

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Internál fountaíns of golden lava dance at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park... A technícían whísks away millenníums of rock dustfrom the fossíi bones of a monster in Dinosaur National Monument... Frozen rainbows shine from the stony hearts of prímái trees in Petrified Forest... Youngsters muddy theír feet on a "slough slog" through the Everglades- These and other riches of our natíonal scenic and recreation parks parade in The New America's Wonderlarids. It visits the old, the new, even the hoped-for parklands. It unfolds the development of the National Park System, takes a look at environmental and management problems, and reports on park innovatíons, such as free shuttle buses in Yosemíte that save wear and tear on both park and visitor and "hard-hat" caving that allows an intimate look at Mammoth Cave. Come, use, and enjoy your national parks-that is the theme of this completely re-illustrated successor to the Society's best-selling America's Wonderlands. It beckons you to... Tovább

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Internál fountaíns of golden lava dance at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park... A technícían whísks away millenníums of rock dustfrom the fossíi bones of a monster in Dinosaur National Monument... Frozen rainbows shine from the stony hearts of prímái trees in Petrified Forest... Youngsters muddy theír feet on a "slough slog" through the Everglades- These and other riches of our natíonal scenic and recreation parks parade in The New America's Wonderlarids. It visits the old, the new, even the hoped-for parklands. It unfolds the development of the National Park System, takes a look at environmental and management problems, and reports on park innovatíons, such as free shuttle buses in Yosemíte that save wear and tear on both park and visitor and "hard-hat" caving that allows an intimate look at Mammoth Cave. Come, use, and enjoy your national parks-that is the theme of this completely re-illustrated successor to the Society's best-selling America's Wonderlands. It beckons you to unspoiled regions rich in wildlife, to desert flowers and alpine blossoms. Through its 464 pages you wander among astounding rock formations in Utah canyonlands, bask amid sandy splendors of natíonal seashores, enter a cave that seems to flicker with Stone Age cook fires, watch a life-and-death struggle between a grizzly and a caribou at Mount McKinley. . Here are adventures for many an evening's enjoyment. Tenderfeet board mules for a trip down into Grand Canyon's geologic past. A lone backpacker treks into Olympic highlands. Novice mountaineers climb the icy, crevasse-creased slopes of Mount Rainier. A landlubber rides a kayak ín an unexpected white-water thríll down the Buffalo Natíonal River. Newer parks add their glories to this volume, from the frigid majesty of Washington state's North Cascades and the stately groves of California's Redwood National Park to the trackless wilderness of a proposed Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska. Here alsó are facts a family needs for planning a vacation at the major parks. Special boxes teli when to go, how to get there, where to stay, what features, activities, and weather to expect. A s.ection on "How to Enjoy Your Vacation" will save you time and money. And a fold-up map in the back of the book details 19 of our most visited and newest parks and recreation areas. This and other Natíonal Geographic books are available only from Society headquarters, Washington, D. C. 20036. You are invited to write for a free publications brochure and information on Society membership. Vissza