Not a travel guide, this book is a collection of essays that delve into issues affecting America's national parks and historic sites. The authors, who all have deep personal and professional connections to the national parks, explore how the nation's biological and cultural diversity is represented; the importance of balancing between recreation and preservation; the dynamics of nature as they are shaped by a changing climate; and innovations in technology,...

Readers join Casey, a California quail, on a journey through the nine national parks in his beautiful home state. Casey starts the adventure in the north at Redwoods National Park and narrates his way south through the forests with massive trees, majestic glacial formations, searing deserts, and sublime Pacific Islands, finally returning north to end our travels at Pinnacles, our newest national park, and the Golden Gate Bridge, the world's gateway...

Chronicles the history of America's national parks system from its birth in the middle 1800s to the present day.

Twelve-year-old Jack and his younger sister visit Mesa Verde National Park, where they delve into the park's history while gradually uncovering the mysterious past of their family's teenage foster child Lucky.

"The Emmy-winning CBS Sunday Morning correspondent chronicles his year traveling to every one of our National Parks, discovering the most beautiful places and most interesting people that America has to offer. When Conor Knighton decided to spend a year wandering through America's "best idea," he was worried the whole thing might end up being his worst idea. But after a broken engagement and a broken heart, Conor desperately needed a change of scenery....