On the centennial of the National Park Service, this richly illustrated book offers invaluable advice on exploring America's national park system.
The book delves into issues affecting an array of parks: the iconic western national parks like Yellowstone; the urban parks such as Golden Gate National Recreation Area; historic sites including the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Gettysburg National Military Park; and cultural areas like Mesa Verde National Park that are among America's over 400 national parks.
Twenty-three essays from contributing authors with deep personal and professional connections to the national parks serve as expert guides to places in the park system where:

much of the nation's biological and cultural diversity is represented;

ideas such as freedom, civil rights, and conservation were conceived;

vast wilderness offers solitude and reflection;

storied landscapes preserve a sense of...