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Has anyone watched any of The National Parks doc on PBS this week?
DH and I are just loving it. (It's not a perfect documentary, but I don't think I'm really in a position of expertise to really criticize Ken Burns.) The subject, matter, however, and the images--all of them: historic, new, stills and moving--are just stunning. It has definitely lit a fire under us to make the wilderness more of a priority in our lives, as it's something we so enjoy but have let fall to the wayside more recently.
So, what National Parks have you been to? What are your fondest memories of a National Park? Or what is your National Park dream list, if you've not yet had the chance?
Here's a LINK to the PBS web site with video. (I love the web site and interaction of it--look up parks on the U.S. map, etc., and think would be great for school's (or parents too) to incorporate into a curriculum.)
Re: Has anyone watched any of The National Parks doc on PBS this week?
I suppose I should answer for myself too. I grew up with the idea being preached to me that whereas Europe had incomparable symbols of civilization's history, America had incomparable wilderness and natural beauty that could.
As an Easterner, the things that struck me most vividly from my first visits to particular parks are those unique western traits--the massive Sequoias, the dessert plants of Joshua, the desolate rocks of beauty in the Bad Lands.
Unfortunately I have not seen as many of the National Parks as I would like, particularly in the west. And those of the major ones that I have seen--Yellowstone, Yosemite, Bad Lands, Joshua Tree, Death Valley and Acadia--I would certainly hope to visit again. But particularly, neither DH nor I have been to the Grand Canyon, and haven taken so long to do so, hope to make a real adventure of it--hiking and camping the northern and less visited parts. And also on that ultimate list of one-day is Denali in Alaska.
This documentary series this week has given me the itch for a road trip, that unfortunately I cannot scratch just now.