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"Profiles of 60 parks--from battlefields to national seashores--administered by the National Park Service, highlighting their diverse appeal and available outdoor activities. A brief glimpse is given of 29 additional parks, including the newly created Indiana Sand Dunes." Full description
Table of Contents:
- Inside the National park system
- The glory of the national parks
- Eastern coast & forest parks
- Central plains, lakes & mountains parks
- Desert southwest parks
- Pacific northwest parks
- Alaska & Hawai'i parks
- More national parks at a glance
- Complete list of park units.
- Foreword /
- Gary Knell -
- About This Atlas - Inside The National Park System : National Park System; History of the Parks; Tectonics; Geology; Climate Change; Eco-regions & Flora; Wildlife; Archaeology & Paleontology; Cultural Landscapes; Visitor Experience; Human Impacts; Extremes
- The Glory of the National Parks
- Eastern Coasts and Forest Parks :
- Acadia -
- Everglades -
- Shenandoah -
- Dry Tortugas -
- Great Smoky Mountains -
- Mammoth Cave
- Central Plains, Lakes & Mountains Parks :
- Isle Royale -
- Voyageurs -
- Badlands -
- Rocky Mountain -
- Yellowstone -
- Grand Teton -
- Glacier
- Desert Southwest Parks :
- Big Bend -
- Saguaro -
- Arches -
- Canyonlands -
- Capitol Reef -
- Grand Canyon -
- Zion -
- Joshua Tree -
- Death Valley
- Pacific Northwest Parks :
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon -
- Yosemite -
- Mount Rainier -
- Crater Lake -
- Olympic
- Alaska and Hawaii Parks :
- Glacier Bay -
- Denali -
- Gates of the Arctic -
- Katmai -
- Hawai'i Volcanoes
- More National Parks at a Glance :
- Virgin Islands -
- Biscayne -
- Congaree -
- Cuyahoga Valley -
- Indiana Dunes -
- Gateway Arch -
- Hot Springs -
- Theodore Roosevelt -
- Wind Cave -
- Carlsbad Caverns -
- Guadalupe Mountains -
- Great Sand Dunes -
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison -
- Mesa Verde -
- Petrified Forest -
- Bryce Canyon -
- Great Basin -
- North Cascades -
- Lassen Volcanic -
- Pinnacles -
- Channel Islands -
- Redwood -
- Wrangell-St. Elias -
- Kenai Fjords -
- Lake Clark -
- Haleakala -
- Kobuk Valley -
- American Samoa
- Complete List Of Park Units -
- Acknowledgments; About the Author; Board of Advisors; Map Credits; Illustrations Credits; Place-Name Index; Topical Index.