| Description |
286 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
The East : Acadia -- Biscayne -- Everglades -- Great Smoky Mountains -- Shenandoah -- Congaree -- Dry Tortugas -- Mammoth Cave -- Virgin Islands --- Midwest : Badlands -- Theodore Roosevelt -- Wind Cave -- Cuyahoga Valley -- Gateway Arch -- Indiana Dunes -- Isla Royale -- Voyageurs --- Southwest : Arches -- Big Bend -- Bryce Canyon -- Canyonlands -- Capital Reef -- Grand Canyon -- Mesa Verde -- Petrified Forest -- Zion -- Black Canyon of the Gunnison -- Carlsbad Caverns -- Great Basin -- Guadalupe Mountains -- Hot Springs -- Saguaro -- White Sands --- Rocky Mountains : Glacier -- Grand Teton -- Rocky Mountain -- Yellowstone -- Great Sand Dunes --- Pacific Southwest : Channel Islands -- Death Valley -- Haleakala -- Hawii Volcanoes -- Joshua Tree -- Pinnacles -- Sequoia -- Yosemite -- Kings Canyon -- National Park of American Samoa --- Pacific Northwest : Crater Lake -- Denali -- Mount Rainier -- Olympic -- Redwood -- Gates of the Arctic -- Glacier Bay -- Katmai -- Kenai Fjords -- Kobuk Valley -- Lake Clark -- Lassen Colcanic -- North Cascades -- Wrangell-St. Elias. |
| Summary |
The majority of national park visitors often stick to the most celebrated trails and scenic overlooks, missing a whole world of stunning scenery in the process. Informed by park rangers, superintendents, and frequent park visitors, National Geographic Secrets of the National Parks provides inspiration and information to plan your visit beyond the well-trodden, touristy spots in these 32 national parks, as well as brief (1/2 page) descriptions of another 31 parks. |
| Subject |
National parks and reserves -- United States -- Description and travel.
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| Genre |
Guidebooks.
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Travel writing.
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| Note |
At head of title: National Geographic |
| Added Title |
National Geographic : Secrets of the National Parks |
| ISBN |
9781426220852 (paperback) |
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1426220855 (paperback) |
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