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Here, you can learn all about national parks, public lands, and other protected areas around the world. All parks have stories, and National Park Diaries is the place where those stories are told. Beyond that though, NPD is a community - a place where park lovers of all kinds can come together and share in a mutual love of our protected places. Don't ever be afraid to ask questions or engage on park issues - that's what this channel is for. Either way, I hope National Park Diaries will inspire you to see, explore, and help conserve these beautiful places.
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Nature should be subjected to our will. We too are animals on this Earth and all animals on this Earth subjugate nature to thier will. We are just better at it.
We need state representatives and leaders that know about the Everglades. We as a state should come together and work to protect the Everglades. I wouldn’t want to live in Florida if we let ourselves neglect it into disappearing
The Ocmulgee National Park is a great idea. The corridor along the Ocmulgee River has great historical, cultural, and natural areas. The Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and Browns Mount have not been adequately made accessible while conserving the area. The Georgia wildlife management areas are a joke. Very few Georgians in this are even know that they exist and if you go there...well, let's say it's not well kept. It is an area of many bird species, alligators, black bear, deer, raccoons, opossums, snakes, wild hogs and great fishing. A National Park and Preserve designation would protect the area while allowing accessibility. And most importantly, the collaboration with the Muscogee Creek is so very important to tell the story of the indigenous people of the Southeast.
As your mom, you cease to amaze me with your generous heart, kind and gentle spirit. Your love of educating the world on National Parks shows in your delivery and in your smile. I am so very proud of you!
This wasn't nerdy at all! You shared your love for a beautiful country that not a lot of people have the opportunity to visit. We were fortunate enough to spend some time there and share your same enthusiasm. Great video!
I absolutely loved this video. I felt like I just traveled back in time. Japan is a special place for sure. So very thankful I had the opportunity to visit. I saw a lot of familiar places in your video.
You show how John D., Rockefeller, Jr. didn't just plunk down money here and there but used his power shrewdly to promote the projects he believed in. I've heard similar stories about Fort Tryon Park and the Cloisters in New York City and of course Colonial Williamsburg. I'd love to hear more about his role St. John in the Virgin Islands and other national parks.
I completely get what you mean about being at a site and seeing where things actually happened -- to feel a connection not only with place but of history. Recently, I visited Omaha Beach in Normandy and walked out on the beach to the waterline so I could turn around and see it from the visual perspective of the soldiers coming ashore on D-Day.
I've been to those same beaches, and it is indeed a very powerful experience. I'm grateful to have these places protected so we can go and have these types of experiences.
Awesome perspective on these less appreciated parks. It’s easy to inspire people to want to see the pristine nature of the parks, but you certainly know how to create a sense of wanderlust for these historical gems. Loving the new vids this year
Glad to hear it! The small parks are some of my favorites and I always love being able to share some of the hidden gems of the National Park Service. Thanks for your support!
lol redwoods can and have handled chainsaws. in fact most of the trees we see today come from the same ancient root base in the form of baseless sprouts, which is why the forest was able to recover so quick. now we just have to make sure people dont compact the fluffy lush soil of their forest.
Awesome video! We have been to several of the places visited in the video and felt the same awe as you in feeling a part of history. One of your most informative videos! Thanks for posting.
The idiots buried our true history and destroyed eco systems as well ancient sites equal to Egypt...NO WATER...JUST DON'T BUILD BIG CITIES THERE IGNORANT A HOLES
Why are fossils only in some area's? Like only perfect conditions allow organizms to become fossils. If there is any truth to geologic time, Then many imaculent exotic deposts from upper jurrasic 'lower creataceus became exposed, for centuries, Then eroded. Because fresh sediment minerals, did not perculate fossil area. Third symposium on advanced crocodilian locomotion. Skin impresions are more bumby, leathery hided reptile related. NOT scale patterens that change into feathers. LMAO. Dinosaurs are CLOSELY related to REPTILES, end of story. Fin
I lived in Boston in the 1980s, and ever since I wound up in Oregon in 2012 it has tickled me mightily that I've now lived at either end of the mighty US Route 20. I grew very fond of all the parks and historical sites in and around Boston in my time living there - so much history enshrined in that area. And thanks for capturing a glimpse of the iconic CITGO sign in your footage of Route 20's east end in Kenmore Square - a more recent and more quirky bit of Boston history. PS: Driving the entirety of Route 20 is majorly on my bucket list.
Just wondering… when the NFWS transfers land to the NPS, is there a sale or transfer of funds between the two organizations? Or because they are under the same large umbrella, does the transfer just happen on paper without compensation?
I could be wrong, but I don't believe there is a "sale." I believe it's just a simple land transfer. This has happened many times with USFS lands that have been used to create National Parks (Olympic, Grand Teton, etc)
One of the snowiest! Then again the Meteorologists School in the White Mountains claims to have the most and the reasons why they have the School there! Truthfully I don't really care, I just like ❄️🌨️❄️
Great video and I totally relate to the Power of Place (almost wrote a book on the topic). I also enjoy "seeing the big picture". The connections between space and time are fascinating and fun!
Yes, I totally agree! Even when I'm not in National Parks (which isn't often 😂), I find myself thinking about The Power of Place and how it influences our lives on a daily basis
Of the parks you highlighted, I have only been to Women's Rights and agree that it is an amazing place to learn this part of our history. Your video made me wonder about what other highway corridors exist that encompass a number of national park sites. I'm most familiar with US 40 in Maryland and Pennsylvania which has sites from three wars as well as other historical and natural parks.
I'm not entirely sure either. Admittedly, highway history is not my area of expertise, and it was really Bryan that opened my eyes to the stories and history these corridors hold.
Another great video! I look forward to seeing the other sites and parks you were able to visit. A dream of mine is to explore the country on a heartland road trip: Hwy 20 from Newport to Boston; Hwy 1 from Boston to Ocean City, Maryland; then Hwy 50 all the way to Sacramento, until taking the coastal highways back up north to Newport. Maybe someday.
Now that sounds like a heck of a great road trip. I already posted that doing all of US 20 is on my bucket list but hadn't given much thought to the return route. 😆
Very nice! All great trips, I'm sure! I know Bryan would have some excellent advice for the Route 20 trip through his organization. Thanks for watching!
If you ever see me out there, say hi! I'm also in the super duper early stages of seeing what a group trip might look like for this community. It's still a long ways off and I have absolutely no timeline yet, but it's something I want to do.
Congress has final approval on new National Park units and/or redesignations like this, so even though the NPS itself opposed it, Congress made the final call.
Thank you for the video! I like it a lot! I've seen here so picturesque views, streets, so magnificent places which i dream to visit. So different cities, from what i got used to see in my country. Btw I am watching you from Russia.
Many years ago I travelled parts of route 20. I was on my way to and from other interesting places, but, as you so eloquently put it, there are connections we only realize with the big picture. Thank you, Rik Spector
Right? I'd never done a trip with this many parks visited in such a short time before, but it really put into context for me the "big picture" story of so much American history. Thanks for watching, Rik!
