TheNationalParks:OurAmericanLandscapeisthesecondbookfromrisingnaturephotographerIanShivewhohasbeenmakinganameforhimselfinpublicationssuchasTime,NationalGeographic,andNationalParksmagazine.ShivebringsafreshperspectivetosomeofthemostbeautifulandstoriedscenicspotsintheUnitedStates.ThecascadesofYosemite,thegeysersofYellowstone,thejaggedwallsoftheGrandCanyon,andhundredsofotherscometolifebehindShive’slens—readytobestudiedfromadifferentangle.Nowupdatedwith36additionalpagesofphotographsandatravel-friendlysize,it’stheperfectgiftforloversoftheoutdoors.America'snationalparksandhistoricalsitesembodytheAmericanspirit.Theyarewindowstoourpast,homestosomeofourrarestplantsandanimalspecies,andplaceswhereeveryAmericancangotofindinspiration,peace,andopenspace.FromtheironrailsofSteamtown,PennsylvaniatothewildsofYellowstone,America'snaturalparkspreserveourcultureinasmuchastheyshieldournaturalworldfromourownencroachment.Anexpandedpaperbackedition,TheNationalParks:OurAmericanLandscapepresentsawonderfullyupdatedphotographicsurveyofoneofAmerica'sgreatestnationaltreasures.SeenthroughtheeyesoftheNationalParksConservationAssociation'sphotographerIanShive,America'sNationalParkSystemcometolifethroughacollectionofmorethan200newphotographs.Shive'sstunningworkdemonstratesthediversityandaweinspiringbeautyoftheAmericanwildlandscoveringthemajorUnitedStatesparksfromthewarmwatersofBiscayne,FloridatoicysummitofMt.McKinleyinDenaliNationalPark,Alaska.