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3-Video Slipcase Set, 3 1/2 Hours - A Commemorative Video Collection
Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon: three one-hour stories of Americas greatest natural treasures in one remarkable collection. Yellowstone, the oldest and best known, is the site of Old Faithful and Mammoth Hot Springs. Yosemites dramatic peaks, valleys, waterfalls, rivers and lakes make it the jewel of the Sierras. The Grand Canyon stands as an unequaled monument to the remarkable forces of nature. THE STORY OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Yellowstone, first and last! First in wonders, natural wonders. And one of the last wildlife preserves in America. "A celebration of life." - Library Journal The world's first National Park is still one of the most popular. This video captures the wonders and the wildlife of Yellowstone. "Old Faithful," thundering waterfalls, hot springs, vast forests and dramatic wildlife action are captured here much the way early explorers found them. Marvel at "Old Faithful" erupting, vast rolling forests, abundant wildlife, thundering waterfalls, gurgling hot springs and mud pots, and beautiful, haunting wilderness. Over 2.2 million acres located in the northwest corner of Wyoming, the great Yellowstone National Park was founded in 1872. The superb camera work of Dale Johnson and Bob Landis captures the natural wonders that captivated the early mountain men of the 1840's: petrified forests, mountains of glass and rivers that cooked fish. Thrill to rare and dramtic wildlife action: an antelope doe chasing a coyote from her young;a grizzly pursuing an elk in a life and death chase, a coyote matching wits with an otter, northern elk migrating in deep snow and bighorn sheep in mating battles. See the Yellowstone fire of 1988, and the charred land in full bloom. Ride with a park ranger into the back country. Enjoy a stagecoach ride to a sunset cookout. It's all here, the magic of the great Yellowstone. Review from Library Journal: Film presents a celebration of life, captured for a moment through the film-makers' skillful camera work. Highly recommended for travel and natural history collections.. THE STORY OF GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK Astounding! Its magnitude overwhelming. The Grand Canyon, one of the great wonders of the world. "Highly recommended." - Library Journal It's one of the world's great natural wonders, covering an area of 2,000 square miles, approximately ten miles wide, and running a mile deep. Take an aerial journey through the canyon, and observe its various moods throughout the four seasons. Explore Havasu Falls and learn the history of the canyon's original inhabitants, the Anasazi Indians. Two thousand square miles, a mile deep, approximately 10 miles wide -- no geological feature on earth evokes a wider spectrum of human emotions than does the Grand Canyon of Arizona. It is impossible not to be profoundly moved when confronting such immensity. But it is more than a chasm, it is alive with mule deer, mountain lions, coyotes, bighorn sheep, wild turkeys, blue grouse, blue heron, desert tortoises, and rare kaibab squirrel, found only in the Grand Canyon. Long before the Spanish arrived, the Anasazi (Ancient Ones) lived here. Included is an exclusive segment, never before filmed, of Shaman's Gallery, a significant Anasazi find of rock paintings in the Grand Canyon area, dating between 2000 B.C. and 1 A.D. This video traces the story of the Grand Canyon from Major John Wesley Powell's early explorations to today's 4.2 million visitors who come to gaze and ponder this natural phenomenon. Cinematographers Dale Johnson and Bill Bacon have painstakingly captured the Grand Canyon's magic light show, bursting and burning with ruby and gold light on layers of granite and limestone. Established in 1908, Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed the Grand Canyon a parkland and said, "do nothing to mar its grandeur, keep it for your children, your children's children, and all who come after you." Review from Library Journal: Film presents a celebration of life, captured for a moment through the film-makers' skillful camera work. Highly recommended for travel and natural history collections. THE STORY OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK Breathtaking valleys, gouged by glaciers. Dizzying waterfalls. Soaring peaks. Yosemite's beauty is unique in all the world "Highly recommended." - Library Journal The magnificence of Yosemite is beautifully reflected in this film. The commanding cliffs of El Capitan, the world's most massive chunk of solid granite, stand opposite the towering Bridal Veil Falls, framing some of the loveliest vistas in the Yosemite Valley. Walk the High Sierras on the John Muir Trail, Tioga Pass and the Tuolumne Meadows. All this, plus ancient and stately forests of giant Sequoias, and abundant wildlife: mountain lions, mule deer, coyotes, black bear, and big horn sheep. Review from Library Journal: Film presents a celebration of life, captured for a moment through the film-makers' skilful camera work. Highly recommended for travel and natural history collections. Mountain man Joseph R. Walker was probably the first non-indian to see Yosemite, in 1833, but not until the California militia entered the valley rounding up Ahwaneechee Indians was th region discovered. In June 1864, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Grant, making it a California State Park. It became famous through the writings of Horace Greely and the efforts of John Muir. Cinematographer Dennis Burkhart captures in this video the magnificence of Yosemite Valley (El Capitan, Yosemite Falls, Bridalveil Fall, Half Dome), the High Sierra (John Muir Trail, Tuolumne Meadows, Tioga Pass), and the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias. The camera catches the wildlife that roams the 1,170 square miles of Yosemite, I.e. the mule deer, mountain lion, black bear, coyotes, bighorn sheep and the rare peregrine falcon. This video reveals why 3.8 million visitors come each year and stand before awe-inspiring panaramas they will never forget.
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