Our US National Parks guide takes readers into one of America’s most revered treasures. At once tourist destinations and natural preserves, the parks represent so much of the country’s best intentions and challenging realities. The issue offers new perspectives on these grand locations, from explorations of park histories to the deep dives into the communities within the parks as well as personal essays, both funny and moving, meditating on these beautiful sites. With photography showcasing tourists of the 70s and 80s, complete with Polaroids and a collection of iconic WPA parks posters, this is an issue you don’t want to miss.
Contributors
Colin Dickey, Nicole Ellis, Pam Houston, Jeff Howe, Tim Murphy, Sasha von Oldershausen, Kent Vertrees, Jeff Thomas, Hanne Tidnam, Amy Yedida Wolfe, Terry Tempest Williams, Miles Steuding
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Betty Reid Soskin
100-year-old Betty Reid Soskin is often referred to as “America’s oldest park ranger”
The Call of the Wild in the Age of Convenience
Deep in the Yellowstone backcountry
Stranger Sounds: National Parks
Musical creations about or inspired by US National Parks.
Rock Fall
The very last thing Maggie wanted to do was go on a river trip.
An Interview with Pam Houston
The "Cowboys Are My Weakness" author revisits her characters 30 years later
Biscayne’s Black Heritage
How a pioneering farmer and former slave helped create a national park
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Sightseer: Before the Selfie
As with all pilgrimages, they have made the journey, they have arrived and they are now experiencing the quickening sense of recognition and affirmation
