An Adventure Guide for America’s National Parks

Constant Wonder - Season 2022, Episode 890 , Segment 1

An Atlas of the National Parks

Episode: An Atlas of the National Parks

Feb 26, 2021 7:00 pm
23:54 mins

Lifelong adventurer, former Park ranger, and author Jon Waterman shares his love for the National Parks system, highlights several lesser-known Parks to add to your travel list, and shares some adventure stories from his time in the American wilderness. Guest: Jon Waterman, filmmaker and adventurer who has received three grants from the National Geographic Society Expeditions Council, author of "National Geographic Atlas of the National Parks"

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When the Army Ruled Yellowstone

Feb 26, 2021

28 m

Creating Yellowstone National Park was quite a feat to begin with, but managing and patrolling it was quite another. For 32 years, the US Army protected the park; they had to deal with poachers practicing guerrilla warfare, hawkers setting up shop, and even boredom and desertion.