National Parks of America 1: Experience America's 59 National Parks (Lonely Planet)

Description

To celebrate America’s amazing national parks, Lonely Planet, the world’s
leading travel publisher, takes you on an informative and gorgeous tour of all
59 parks with our lavishly finished hardcover gift guide packed with detailed
itineraries and practical tips on what to do and see in each park to get you
started planning your next adventure. America’s national parks are full of
timeless marvels that still rejuvenate the soul: the world’s largest trees in
Sequoia; its most spectacular geothermal site in Yellowstone; the grandest
canyon. From Acadia to Zion, this beautiful introduction to America’s
preserved natural treasures is packed with landscape photography, original
wildlife illustrations, and practical information. You will surely be inspired
to rediscover these incredible spaces and find out why they’re worth
celebrating and you’ll have all the tools to plan the first of many exciting
trips. This book is intended to be a practical introduction to each of
America’s 59 national parks, distilled by Lonely Planet’s expert authors. We
highlight the best activities and trails, explain how to get there and where
to stay, show you the wildlife to watch out for, and suggest ideal
itineraries. Whether you’re lucky enough to have a park on your doorstep or
need to travel further, we hope that the following pages inspire you both the
iconic and lesser-known gems that make up the USA’s diversely breathtaking
expanses. Covers all 59 US National Parks: Acadia American Samoa Arches
Badlands Big Bend Biscayne Black Canyon of the Gunnison Bryce Canyon
Canyonlands Capitol Reef Carlsbad Caverns Channel Islands Congaree Crater Lake
Cuyahoga Valley Death Valley Denali Dry Tortugas Everglades Gates of the
Arctic Glacier Glacier Bay Grand Canyon Grand Teton Great Basin Great Sand
Dunes Great Smoky Mountains Guadalupe Mountains Haleakal? Hawaii Volcanoes Hot
Springs Isle Royale Joshua Tree Katmai Kenai Fjords Kings Canyon Kobuk Valley
Lake Clark Lassen Volcanic Mammoth Cave Mesa Verde Mt Rainier North Cascades
Olympic Petrified Forest Pinnacles Redwood Rocky Mountain Saguaro Sequoia
Shenandoah Theodore Roosevelt Virgin Islands Voyageurs Wind Cave Wrangell-St
Elias Yellowstone Yosemite Zion About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely
Planet has become the world’s leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks
to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a
suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller
community. Lonely Planet’s mission is to enable curious travellers to
experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find
themselves in. Read more

Features:

Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lonely Planet; 1st edition (April 19, 2016)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 328 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 43
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 0.035 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 1.13 x 10.7 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #955,549 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #913 in Parks & Campgrounds Travel Reference (Books) #2,643 in Hiking & Camping Excursion Guides (Books) #9,315 in US Travel Guides
• #913 in Parks & Campgrounds Travel Reference (Books)