PBS National Parks

[ProfessorM]

All very interesting stuff. Funny as we have not changed much in the years. There will always be people that will always try to make a friggin profit out of something at the expense of the resource like Huchins and the Northern Pacific Railroad. The almighty buck over everything. Good thing there were people like Muir and the other gentleman involved with Yellowstone that had the foresight and drive to get the places preserved for future generations. Also the plight of the Native Americans come to light as we flooded across the country and pretty much stole all that was first theirs. A real shame. Really enjoyed the park ranger who was obviously a native American saying that here are all these white men claiming to have discovered these natural beauties and the Indians of the area saying we have know about them for thousands of years. Never had the luxury of going to Yellowstone or Yosemite, yet. Look forward to seeing some episodes of places I have been, Grand Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns, Big Bend, Acadia,etc.. There are 58 parks I think and I hope to visit all of them before I have thrown in the towel.


on another note I still have not figured out who was playing that acoustic guitar in the beginning and through out the first episode. I really liked that a lot.

[Crafty Angler]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

on another note I still have not figured out who was playing that acoustic guitar in the beginning and through out the first episode. I really liked that a lot.

If you find out who it was Paul, please post it - it was great and got my attention from the start, really set the tone for the documentary

Thanks...

On the content regarding the Indians, it's pretty sad - he was right on point, the thrill of discovery for the explorers neglects the fact that there was already an indigenous civilization there long before the first white men found it

While preserving the parks was a noble deed, what was done to the native population who lived on that land for thousands of years was a lot less so...

[UserRemoved1]

In my life I've been to Sequoia, Yosemite, Acadia, and the Grand Canyon.

As I watched that last night I said to myself I got to do it again. I think we're going to do a bunch of weekend type trips now. I've never seen Ellis Island...and it's time for another Washington type trip. Maybe Va too.

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

All very interesting stuff. Funny as we have not changed much in the years. There will always be people that will always try to make a friggin profit out of something at the expense of the resource like Huchins and the Northern Pacific Railroad. The almighty buck over everything. Good thing there were people like Muir and the other gentleman involved with Yellowstone that had the foresight and drive to get the places preserved for future generations. Also the plight of the Native Americans come to light as we flooded across the country and pretty much stole all that was first theirs. A real shame. Really enjoyed the park ranger who was obviously a native American saying that here are all these white men claiming to have discovered these natural beauties and the Indians of the area saying we have know about them for thousands of years. Never had the luxury of going to Yellowstone or Yosemite, yet. Look forward to seeing some episodes of places I have been, Grand Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns, Big Bend, Acadia,etc.. There are 58 parks I think and I hope to visit all of them before I have thrown in the towel.


on another note I still have not figured out who was playing that acoustic guitar in the beginning and through out the first episode. I really liked that a lot.