With shapes so distinctive they’ve earned names like the Poodle, Thor’s Hammer and Queen Victoria, the tall chiseled spires known as hoodoos are the prime attraction at Bryce Canyon National Park, which features the largest concentration of the eerie formations in the world. Other geologic features also draw visitors, including two red sandstone arches, Natural Bridge and Tower Bridge, and Mossy Cave, a grotto bedecked with greenery in summer

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America’s national parks are more popular than ever, drawing record numbers of visitors every year. This special issue is a celebration of these parks, representing the best of the geographic and biological diversity of the far-flung U.S. park system. Packed with extraordinary photographs (as well as intriguing data and detailed descriptions), these pages serve not only as a guide to the parks’ individual charms, but also as an appreciation

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Ever since Yellowstone National Park was established in 1972, countries all over the world have since followed in America’s footsteps and established their own National Parks, but nowhere else has quite such a variety of landscapes than the good old US of A. Today, the States has 63 National Parks, ranging from the crags of Colarado's Rocky Mountains to the sprawling deserts and canyons of Utah's Zion and the glacier-carved valleys of

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The third title in the Acadia National Park guide series, Acadia's Carriage Roads covers the history, geology, and biology of the area. It includes practical advice and maps to help visitors get the most from their tours of the roads, whether on foot, by bicycle, or on cross-country skis. With their work-of-art stone bridges, these crushed-rock carriage roads-the result of decades of effort by philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr.-are known throughout...

The vibrant city of Vancouver blends the call of the wild with big city charm. Tour the city's landmark sites, including historic Gastown and the Capilano Suspension Bridge. On Vancouver Island, the capital city, Victoria, defines itself by all things British. Experience ziptrek flights through forest treetops, and cruise Alaska's Inside Passage aboard a paddle wheel ship.

While their mother investigates a series of bear attacks in and near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Jack and Ashley learn about country music and Cherokee people from two new friends, one of whom is keeping a secret.

Here is the bold adventure story of William Dunn, an educated man yet an accomplished mountain man. His life becomes forever entwined with the wild, unforgettable, Grand Canyon.

When a cougar attacks a hiker in Mesa Verde National Park, the Landons have another mystery on their hands. Jack and Ashley are used to visiting parks with their wildlife veterinarian mother and photographer father, but this time their hands are full with a foster child called Lucky Deal. As Lucky and Jack become friends, Ashley becomes suspicious: What did Lucky take from the burn site? Who did she call in the night? In a midnight showdown at Spruce...

The Landons are in the Caribbean, in Virgin Islands National Park, to figure out what is destroying the coral reefs and causing the hawksbill sea turtle to disappear. Jack and Ashley find themselves hopelessly entangled in the mysterious life of Forrest Winthrop IV, the adopted son of a U.S. diplomat. Why is he so anxious to save an island woman named Cimmaron? What secret do they share? Follow the action to Jumbie Bay and see what the full moon reveals....

Grizzly cubs are disappearing from Glacier National Park, and the Landon family must figure out why! But for Jack, the real mystery is his sister Ashley's strange behavior. What was she doing alone in the woods so early in the morning? And why did she lie to their parents? Jack's efforts to unravel the truth lead to a pulse-pounding adventure that brings the Landon kids face to face with an enraged grizzly-as Jack and his sister suddenly become the...