Wide, breathtaking landscapes, crystal-clear, blue lakes, high,
snow-covered mountain peaks, but also wild grizzlies, buffalos,
mustangs, and rare animal species: this is North America. With nearly 60
national parks, the United States is preserving a living monument to the
continent's pristine nature in an effort to make it accessible to
everyone. This book presents the most beautiful parks in over 450
photographs. Each has its own character and individual charm. Alaska,
high in the northwest of the American continent, boasts spectacular wide
expanses and immense geological variety such as the highest mountain of
North America, the Denali. Continuing on the northern route from west to
east, the high mountain regions of the Rocky Mountains overwhelm their
visitors with countless blue glacier lakes and thundering waterfalls.
Yellowstone, the oldest national park, is pure magic with dazzlingly
colourful thermal springs, erupting geysers, and large herds of bison.
Continuing on the southern route from west to east, the striking
granitoid formations of Half Dome and El Capitan in the popular Yosemite
National Park are impressive sights. Death Valley fascinates with
contrasts of hot salt deserts and ice-cold, snowcapped peaks.