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hello and welcome today we embark on a
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journey across America's most treasured
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landscapes its national parks these wild
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places from soaring mountains to deep
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canyons are preserved as sanctuaries of
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natural beauty and diversity each park
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tells a unique story of Earth's power
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and wonder join me as we count down the
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top 10 must visit national parks in the
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United States prepare to be inspired and
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maybe start planning your own adventure
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let us begin our journey begins in
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Yellowstone the world's first national
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park here geysers like Old Faithful
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erupt and hot springs paint the land in
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vivid colors steam bubbling mud and
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hissing vents reveal the earth's
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restless energy yellowstone is also home
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to bison grizzlies and wolves icons of
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the Wild West witnessing wildlife
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against a backdrop of steaming earth is
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to experience true wilderness this is
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nature raw and untamed yellowstone is
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America's living breathing cauldron
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next we travel to the Grand Canyon a
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place that humbles all who visit carved
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by the Colorado River its vastness
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reveals nearly 2 billion years of
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Earth's history standing on the rim the
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scale is staggering colors shift as the
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sun moves across the sky descend into
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the canyon and you walk through time
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itself at the bottom the river's power
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is undeniable camping beneath the stars
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here connects you to the planet's
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ancient story the Grand Canyon is a
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masterpiece of time and water in
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California's Sierra Nevada Yusede stuns
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with granite giants and thundering
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waterfalls el Capiton and Half-dome rise
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above a valley carved by glaciers in
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spring waterfalls roar nourishing lush
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meadows and wild flowers beyond the
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valley ancient giant sequoas stand as
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living monuments yusede's beauty
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inspires awe and humility it's a place
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where nature's artistry is on full
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display yusede is the granite heart of
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America in southern Utah Zion is a
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cathedral of red and white sandstone
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unlike the Grand Canyon Zion invites you
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inside along rivers and beneath towering
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cliffs hike to Angel's Landing for
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breathtaking views or wade through the
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narrows surrounded by sculpted rock
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cottonwoods and desert varnish add color
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and life to the canyon zion scale is
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intimate yet grand every step reveals
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the power of water and time zion is a
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sanctuary carved by nature
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in Colorado Rocky Mountain National Park
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soarses above 12,000 ft trail Ridge Road
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offers sweeping alpine views and golden
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aspen in autumn below forests and lakes
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reflect the peaks above elk and big horn
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sheep roam the meadows while moose
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linger in quiet ponds the air is thin
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the scenery breathtaking this is the
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wild high country of the Rockies rocky
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Mountain is the continent's rooftop we
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head east to the Great Smoky Mountains
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America's most visited park blue haze
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drifts over ancient rolling peaks old
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growth forests shelter incredible
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biodiversity over 100 native tree
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species spring wild flowers and autumn
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colors transform the landscape
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waterfalls tumble over mossy rocks and
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black bears roam the woods the Smokies
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are a living museum of life and color
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here every trail leads into a world of
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on Maine's coast Acadia is where
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mountains meet the Atlantic granite
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peaks plunge into the sea framed by
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rugged shorelines and quiet coes park
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Loop Road and Cadillac Mountain offer
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stunning vistas first in the US to greet
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the sunrise carriage roads wind through
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forests and past tranquil ponds
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thunderhole and Jordan Pond showcase the
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park's wild beauty acadia is a poetic
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blend of land and ocean it's the wild
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heart of the North Atlantic coast in
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Montana Glacier National Park is a land
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of jagged peaks and turquoise lakes
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ancient glaciers carved deep valleys and
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left behind dramatic landscapes going to
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the sunroad is a breathtaking drive
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across the continental divide trails
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lead to wildflower meadows and
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encounters with mountain goats crystal
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clearar lakes mirror the towering
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mountains glacier is a powerful reminder
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of nature's grandeur it's the crown
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jewel of the northern Rockies in
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Washington Olympic National Park is a
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world of contrasts wild Pacific beaches
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lush rainforests and glacier-capped
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peaks coexist here the Ho Rainforest is
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a green wonderland dripping with moss
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and life alpine meadows and rugged
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mountains rise above the trees walk a
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wild beach wander a rainforest and climb
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a mountain all in one day olympic is
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nature's tapestry woven from land sea
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and sky it's a park like no other our
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final stop is Arches National Park in
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Utah a landscape sculpted by wind and
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time over 2,000 natural arches spires
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and balanced rocks create a surreal
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scene delicate arch glows at sunset a
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symbol of the American West the park's
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wonders are everywhere from the windows
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to landscape arch at night stars fill
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the sky framed by stone silhouettes
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arches is a fragile unforgettable
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gallery of nature's artistry it's a
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fitting finale to our journey our
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journey across America's wild places
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ends here but yours is just beginning
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each park is a sanctuary for wildlife
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and a source of inspiration for us all
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which national park calls to you share
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your dreams and stories below thank you
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for joining me on this adventure
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subscribe for more journeys into the
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world's most beautiful places there's
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always another trail to follow another
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horizon to chase until next time may you
