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The National Parks: America's Best Idea begins airing tonight
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Arches National Park. Photo by Daniel Mayer.
On your behalf, the National Park Service oversees 391 park units across the country. From wild parks to historic sites and from our lowest point (in Death Valley National Park) to our highest point (in Denali National Park and Preserve), 84 million acres of land await your visit. For a hiker, thousands of trail miles can take you to our country's best places.
But here we are. Fall is setting in and school is back in session. A fall color tour may be the final adventure before settling in for winter. Lucky for you, award-winning director Ken Burns is bringing the National Parks to you. Starting tonight (Sunday, September 27th), his new six-episode PBS documentary will grace TV screens across the country, shedding light on the parks and their history and hopefully inspiring more Americans to get out and explore (and help protect) these excellent places.
The series will run six straight nights this week on Twin Cities Public Television (or your local PBS channel). The episodes are basically arranged chronologically, starting in the 1800s with the birth of the national park idea. Reruns will take place each day until the next episode is shown. If you can't quite commit to so many evenings in front of the television, PBS will also stream them online here. Enjoy.
As a reminder, Minnesota is home to four national park units: Voyageurs National Park, Grand Portage National Monument (hiking info here), Pipestone National Monument and the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (hiking info here). The North Country National Scenic Trail also runs through Minnesota and the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway forms our eastern border. If you have never visited a national park, these are the perfect starting points.
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