Ken Burn's National Parks.

National Parks are truly America's best idea! This film by Ken Burns is intriguing, inspiring and has renewed my dream of  visiting the all of the nation's national parks.  The first park that is gone into depth about is Yosemite Park. This park's name was Yosemite was given in honor of the tribes that resided on those lands but it was later found out that the word Yosemite meant  "they are killers" .  The most incredible thing that I was introduced to, at the beginning of this fine documentary, was an  exciting  adventurer named  John Muir who originally was going to hike to  South America where he would build a raft and explore the regions along the  Amazon river. Due to an illness and lack of funds John Muir went west instead to check out the much talked about Yosemite. It is good that he did because he change the park for the better.  I was so moved by his actions and by the quotes that were read in the documentary that I bought  and I am now reading his journal "The Yosemite".    He is an excellent writer , very vivid and unique. In the next few weeks as I read his journal I will post favorite quotes and descriptions. In the meantime here is some Yosemite inspired art by the famed painter  Albert Bierstsdt.