John Muir

The National Parks: America's Best Idea: Season 1: Episode 2 -- At the end of the 19th century, some Americans begin to question the nation's headlong rush across the continent that has devastated forests and ravaged entire species of animals. Conservation's greatest champion is the new president, Theodore Roosevelt, who creates parks and wildlife refuges, and then audaciously uses the Antiquities Act to set aside 800,000 acres of the Grand Canyon as a national monument. John Muir fights the battle of his life to prevent the city of San Francisco from burying the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park under a reservoir, and dies broken-hearted after he loses.

The National Parks: America's Best Idea: Season 1: Episode 1 -- In 1851, a band of Indian fighters in California encounters a place of astonishing beauty, setting in motion events that bring other newcomers to Yosemite Valley: artists, writers, entrepreneurs, tourists, and eventually John Muir, who becomes a national voice for preservation. Meanwhile, reports emerge from Wyoming Territory of a fantastical place at the headwaters of the Yellowstone River. An exploration confirms the rumors, and in 1872 Congress creates the world's first national park at Yellowstone, but does nothing to provide for its protection. In 1886, General Phil Sheridan and the U.S. Cavalry ride to the park's rescue.

As NASA prepares to blast a new crater in the wilds of the moon, the Nature Chaplain calls for the international community to preserve the moon as a wilderness park. A crazy, lunatic idea? So were the National Parks. Where is the voice of John Muir? Where is the brilliance of Ken Burns? Where is the United Nations? Where are we? see www.moonpark.wordpress.com

Meditation: A Song and A Prayer for Our Forests - The Sacred Places Series A slide presentation, with music by Patrick Leonard - A Journey Through The Sierras Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park, California Snapshots from a two day wander through Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park, California ~ A condensed magical journey through the forest, mountains and waterways. John Muir described the mighty Sequoia as nature s masterpiece , the greatest of living things , a king tree , and the very god of the woods . There is indeed something otherworldly about sequoia groves along with their companion pines finding their own space and light beneath the shadow of the giant trees! It is difficult to determine the exact age of the Sequoia, the majestic Grant and Sherman Trees are estimated to be around 3,000 to 3,500 years old. The Grant Tree has the largest known diameter, 28.9 feet at breast height, and about 267 feet tall. The Sherman Tree measured approximately 275 feet tall, 25.1 feet in diameter, a ground perimeter of 102.6 feet, is considered to be the largest living Sequoia, about 10 percent larger volume wise than the Washington Tree, followed by the Grant Tree. Many of the giants are 1,500 to 2,000 years old. The Sequoia s natural habitat is only in a relatively small area of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, a collective total of around 36,000 to 38,000 acres. The Music Patrick Leonard s exquisite piano improvisations. The Photography Snapshots... documenting a moment for the sheer joy and sake of it - one camera, one lens for the most part and taking each moment for what it is, no matter the time of day, light, the situation perfect or imperfect. Remembering magical moments as I appreciate the world I live in, and appreciate our wise ancestors who have left us these legacies of ancient, sacred, mysterious and beautiful places. May future generations also experience the benefit and beauty of our unique, magnificent, a

An eight minute film revealing the wild gospel, torah, dharma, quran, tao, truth, etc. of John Muir's wisdom drawn from the book Meditations of John Muir: Nature's Temple. Read by author and photographer Chris Highland.

The National Parks: America's Best Idea: : -- Clip: Photographer Tuan Luong

Trailer for the documentary High Sierra: A Journey on the John Muir Trail. Follow the John Muir Trail, through the tallest mountain range in the contiguous United States. Experience the Range of Light as well as the range of emotions and physical challenges that accompany such an epic adventure.

The National Parks: America's Best Idea: : -- Clip: Naturalist George Melendez Wright on the National Parks Service

The trailer for Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film, a feature-length documentary based on the book of the same name by Joseph Maddrey. It examines the idea that horror films reflect the times and places in which they are made illustrating how classic monster movies exploited the anxieties of war-time generations, and how more savage modern horror films stem from the psychic fallout of America s counterculture movement and the subsequent rise of increasingly conservative political forces. At the same time, the documentary explores the timeless, universal appeal of horror movies by examining the pervasive theme of The Outsider. From the silent films of Lon Chaney to the box office reign of Hannibal Lector and his peers, the history of the horror film is a story of the individual at odds with any organization that threatens his life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. In-depth interviews with many of the nation s greatest horror filmmakers reveal that the appeal of the genre is rooted not only in timely fears but in the spirit of rebellion a spirit that consistently defines American life, as well as many of its best horror filmmakers. Nightmares in Red, White and Blue is narrated by horror icon Lance Henriksen and features exclusive interviews with legendary auteurs like John Carpenter, George A. Romero, Joe Dante, Larry Cohen, and Roger Corman, as well as film historian John Kenneth Muir and Fangoria editor Tony Timpone and others. Their observations are illustrated with clips from more than 150 films ranging from the classic Universal monster movies to the psychological horrors of film noir, from groundbreaking films like Night of the Living Dead , Rosemary s Baby , The Exorcist and Jaws to contemporary slasher movies, Torture Porn and beyond. In short, it is the most comprehensive documentary on America s most durable and prolific film genre.

The National Parks: America's Best Idea: : -- Clip: Historian Day Jenkinson

The National Parks: America's Best Idea: : -- Clip: From scenery to science

The National Parks: America's Best Idea: : -- Clip: Trustee George Dorr offers the lands of the Hancock County Trust to the United States