L.Bine has partnered with the National Park Foundation to help you find your happy place.

And with more than 400 national parks, there's a good chance you'll find one close to home.

Discover your perfect day in a park at find your park.com. Books on the National Park System are a favorite of mine to collect, but they often leave me wanting. They're usually

written as guidebooks that cram the where-to and how-to in a minimal amount of

real estate. National Geographic is

setting out to change that.

I'm Jason Epperson.

And my guest this week on the America's National Parks

podcast is adventurer and award-winning Author John Waterman, American Landscape,

including the Wilds of Alaska and the Conflicts surrounding the Colorado River.

His newest book, commissioned by National Geographic, is a bit of a different undertaking.

It's called Atlas of the National Parks. And contrary to the name, it's no roadmap.

National Geographic calls it the first book of its kind. It's a stunning glossy

showcase of America's spectacular park system, richly illustrated with an inspiring collection

of maps, graphics, and photographs.

Please welcome to the show, John Waterman.

John, thanks for being here.

Thanks very much for having.

I'd like to start by talking about your origins in the world of the

outdoors. What got you involved in nature and conservation? Well I have been a

lifelong outdoor person.

And as a 16 year old, I attend an out-

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