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Treasured Lands features photographs that helped launch the national parks. After congress viewed photos of Yosemite, President Lincoln was moved to sign a bill that paved the way for the U.S. National park service. In Treasured Lands: a photographic odyssey through America's national parks, photographer Qt Luong pays tribute to the millions of acres of protected wilderness in our country's 59 national parks. Luong, who is featured in Ken Burn's and Dayton Duncan's documentary the national parks: America's best idea, is the most prolific and versatile photographer working in the national parks and the only one to have made largeformat photographs in each of them. Designed to inspire visitors to connect with the parks and invite photographers to recreate these landscapes, the guide also provides anecdotal observations that give context to the pictures and convey the sheer scope of Luong's extraordinary odyssey The guide is also available as a pdf formatted for use on mobile devices, and owners of the book are offered the option to download it for a nominal fee. Includes an introduction by awardwinning author and documentary filmmaker, Dayton Duncan. Treasured Lands is a rich visual tour of the U.S. National parks and an invaluable guide form a photographer who hiked or paddled, dived, skied, snowshoed, and climbed each park, shooting in all kinds of terrain, seasons, and times of day. Qt. Luong's timeless gallery of the nation's most revered landscapes beckons to nature lovers, armchair travelers, and photography enthusiasts alike, keeping America's natural wonders within reach 46 pages Made of paper with leather hardcover Made in USA from imported materials

Treasured Lands  features photographs that helped launch the national parks. After congress viewed photos of Yosemite, President Lincoln was moved to sign a bill that paved the way for the U.S. National park service. In Treasured Lands: a photographic odyssey through America's national parks, photographer Qt Luong pays tribute to the millions of acres of protected wilderness in our country's 59 national parks. Luong, who is featured in Ken Burn's and Dayton Duncan & rsquo...