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Re:Why Do Tourists Visit Ancient Ruins Everywhere Except the United St... on Sunday September 11, 2016 @01:01PM (#12474306)

The parks are definitely something to enjoy and respect. I highly recommend two books:

  Desert Solitare
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Solitaire

  Death, Daring and Disaster: Search and Rescue in the National Parks
  https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/hisnps/NPSBooks/farabee.htm

This is good too:

  The National Parks: America's Best Idea
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_National_Parks:_America%27s_Best_Idea