Yosemite from Andrew Julian on Vimeo.
Snapshots Spotlight:
Yosemite National Park
I wanted to share a video I came across that really shows the “Heart and Soul” of one of America’s Greatest National Parks. Yosemite Valley was designated by Congress in 1864 as a protected land area under the control of California as the World’s first official State Park. Yosemite National Park was later established in 1890, and was the third most popular National Park in America with 3,882,642 visitors during 2014.
While I have visited several of America’s great National Parks, I still haven't been to Yosemite. But after seeing the grandeur of this magnificent video by Andrew Julian, it is definitely now on my "bucket list" to do some day.
There is no naration. Just the power of images of some of the greatest scenery in the United States... set to music. They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, but a video like this is worth many more. I love the fact that not only does this story show amazing landscapes, mountains, lakes and waterfalls, but people enjoying nature. I think it is summed up by a quote from John Muir, one of the greatest proponents of Yosemite National Park, and a co-founder of the Sierra Club.
If you love the beauty of nature and the outdoors, hopefully this will be one of the most soul inspiring stories, lasting only 3 minutes and 19 seconds you will ever see on the internet.
While I have visited several of America’s great National Parks, I still haven't been to Yosemite. But after seeing the grandeur of this magnificent video by Andrew Julian, it is definitely now on my "bucket list" to do some day.
There is no naration. Just the power of images of some of the greatest scenery in the United States... set to music. They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, but a video like this is worth many more. I love the fact that not only does this story show amazing landscapes, mountains, lakes and waterfalls, but people enjoying nature. I think it is summed up by a quote from John Muir, one of the greatest proponents of Yosemite National Park, and a co-founder of the Sierra Club.
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken,
over-civilized people
are beginning to find out that going to the mountains
is going home; that wildness is a necessity;
and that mountain parks and reservations are useful
not only as fountains of timber and
irrigating rivers,
but as fountains of life.”
are beginning to find out that going to the mountains
is going home; that wildness is a necessity;
and that mountain parks and reservations are useful
not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers,
but as fountains of life.”
John Muir, "Our National Parks", 1901
If you love the beauty of nature and the outdoors, hopefully this will be one of the most soul inspiring stories, lasting only 3 minutes and 19 seconds you will ever see on the internet.
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