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NPM-DVD-139 - Majestic, thousand metre high rock walls flank a magnificent valley, the heart of the world famous Yosemite National Park located in California's Sierra Nevada. The first thing that strikes most visitors to the park is its spectacular waterfalls which. are the highest on the entire North American Continent and plunge down more than seven hundred metres. At Yosemite Falls the water from Yosemite Creek falls from the elevated regions of the Sierra Nevada down into the valley below. For several centuries, long before any white settlers reached the valleys of today's park, the area that surrounded the Merced River was the sole domain of the Native American Indian. For almost four thousand years this was the hunting ground of the Awanitshi Indians. In bygone times the Indians called today's Bridal Veil Fall, 'Pohono', The Spirit of the Wind. The name is most apt because the water is continuously forced away from the rock walls and the height of the waterfall is equivalent to around sixty-two storeys. In the northern more inaccessible sections of the park the cold and clear water of the streams flows into the Tuolmne River. The source of the water that travels into the Merced River is a combination of several creeks that are located in the three thousand metre high alpine regions of both the Cathedral and Clarke Mountain Ranges. The park's prehistoric Mammoth Trees are truly gigantic and their trunks can reach a diameter of nearly ten metres and a height of up to seventy. The mighty trees are real natural wonders and are even protected from fire by their fifty centimetre thick bark. Strong tan acids prevent insects from attacking the wood and it's not uncommon to come across trees that are a thousand years old. Yosemite is a truly splendid example of enchanting natural scenery with all the magnificence and artistry of water, gentle, powerful and at its most captivating.
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ITF-DVD-105 - A Spectacular Journey Through 14 of America's Greatest Treasures.  Experience Yellowstone, Acadia, Mount Rainier, Arches, Mesa Verde, Bryce Canyon, Grand Tetons, Grand Canyon, Everglades, Petrified Forest, Hawaii Volcanoes, Great Smokies, Carlsbad Caverns, and Yosemite!Welcome to the Wonders of America!As the most active overseas travelers in the world, Americans often forget that the most spectacular scenic wonders on Earth are in their own backyard. From the Coast of Maine to the Hawaiian Islans, time, nature and the hand of God have left a heritqage of geological wonders unsurpassed in the world.Doug Jones, one of America's foremost travelog producers, invites you to join him as he takes his cameras out into "the backyard" to record a story of these wonders and the dreams of farsighted men and women that preserved them for future generations.This 80 minute travel documentary explores the sweeping panorama of the American National Parks system. Fourteen of America's greatest treasures are recorded in breathtaking color.Yellowstone wiht its spectacular geothermal wonders explodes on the screen. At Acadia in Maine, journey along the coast with a downeastern lobsterman. Fly over the summit of Mount Rainier. Explore the awesome wonders at Arches National Park. Visit the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde and hope aboard the Silverton-Durango narrow gauge railroad. Explore Bryce Canyon on Horseback. Learn how to climb a mountain in The Grand Tetons. Ride the mules to the bottom of The Grand Canyon, Skim across the Everglades on an air boat. Examine the jewel-like wonders of The Petrified Forest. Stand before erupting volcanoes in Hawaii. Relax in The Great Smokies. Wander the depths of Carlsbad Caverns. Experience the breathtaking beauty of Yosemite Naitonal Park.This major production, two years in the making, by a major figure in the field of travel film production, a documentary which truly shows you why you should " See America First."
A Doug Jones Travelog...
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7DY-DVD-152 - For some, San Diego - a coastal city with a wonderful climate - is California's southernmost city, for others it is the northernmost city in Mexico.  This is where we begin our tour of California, the most populated state in the USA, the Promised Land!The red tram, known as the San Diego Trolley, leaves Amtrak Station and travels south to Seaport Village on the Mexican border while north of San Diego is Joshua Tree Park, a huge nature reserve that is located between the Mojave and Colorado Deserts.  The Mormons who came to this region during their search for the 'Promised Land' gave the Joshua Tree its name as it reminded them of the holy prophet of the same name.  Las Vegas appears like a mirage in the desert, awake night and day, THE entertainment capital of the world!  Guarded by a sphinx that stretches its paws out toward the Strip, a pyramid looms above the desert paradise, the Luxor Hotel,one of many theme hotels in this incredible city.  The MGM lion guards one of the largest hotels in the world with over five thousand rooms, whereas the Bellagio is a return to the exclusive nature of the casino hotels of the past:  here, luxury is at its zenith - an investment of 1,8 billion dollars speaks for itself!  Only two and a half hours by car to the west of Las Vegas is the USA's most recent national park that extends to the opposite side of California's border, Death Valley!  It was through here that thousands of pioneers took a short cut while journeying west, many of them perishing in the attempt.  The Yosemite National Park is a near-impenetrable landscape full of huge granite mountains over the steep slopes of which torrents of roaring water plunge a thousand metres into the valleys of the last Ice Age.  Los Angeles is synonymous with Hollywood, and Beverly Hills, a perfect product of the American Dream, is its famous suburb with neat parks and blossoming flower beds. There's also the Sidewalk Of Fame, Mann's Chinese Theatre and Rodeo Drive, the most exclusive shopping mile in the world.  And of course there's San Francisco, a city that's under constant threat of destruction by earthquake.  Perhaps that's why 'Frisco exudes a strong sense of well-being that has become known as 'That California Feelin.!'
7 Days CALIFORNIA U.S.A.
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