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Mar 2025

55m 1s

Our National Parks, by John Muir, Part 5

About this episode

Let’s relax with more of this sleepy stroll through some of America’s greatest natural wonders, protected for the enjoyment of all people as national parks. This time, we continue our tour of Yosemite and its mighty glacier-carved mountains. Majestic!

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