Photo Credit: Dmitri Fomin

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Half Dome rises 4,737 feet above the Merced River on the floor of Yosemite Valley.

Photo Credit: Barbara MacGillivray

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Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.

Photo Credit: Brad Ohlund

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Yellowstone is the first National Park and home to two-thirds of the world’s geysers including Clepsydra Geyser.

Photo Credit: David Fortney

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Arches National Park in Utah is home to more than 2,000 known arches.

Photo Credit: Brad Ohlund

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Steam rises from the Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

Photo Credit: Michael Brown

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Conrad Anker and Rachel Pohl climb up the El Matador route on Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming.

Photo Credit: Max Lowe

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Rachel Pohl climbs up the face of Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming.

Photo Credit: Barbara MacGillivray

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Devils Tower National Monument rises 1,267 feet in the Black Hills of Wyoming.

Photo Credit: Barbara MacGillivray

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Giant sequoia trees grow in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park.

Photo Credit: Barbara MacGillivray

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The team cross-country skis through an ice cave in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan.

Photo Credit: Barbara MacGillivray

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Conrad Anker climbs a frozen waterfall at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

Photo courtesy of MacGillivray Freeman Films

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Academy Award® Winner, Robert Redford, is the narrator of National Parks Adventure, his second film with MacGillivray Freeman Films.

“Imagine, an entire continent of unmapped wilderness, and a people who believed that the greatest natural wonders belonged to no one, they belonged to all,” says Robert Redford in the new IMAX film, National Parks Adventure opening on Friday, February 12. Hikers, climbers, mountain bikers, and wilderness seekers alike who find themselves city-bound this weekend can spend the better part of an hour dreaming up new outdoor treks while watching footage shot inside over 30 national parks across the country and narrated by Redford. Helicopters, boats, drones, and handheld cameras sore, dive, and speed through pristine natural areas to capture a snapshot of the beloved mountains, lakes, rivers, valleys, natural rock formations, and countless trails that have been preserved for the past century. The film’s first shoot took place at Yosemite National Park where conservationist John Muir and President Theodore Roosevelt met to discuss what the parks system should be, and, 100 years later, it’s easy to see what captivated them and inspired the creation of America’s parks system. Catch a showing at the California Science Center in Los Angeles or at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, then head for the hills.

By Elizabeth Varnell

Pictured: Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.
Photo by Dmitri Fomin