Only In America: On the Road to Our National Parks

By Philip Wik

Discover America's national parks through a single epic journey.

Travel 15,000 miles across deserts, mountains, forests, and coastlines-brought to life through photographs, maps, and hand-drawn sketches.

Experience the parks not as tourist stops, but as places of wonder, history, and quiet transformation.

America's national parks are more than places-they're experiences that shape us. On the Road chronicles a 15,000-mile adventure through every national park in the continental United States, captured through photographs, maps, and the author's own sketches. Join a journey that reveals the vastness, wonder, and soul of America's wild places.

On the Road: A Journey through America's National Parks is a tribute to the landscapes that define the American spirit. Part travelogue, part visual journal, and part meditation on the beauty of the natural world, this book chronicles a 15,000-mile circuit through all the national parks of the continental United States.

Across deserts, mountains, forests, coasts, and canyons, the journey captures the awe and variety of America's protected lands. The book is filled with photographs, maps, and original drawings that bring each park to life-not as tourist stops, but as places of wonder, history, and quiet reflection.

From the staggering immensity of the Grand Canyon to the misty green hush of the Great Smoky Mountains, from the ancient petrified forests of Arizona to the icy solitude of Isle Royale in Lake Superior, from the volcanic heights of Mount Rainier to the towering redwoods of California's northern coast-this is an intimate and immersive exploration of America's natural treasures.

The book invites readers to discover (or rediscover) the rich tapestry of the national parks system and to appreciate the country as a land of adventure, resilience, and breathtaking horizons. Whether you're planning your own road trip or simply love the idea of exploring America's wild heart from home, On the Road offers inspiration, insight, and a renewed sense of wonder.

What You'll ExperienceA complete 15,000-mile route linking all continental U.S. national parksPersonal observations from each stop along the wayPhotographs, maps, and hand-drawn sketchesReflections on the history, culture, and ecology of the parksA celebration of America's extraordinary scenic heritageOne epic road trip. Forty-eight national parks. Endless American beauty.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B091DWWCT9
• ISBN13: 9798731473101
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"