Ken Burns' Parks: Grand, but Too Sprawling

Sep. 26, 2009

The National Parks is a lot more politically pointed than you'd expect from a Burns documentary about trees. But is it a good miniseries? It is. For three or four hours. After that, your feet may start itchin' to wander

Documentary to highlight national parks

MARIPOSA, Calif., Sept. 26 (UPI) -- The PBS documentary "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" highlights various U.S. national parks as well as naturalist John Muir, the director says.

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler

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Ken Burns' Parks: Grand, but Too Sprawling

Documentary to highlight national parks