Ian Shive Interview

" Joining us this man has one of the most beautifully. Coverages cover photo. Of I don't what he'll explain where that national park is. It is so alive so vibrant so beautiful. That honesty -- I kept looking down at the photo expecting to see Robin Hood and his merry men scurrying around and it has such a sure would Greek about it. Absolutely lovely coffee table book and good information insight to joining us now. Just photographer Ian shied whose new book is the national parks are American landscape Ian welcome to show great job on the cover photo."

" Hey thanks a lot -- receiving economic outlook that part then you would you get that -- lot would you do. But I wouldn't I got the -- it looked -- the -- like -- shoot out the window and then district government. Not that I just didn't I would it was thicker -- national park in Wyoming it's the opposite tactic an apartment -- the -- Photograph it that decade ago in and it calling it ridiculous -- photo. You can see that over the years to treat null and it has grown and how I could -- they've served four years ago. It's to go back to that same spot today a lot of the river completely obscured."

" All your kid I mean I mean everything yeah well I'll tell you what men usually -- Ansel Adams podium deserve his tripod is a little over Bolton but man you did it justice this is an absolutely. Stunning photo we're talking he had shot and I've got the name right it's not ship visit. All right can ship that was nice -- it certainly is named not named after adult pointed prison knife so I had a young audience tonight the book is the national parks are American landscape now you work with a National Parks Conservation Association talk a little about that organization."

" Yet -- world economic historical book oversight I'd like that they the National Park Service than any kind of what's happening in. Stay -- with everything from the the legal our views the good conservation. Everything affect the national park excitable. Oversight. Like an oversight committee -- the nature of their. Keeping -- that things in mind which. Sometimes environmental and deal with everything from fisheries and -- their arms tonight in unit the part of their they're really got a handle a lot of different things all over the country. And -- to work with that I worked mostly with the magazine. Doing different assignment then. It -- the minute that got you national parks in a way that so many people never get this BI has not JD get indicted in the search and rescue crew. On Mount McKinley and a lack fit that Norton's record high mountain and that it has ended -- recently updated us guerrilla it's just."

" Yeah I'm always torn about Mount McKinley on anger these guys gone up there than the rescue crew has to judge here in I mean it's like c'mon if you begin climate climate. If you're not exactly tends ignore gay stay home and watch a special -- okay take it. Gimme a couple oft overlooked little -- is the chief crossed paths with in the national park circuit so far some --"

" Right your California hello point grave national sure I'm there's fifty national park -- there's 382 unit and an actual part. And those units are what usually get overlooked lately is that the northern California. Is that it often it's kind of like it if there is mark visited and you sure I was they'd elect does urgent. This is such a beautiful place then down again it people would pay attention Yosemite and Yellowstone then. I you know you can go to guy in Albania Christine at a national historic site which it's like walking around on the site that they're old railroad. You mentioned during the thirties and forties it's to decide how my uncle and a world went out will work to when he got. Sent overseas that for you out of that station -- 4040 on the boat."

" He shall I -- a great job Maggie got one of those like David Kennerly jobs -- your privy to not privy to history happening but Chris -- history that's happened already it sounds like a blast. Nine I understand their current TV. Is here to tell me about wild exposure -- got comin' up."

" Well we get we actually did that in your segment found locked to the four part series on target book com originally was early this just be a wet. One -- don't and I traveled around in America what 7500 mile 21 days. And shooting video of -- shooting pictures and that -- you're an adult film but on the -- people promotional tool and I realize -- back at 36 hours of this awesome put it it and I incidences visited one little let people do four part series connecting you know hurt like hated to -- on our network. And they started hearing at which is which is just really cool and in each warrant follow the different regions sort from the Al west. Yellowstone country Glacier National Park and then back in California."

" And I understand a lot of locals have been filling in Viagra tabs and old faithful it's gone off every like -- seconds nine teachers to their. I. Didn't look at -- shy of the book is the national parks are American landscape hated because that's what our good friend Kenny burns when you put all this together he's out there. I don't some on the parks to right."

" Yeah he would be a documentary that that -- and particularly the."

" Yeah I haven't seen it -- are not -- crosses -- will listen. Yeah if he saw this book I know you would because it is absolutely beautiful folks I highly encourage it. For Christmas I can't think of and a nicer table -- can you know that's my -- a love collecting table public's in this line. Is an absolute stunner -- of good work maybe. The national parks are American landscape we'll -- down the road this kid. The new Ansel Adams of not the new Amy Adams matches duality that such eternal and Dennis Miller show."