Original version

BBC Radio Scotland Extra

Out of Doors

Factual: Science & Nature

BBC Radio Orkney

BBC Radio Shetland

BBC Radio Scotland FM

BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Out of Doors: 01/10/2016

yosemite.jpg

01/10/2016

BBC Radio Scotland - Out of Doors, 01/10/2016

Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith celebrate 100 years of National Parks in America.

On 25th August 2016, celebrations occurred across America to celebrate 100 years of the National Park Service. It was Scots born naturalist John Muir who was hugely influential in the establishment of the service. To mark the occasion, Mark and Euan take a trek in the back country of Yosemite National Park to understand the place the Muir loved so much. But also to get a feel for how National Parks work in America. And what they found was that it's a whole different experience from wild camping in Scotland's National Parks, especially when you face the prospect of meeting a bear!

BBC Radio Scotland

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Out of Doors

01/10/2016

Genres

Brand

BBC Radio Scotland Extra

About BBC Radio Scotland