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Explore, Learn, and Protect Jeff Wolin Chorus Explore, Learn, and Protect Junior Rangers east and west Explore, Learn, and Protect As Junior Rangers we’ll do our best let’s take care of the treasures that belong to you and me national parks were set aside for all to see in 1872, the national park idea was born Yellowstone was set aside to protect and to enjoy “America’s Best Idea,” that’s what some would say so get out your map, load your pack, and visit one today and… Chorus alligators, moose and bison, beaches by the sea caves, canyons, deserts, fjords, and Sequoia trees the best of nature’s splendor from A to Z is waiting to be discovered by you and your family so let’s… Chorus people, places, sacred spaces, the Statue of Liberty struggles we’ve overcome to become a democracy Ellis Island, trails and houses, Martin Luther King national parks tell our story, so let us sing… Chorus national parks were set aside for all to see
Island Hopping Chorus 1: Island hopping, through the sea, let’s go island hopping bring your ukulele Island hopping, to Hawaii, a tropical hotspot formed by hot lava that sounds good to me Verse 1: Let’s climb Haleakala a sleeping volcano, 10,000 feet from the peak to the sea or Look for the Nene a special kind of goose, a native endemic species Let’s hop to Kilauea and then to Mauna Loa, active volcanoes you can see the lava flow-a You can even hike through a lava tube and smell the sulfur steam Chorus 2: Island hopping, through the sea, let’s go island hopping bring your ukulele Island hopping, to Hawaii, a tropical hotspot formed by hot lava that sounds good to me Verse 2: Let’s hop to a place called Kaloko-Honokohau, where the Native Hawaiians built a super long seawall and made fish ponds to catch their food with amazing ingenuity Let’s hop to Pu'uhonua o Honaunau, and see the great rock wall that is 10 feet tall And learn about the Kapu – the sacred laws and statues called ki’i Let’s hop to Pu’ukohola Heiau Where King Kamehameha built a very special temple. they made it out of rocks that they passed a long from a valley 20 miles east Let’s hop to the refuge at Kalaupapa, or learn the history beneath the waters at Pearl Harbor, or hike on the trail Ala Kahakai with its culture and geology. Chorus 3: Island hopping, through the sea, let’s go island hopping bring your ukulele Island hopping, to Hawaii, a tropical hotspot formed by hot lava that sounds good to me
Stumps Y'all
An original song by Ranger Jeff Wolin about the massive petrified tree stumps at Florissant Fossil Beds.
Verse 1: Thirty four millions years ago, in the land we now call Colorado Redwood trees lived with ease in the shadows of a volcano Eruptions from that volcano, made a lahar – a big mudflow and it buried up the bottoms of the trees and they eventually turned to stone now we got Chorus 1 Stumps Y’all Tree Stumps Y’all yeah, they used to be alive now they’re petrified we got Stumps Y’all Tree stumps Y’all, they’re totally fossiliferous we got Stumps Y’all Tree Stumps Y’all yeah, they used to be alive now they’re petrified we got Stumps Y’all Tree stumps Y’all yeah, they’re pretty cool Verse 2: Ten to twelve feet wide, a car could fit inside ten feet tall that’s not so small about a story high They weight 50 tons, ten times an elephant, they got the biggest girth on the Earth these stumps are supersized now we got Chorus 2 Stumps Y’all Tree Stumps Y’all yeah, they used to be alive now they’re petrified we got Stumps Y’all Tree stumps Y’all, they’re totally fossiliferous we got Stumps Y’all Tree Stumps Y’all yeah, they used to be alive now they’re petrified we got Stumps Y’all Tree stumps Y’all yeah, they’re pretty cool
Song composed by Capitol Reef National Park Artist-in-Residence and jazz saxophonist, Kurt Wheeler.
Rappelling into Party Canyon
Original music by Artist in Residence Kurt Wheeler
Context: This original audio was composed by former Artist-in-Residence and jazz saxophonist, Kurt Wheeler. Kurt's residency was in July 2018.
Upbeat instrumental jazz composure
Winter Composition by Andy Willmore
This piece of music and sound features recordings from Yellowstone's coldest season, taking you on a journey with the American dipper as it hunts for food along a river above and below the water's surface.
Light music plays over the sounds of wolves howling, wind blowing, footsteps in snow, bird song, running water, and other natural sounds.
Virtual Park Tours
Get a birds eye view! Take a tour behind the scenes. Climb precarious ladders to a cliff dwelling. Virtual visits allow you to see things from different point of view. Check out these Naitonal Park Service site tours to fuel your imagination. What places do you want to visit in real life?
Go behind the scenes of history, walk into the underground control centers that were hidden in the Great Plains during the Cold War.
Park Soundscapes
Listen up! Take a minute to chill and listen to the rustle of wind through live oak trees in the footfills of Sequoia National Park. Or jump at the sound of a huge brown bear stalking the beaches of Glacier Bay and crunching up barnacles.
