Paving the Way: The National Park-to-Park Highway: See America First (Part 1 of 2): TV Schedule: Rocky Mountain PBS: a2

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See America First (Part 1 of 2)

At a time when train travel to the National Parks was only for the wealthy, this program follows the convergence of U.S. Land being set aside for all people, the development of the "autos for the everyman" and the need to escape the drone of WWI and the 1918 flu pandemic. With this need for release, 12 intrepid motorists embark upon the 1920 inaugural tour of the National Park-to-Park Highway. Traveling 5,000 miles over 76 days to promote the need for good roads, these individuals also explore the idea of what it means to 'See America First' while touring in the western United States, instead of visiting their ancestry in war torn Europe.

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What's your point of view?

Jason
Sunday, July 5, 2009 › 6:59pm
How can I get a cpy of the map that shows the tour through the national parks in this documentary?

Thanks,
Jason

Linda in Viewer Services
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 › 1:56pm
Go to http://pavingtheway.tv/about_film.html to see the map, which you should be able to print.

Mike
Monday, July 13, 2009 › 2:54pm
Hey Jason, had the same question as you! Just saw they put an update on the website... Check out the following URL...

http://www.pavingtheway.tv/contact.html

Jason
Monday, July 13, 2009 › 8:21pm
Thanks Linda and Mike. I'll go out and checkout the link and the book too. With the economy in the dumps there will likely be a lot more folks taking road trips in the good 'ol USA.

Thanks again,
Jason