Gold interest, railroad barons, congress. Powerful people wanted this land for themselves, but something happened during their threemonth journey, and, slowly but surely, their mission changed. So, as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone National park, we take a look back in time at the events that led to the preservation of this magical place. [solemn music] [dramatic music] [waterfall rumbling] [waterfall continues rumbling] [birds chirping] [gentle music] [gentle music continues] sometimes i think about the things that im gonna miss the most when i finally have to walk away. [gentle music] [gentle music continues] not just my family that ill think of, but itll be the books i never read, the music i never hear. [gentle music] and sometimes the stories that i wish i would have known. Most of us walk through life, and myself, admittedly, i do the same thing, without really getting below the surface. [gentle music] when i was younger, i saw pictures Of Yellowstone, and i th
gold interest, railroad barons, congress. powerful people wanted this land for themselves, but something happened during their three-month journey, and, slowly but surely, their mission changed. so, as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of yellowstone national park, we take a look back in time at the events that led to the preservation of this magical place. [solemn music] [dramatic music] [waterfall rumbling] [waterfall continues rumbling] [birds chirping] [gentle music] [gentle music continues] sometimes i think about the things that i m gonna miss the most when i finally have to walk away. [gentle music] [gentle music continues] not just my family that i ll think of, but it ll be the books i never read, the music i never hear. [gentle music] and sometimes the stories that i wish i would have known. most of us walk through life, and myself, admittedly, i do the same thing, without really getting below the surface. [gentle music] when i was younger, i saw pictures of yellows
[dramatic music] i remember, when i got my first glimpse of the mountains, [dramatic music] i had to take a breath. i began to understand what was so special about it, [hawk screeches] and when i read what it took for yellowstone to be here so that we could all enjoy it, i realized that this was a story that i suddenly wanted to share. [suspenseful music] i think everyone in their life, at some point, thinks, i want to change the world, but it s rare to actually come across a true story of people who did. [suspenseful music] [pickaxes clanging] this was a time in america where all people cared about was what they could extract from the land and what they could get out of it.
and the animals, you could see them by the thousands. [dramatic music] i remember, when i got my first glimpse of the mountains, [dramatic music] i had to take a breath. i began to understand what was so special about it, [hawk screeches] and when i read what it took for yellowstone to be here so that we could all enjoy it, i realized that this was a story that i suddenly wanted to share. [suspenseful music] i think everyone in their life, at some point, thinks, i want to change the world, but it s rare to actually come across a true story of people who did. [suspenseful music] [pickaxes clanging] this was a time in america where all people cared about was what they could extract from the land and what they could get out of it.