The Fight to Save America's Last Wilderness

Im always so unbelievably jealous of the USA's landscape and geography. I live in the UK and while there are very "pretty" parts of the UK (I'm going lake district in 4 days time myself!), it doesn't quite compare to the jaw dropping views of the national parks.

I live in Washington State and have spent much time in the North Cascades. Thanks for this thoughtful and beautiful video. It's a great reminder of the beauty and wonder of nature and something we should never take for granted.

Aidin's content is an absolute gem of film-making and storytelling. It's so rare to see creators go above and beyond to show both past, and future implications of Earth macrocosms. It may be a small peak into the window of our impact, but it's a hell of a view. Bravo!

That shot of the marker rolling as you're explaining about the tsunami reaching Japan was so subtle but so clever!!! Man, any time you upload a new video I can't help but feel inspired. Your channel is one of my absolute all time favorites when it comes to filmmaking. The way you're able to combine beautiful travel film visuals with engaging and informational storytelling, and keeping it at such a high quality every time... Honestly man, I can't really explain how important your work is to some of us. There's so much a person can learn from what you share, so genuinely - thank you!

Mt. Rainier really is stunning. Even from Seattle, over 50 miles away, it blows me away how much of the horizon it takes up.

I live on the Olympic peninsula of Washington state and can definitely say that it is one of the most beautiful places on Earth because of the mountains, verdant coniferous forests, azure bays and seas with islands. I have been to the North Cascades National Park and have seen the ethereal landscapes of rocky mountains and lakes which have an alpine character. One difference in the trees from where I live is the slender, almost tookpick shape of trees in the North Cascades because of the heavy snowfall there bending the limbs. Where I live near Discovery Bay there is much less snow so the boughs don't bend down but create wider trees. It is a magnificent place in either location with fascinating ecological differences.

I'm so happy to have grown up in Bellingham. These mountains make me cry when I see them for the first time every time I leave town and come back again. So many memories out there. This video was so well done and the footage just reminded me more and more why I love living here and will never leave. Incredible work, Aidin!

Those of us who live along the Cascades thank you. Your work, as always, is compelling.

I am always blown away by the absolute pure quality and effort you must put into these awe inspiring videos, keep up the hard work ❤

Wunderful video! I live in Switzerland, where almost all of the Alps are not wild anymore. We sadly just recently struck down two proposed national parks for similar reasons that were relevant back then. It's very nice to see what could have been and that there are places in the world who decided to do the right thing. Can't wait to visit some day!

As a Texan who moved to Oregon, I’m always so elated to see things outside the suburbs. There have been moments where I just stop my car to look around when I’m on my way to a hike, even though the beaches here are beautiful, the Cascades are what made me stayed. The Gorge, the legendary mountains and of course the beautiful green forests that surround them; as a person who lived in an area that often looks like desert, those green forests pop in my eyes. It’s also crazy how many national forests I live by, examples being the Mt. Hood forest, tilmook forest, St Helens national forests and so on so on. It’s safe to say that I’m quite grateful to live in such an area that many of peers take for granted sometimes.

I’ve missed the Pacific Northwest since I left a year ago. Things have changed a lot there in the past 6-8 years.. I found peace in those forests, the west side will always have a piece of my heart. Thank you for the video!

Personally I think that the notional forest that covers the area between Mt Rainer, Mt St, Helens, and Mt Adams, as well as the currant Mt St, Helens volcanic monument should be be added to Mt Rainier National Park. and it should be renamed Cascades Volcanos national park. It is one of the most diverse areas in terms of geography from alpine to lowland forests, and volcanic mudflats. It also has three dormant volcanos in relatively close proximity to each other. So it would make it logistically easy to not only monitor the individual volcanos but also how they interact with each other.

We spent the summer of 1970 exploring the North Cascades. We used "Routes and Rocks, a hikers guide to the North Cascades". The book was part of the struggle to make it a park. A special season in our life together in a very special and precious place.🥰

As someone who has been able to grow up in the pnw I feel so unbelievably blessed after watching this video

As someone who has spent their whole life right below of Mt. Baker, it really is a blessing that people fought so hard for this. It truly is a magical place.

Grew up in the cascades, rode motorcycles, hunted, camped, fished, hiked and even trained with the Army within the mountain range. A great experience, as long as people are allowed to enjoy it.

You left out my favorite part about the native mountain stories!! Particularly the ones about mountains throwing great rocks at eachother. Those stories are direct oral history of the eruptions of multiple volcanoes in the area thousands of years ago. Its just wild to me how long a memory can persist in a culture.

I want to thank all the people who were involved in the conservation of our beautiful wilderness. I am thankful every day that I get to experience all those incredible places. I will live on to try to continue their work, so hopefully, future generations can get to see them, too.

I feel so lucky to live in the foothills of Enumclaw right next to mount rainier. It's the most beautiful place and still blows me away after all of these years.