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Filmmakers Mark Deeble and Victoria Stone discuss their documentary, The Elephant Queen, which follows the matriarch of an elephant herd as she leads them from the “kingdom,” a lush landscape during the rainy season, to “the refuge,” where a reliable water hole slakes their thirst, came together. National Parks Traveler is honored by the Western National Parks Association, and we close with a look at a winter visit to Bryce Canyon National Park.

:02 Welcome to National Parks Traveler
:12 Episode introduction with Kurt Repanshek
1:29 Intro to The Elephant Queen, a new documentary that follows the matriarch of an elephant herd
3:05 Interview with filmmakers Mark Deeble and Victoria Stone and their latest production, The Elephant Queen
13:53 National Parks Traveler promotion
14:10 Washington's National Park Fund promotion
14:45 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation promotion
15:13 Interview with filmmakers Mark Deeble and Victoria Stone continues
29:41 Grand Teton National Park Foundation promotion
30:15 Yankee Freedom promotion
30:52 Western National Parks Association honors National Parks Traveler
37:24 North Cascades Institute promotion
37:43 Friends of Acadia promotion
38:16 Bryce Canyon National Park in winter
45:50 Orange Tree Productions

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