Synopsis
One of Castle Film’s few color travelogues, this 1957 film shows vintage images of national parks, including Yosemite, and major California cities. The film opens with a view of Mount Shasta (0:17), a potentially active volcano in the Cascades. This is followed by a view of Lake Tahoe (0:28) in the Sierra Nevadas, the second largest body of freshwater in the world. Visitors lounging on the beach, riding a motorboat, waterskiing, and fishing. A view of Yosemite Valley from the Wawona Tunnel…
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