With the evening showing this week of the Ken Burns series The National Parks: America's Best Idea, those of us who work making AT-A-GLANCE® products in Upstate New York have had plenty of water cooler talk around the question, "what's your favorite National Park?".

"Yellowstone," said one manager who spent five days backpacking in Yellowstone National Park in August when he took his daughter to college at the University of Wyoming. "Joshua Tree, " said another director with a penchant for California, heading out next week to try Yosemite National Park and enjoy the colors of fall. "Grand Tetons" said another friend who took his family of 5 boys on a whirlwind, 12-day trip to the West visiting Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Mount Rushmore, Badlands and other parks. My choice is the iconic beauty of Rocky Mountain National Park, where wide streams slide through rugged mountains, and I saw my first moose in a meadow.

The PBS series has brought these experiences to light, binding us easterners on our quest for the open spaces of the West, despite the considerable distance.

I am restless, yearning to encounter the sweeping park vistas Ken Burns introduces me to each night. No longer are the parks just names on a map, but they are beautiful icons of the American Spirit, filled with stories of people who sacrificed years to protect these areas so they would remain for all to see. I think it's my turn to visit.

Let me know which National Park is your favorite?