In Memory Of
Mattie Westgard
Steenbergen

A film directed by
Brandon Wade

Inspired by the book
THE PLAYGROUND TRAIL:
The National Park-to-Park Highway
by
Lee Whiteley
and Jane Whiteley


Executive Producers

Jennifer Wade
Brandon Wade


Producers

Brandon Wade
Jessica Potter
Eric Bean


Associate Producers

Lee Whiteley
Jane Whiteley
Robert Wade, Jr.


Written by

Kendra Willey


Original music composed by

James Hersch


Narrated by

Bill Painter

Voice of Anton Westgard
DAVID REID

Voice of Gus Holm’s
AARON McPHERSON

Voice of Stella Leviston
KAY REID

Voice of
Stephen Mather & William Howard Taft
JIM FULLER

Newspaper Reporter #1
ROBERT WADE, Jr.

Newspaper Reporter #2
FRANK PEALSTROM

Newspaper Reporter #3
JACOB BODDICKER

Newspaper Reporter #4
JASON GUERIN

Cinematography by
BRANDON WADE

Edited by
BRANDON WADE
KENDRA WILLEY

Assistant Associate Producer
JEREMY CORN
STEPHEN HILL

Corporate Partnerships Director
KIM HOGAN

Guitar
JAMES HERSCH

Fiddle and Mandolin
PETER OSTROUSHKO

Cello
JOE ENGLUND

Visual FX
TERRY COOLIDGE
Wellspring Digital Studio

Voiceover Recording
VOICEPRO.INFO

Sound Post-Production
BILL PAINTER

Online Editor and Colorist
SCOTT STERLING

Online and Post Facility
KUSM-TV / MontanaPBS

Transcriptions by
CHELSEA GUERIN
and PRODUCTION TRANSCRIPTS, INC.

Model T provided by
LOU ALLEN

Persons Interviewed
Marian Albright
Michael F. Anderson
Curt Buchholtz
Susan Dolan
Scott Gediman
Matt Graves
Karen Haner
Tom Haraden
Beverley Little
Stephen R. Mark
Bob McIntyre, Jr.
Judith Meyer
Leslie Quinn
Matthew Roth
Alfred Runte
Nik Schaffner
Duane Smith
Mattie Steenbergen
Lee Taylor
Fiona Turnbull
William Tweed
Jane Whiteley
Lee Whiteley
Morgan Yates

 

Program Advisors
Terry Coolidge
Jeremy Corn
Grace Danborn
Loren Depenthal
Dale Egeberg
Melinda Egeberg
Larry Guillot
Leslie Guillot
James Hersch
David Hill
Jessica Potter
David Reid
Alfred Runte
Nik Schaffner
William Tweed
Robert Wade, Jr.
Jane Whiteley
Lee Whiteley

Corporate In-Kind Sponsorship
RV America
Aurora, Colorado

 

Archival Material
A.G. Lucier Collection, John T. Hinckley Library,
Northwestern College, Powell, Wyoming

The Big Empty Imaging Company
Crater Lake National Park
Dudley Scott Collection
Glacier National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Mattie Steenbergen Collection
Mesa Verde National Park
Mt. Rainier National Park
Nik Schaffner Collection
Rich Lev Collection
Sequoia National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park
Zion National Park

Stock Footage
The Henry Ford
Getty Images

 

Special Thanks To
David E. Cruson
Dale & Melinda Egeberg
Rhea Frank-Cottingham
James Hersch
Stephen Hill
Dale & Peg Jones
Joseph Limmer
Judith Meyer
Matt Olin
Meridith & Steve Perkins
Aaron Pruitt
Susan Richards
Pat Schieszer
Gayla Steenbergen
Scott Sterling
Morgan Tyree
Bob & Renee Wade
Mary Weis
Chris & Janna Werner
Scott & Heather Willman

Ken Burns
For his inspiration and
dedication to historical filmmaking

and Jennifer Wade

 

Original Compositions By JAMES HERSCH
The Road Goes On Forever
The Road Goes On Forever (Reprise)
Snow Moon Lake
Snow Moon Lake (Reprise)
Sunday Drive
Moon Over St. Mary
Moon Over St. Mary (Reprise)
Fifty-Five
Southern Swing
Mile Marker
Mile Marker (Going Home)
Going to the Sun
First Light
Shed Of the World
Wayside Rest
City Lights
Crater Lake
America (Fiddle and Cello)
America (Variations on Guitar)
America (Echoes)
Meet Me Out By the Bay
Blue Highway

Additional Music

“Los Angeles”
(Instrumental version)
Written by Peter Bradley Adams and Joshua Meltzer
Courtesy of plov music, pair a dimes music / ASCAP

“Keep Us”
(Instrumental version)
Written by Peter Bradley Adams and Joshua Meltzer
Courtesy of plov music, pair a dimes music / ASCAP

“Queen of Hearts”
(Instrumental version)
Written by Peter Bradley Adams and Joshua Meltzer
Courtesy of plov music, pair a dimes music /ASCAP

“The Longer I Run”
(Instrumental version)
Written by Peter Bradley Adams and Joshua Meltzer
Courtesy of plov music, pair a dimes music /ASCAP

“America”
(My Country Tis of Thee)
Performed on piano by Larry Peterson,
Augustana College, Rock Island, IL

 

Filmed On Location
Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
Yellowstone National Park, WY
Glacier National Park, MT
Mount Rainier National Park, WA
Crater Lake National Park, OR
Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
Yosemite National Park, CA
Kings Canyon National Park, CA
Sequoia National Park, CA
Zion National Park, UT
Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Mesa Verde National Park, CO

Presenting Station
KUSM-TV / MontanaPBS

Programming Director for MontanaPBS
AARON PRUITT

American Public Television
LAUREN MILLS
CHRIS FUNKHOUSER

Fiscal Sponsorship provided by the
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSOCIATION

A Production of
DEPTH OF FIELD PRODUCTIONS

Executive Producers
JENNIFER WADE and BRANDON WADE

PAVING THE WAY
The National Park-to-Park Highway
11 States.  12 Parks.  76 Days.  1 Loop.

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