“One of the many goals of A Species Between Worlds,” says Mack, “was to bring back evidence of the current state of our Nature to the general public.” To do so, Mack set off on what he sees as a “reconnaissance mission,” bringing back evidence of some of the world's most iconic, natural sites and their current state of deterioration vis a vis the virtual environment.
“I felt like Atreyu,” says Mack, in reference to the protagonist in Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story, who sets off to combat “The Nothing” devouring the landscape of Fantastica. “There is an energy attempting to conquer the globe, destined to consume our Nature,” continues Mack, “and it was my mission to find out how much time we have left.”
After a four-year journey comprised of flying more than 300,000 air-miles aboard more than 200 flights, driving more than 15,000 miles with the aid of more than 25 car rentals, including hiking more than 220 miles, seven helicopter flights, six seaplane fly-bys, eight grizzly sightings, and one husky sled, Mack delivers the results of his reconnaissance mission in A Species Between Worlds.
“There is still hope,” says Mack. “Look deeply. The light of our Nature is right there.”
1. Acadia
2. Arche
3. Badlands
4. Big Bend
5. Biscayne
6. Black Canyon of the Gunnison
7. Bryce Canyon
8. Canyonlands
9. Capitol Reef
10. Channel Islands
11. Crater Lake
12. Death Valley
13. Denali
14. Everglades
15. Gates of the Arctic
16. Glacier
17. Glacier Bay
18. Grand Canyon
19. Grand Teton
20. Great Basin
21. Great Sand Dunes
22. Guadalupe Mountains
23. Haleakala
24. Hawai’i Volcanoes
25. Isle Royale
26. Joshua Tree
27. Katmai
28. Kenai Fjords
29. Kings Canyon
30. Kobuk Valley
31. Lake Clark
32. Lassen Volcanic
33. Mount Rainier
34. North Cascades
35. Olympic
36. Petrified Forest
37. Rocky Mountain
38. Saguaro
39. Sequoia
40. Theodore Roosevelt
41. Virgin Islands
42. Voyageurs
43. Wrangell - St. Elias
44. Yellowstone
45. Yosemite
46. Zion
1. Acadia
2. Arches
3. Badlands
4. Big Bend
5. Biscayne
6. Black Canyon of the Gunnison
7. Bryce Canyon
8. Canyonlands
9. Capitol Reef
10. Channel Islands
11. Crater Lake
12. Death Valley
13. Denali
14. Everglades
15. Gates of the Arctic
16. Glacier
17. Glacier Bay
18. Grand Canyon
19. Grand Teton
20. Great Basin
21. Great Sand Dunes
22. Guadalupe Mountains
23. Haleakala
24. Hawai’i Volcanoes
25. Isle Royale
26. Joshua Tree
27. Katmai
28. Kenai Fjords
29. Kings Canyon
30. Kobuk Valley
31. Lake Clark
32. Lassen Volcanic
33. Mount Rainier
34. North Cascades
35. Olympic
36. Petrified Forest
37. Rocky Mountain
38. Saguaro
39. Sequoia
40. Theodore Roosevelt
41. Virgin Islands
42. Voyageurs
43. Wrangell - St. Elias
44. Yellowstone
45. Yosemite
46. Zion
1. Aurora Borealis
2. Grand Canyon
3. Great Barrier Reef
4. Mount Everest
5. Parícutin
6. The Harbor of Rio de Janeiro
7. Victoria Falls