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  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    My family and I have visited approximately 75% of the national parks in the US, Alaska and Hawaii and they have provided us with memories that will last a lifetime. So much to see, enjoy, and just reflect in God’s beauty that encompasses the National Parks. Many of the parks…

  • Greetings from Rosie The Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park

    I have visited and loved my visits to this park over several years. It was my pleasure to share this park with my sister from SF, my brother from LA, my friend from San Bruno and others because it has a profound impact on how we live now -especially the…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    I was hiking alone on a trail near Mammoth, making noise to alert any nearby bears to my approach. The trail was on a ridge. When I looked down into the adjacent small valley, there was a coyote paralleling me and paying no attention to me or my yelling. Then,…

  • Greetings from Grand Teton National Park

    All of our National Parks are beautiful, but one of my favorites is Grand Teton National Parks. The untouched wilderness of the National Parks gives us all the unspoiled country the way it was and the way it should be in the future: the wildlife thrives, the air is clean,…

  • Greetings from Blue Ridge Parkway

    I love driving the Blue Ridge Parkway. I live very close to it and drive during the different seasons to be with nature. Just sitting in nature is so relaxing. All my troubles just melt away. I am so lucky to have visited so many of the National Parks. But…

  • Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    I reside in Ohio but in 2005 i completed all 800 miles of the Smokies Trails. Upon completion i volunteer and maintain a trail for the last 20 years. I have hiked in 53 of the 63 large parks. I do 25 different power points on the Parks. A comment…

  • Greetings from Joshua Tree National Park

    This fall, I had the honor of participating in California Conservation Corps Foundation’s leadership program and backpacking expedition in Joshua Tree National Park. We hiked the California Riding and Hiking Trail, along with the Lost Horse and Stubbe Springs loops, made art and practiced yoga during reflections, and enjoyed glorious…

  • Greetings from Grand Teton National Park

    My sister and I planned a week at GTNP in September 2019 to celebrate my birthday. It was our first time there, and since we grew up in Colorado, we had forgotten how majestic the mountains, lakes, rivers, wildlife really are. The crisp clean air was amazing; we took a…

  • Greetings from Grand Teton National Park

    I cannot pick one park...as I traveled for a month with my two daughters in a rusty van with 150,000 miles on it to hike and camp in probably 20 parks or more in 1986 and then again another month with my oldest daughter Erin adding another 20? I ran…

  • Greetings from Bryce Canyon National Park

    I truly love all of the National Parks but I will share just one of my many adventures in the NPs. I went to Bryce Canyon with my wife in January of 2023 and was truly blown away with the beauty of it. Although it was cold we hiked throughout…

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