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  • Greetings from Pinnacles National Park

    Here at Pinnacles National Park, where these rocks have been shaped by nature's work, I walked on the Moses Spring Trail down to the Bear Gulch Reservoir. Walking on the trail, I was treated to many different rock formations. These rock formations varied in many ways and shapes. Up close,…

  • Greetings from Grand Teton National Park

    I'm seventeen years old and have had the privilege of visiting numerous Nation Parks in my lifetime. This summer, I had the blessing of visiting Grand Teton NP. I remember hiking while listening to '80s music, and the cool breeze blew my heavy hair off my neck. I was standing…

  • Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    Moving from hilly rural NY to piedmont NC 45 years ago, my homesickness found it's cure in traveling the Scenic By Ways of the Skyline Drive & Blue Ridge Parkway and finding the Great Smoky Mtn Nat'l Park. My family who moved to the NE Georgia mountains agreed with me,…

  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    My very first home was Rocky Mountain National Park where we lived in the ranger cabin at Glacier Basin campground. Dad left the Park service but we spent so much time there growing up. That start to my life has inspired me to visit as many Park sites as possible…

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    Greetings from North Cascades National Park

    We had visited North Cascades National Park several years ago, a mostly driving visit where we caught beautiful sights of the snow-covered North Cascade mountains. One distinct memory that lingers is that of a snow-clad mountain peak perfectly reflected in a lake. This summer we decided to visit again, and…

  • Greetings from Valles Caldera National Preserve

    Valle Grande “A seemingly misplaced prairie lies before you, a tawny sea of grass miles deep and broad, which has been dropped into the top of a heavily forested mountain range. This stunning grassland bowl is the Valle Grande.” William DeBuys and Don J. Usner, Valles Caldera: A Vision for…

  • Greetings from Isle Royale National Park

    Sunset from Todd Harbor.

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    While hiking the Highline Trail, encountered this big Griz above the trail digging for grubs (or whatever), and had to dodge a few rocks that the big fella dislodged downhill while getting this photo.

  • Greetings from Bryce Canyon National Park

    My wife Debbie and I have been to 400 National Park sites over the past 40 years. Our 400th was in March at Waco Mammoth in Texas. Our favorite in Bryce Canyon in Utah. The unearthly HooDoos and blue skies, combined with the trails through the Park, make for an…

  • Greetings from White Sands National Park

    Will never forget our kids rolling down the sand hills - or the feeling of being on an alien planet!

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