Priceless places,
priceless memories.
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Greetings from National Mall and Memorial Parks
I was ten-years-old when my Grandfather took my older brother, who was thirteen-years-old at the time, on a trip across the United States to show us that we were part of a bigger family than we thought. He took us to Yellowstone National Park and I got to see a…
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Greetings from Isle Royale National Park
It was probably 25 years ago that my husband, our son and I visited Isle Royale National Park, leaving from Minnesota and backpacking for 2 or 3 days (it's hard to remember just how long). We had a great time, even saw a moose, but the temps were pretty hot.…
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Greetings from Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
It was really moving. I stared to tear up because it was that moving. I will continue to read more about it. My mom really enjoyed as well along with my grandparents.
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Greetings from Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
I have visited the Sleeping Bear Dunes area every summer for over half a century and love the lakes, the dunes, the forests, the views, and the up north air deeply. It's part of my soul. But I am so very disappointed and disturbed by the excessively wide paved bike…
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Greetings from Shenandoah National Park
We were stale. By the end of last summer, we had our sons hiking up to three miles no sweat. On our trip to New York State we took on trail after trail, finding waterfalls and gorges and swimming holes. But a pregnancy and newborn took its toll on all…
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Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park
My husband and I were full-time RVers for 12 years, and visited many of our parks and loved every one. My favorite story is being one the South Rim of the Grand Canyon early one Easter Morning, along with probably 3000 other people, Three crosses were standing out on the…
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Greetings from Denali National Park & Preserve
Visited Alaska in August. Spent 2 days in Denali and we had spectacular weather to see all the wonders of Denali. We were blessed to be able to se Mt. McKinley in all of its magnificence. The wildlife is amazing. We also visited Kenai Fjords National Park, saw sea lions,…
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Greetings from Yosemite National Park
After my husband and I first visited Yosemite National Park in the 1960s when he attended a meeting at the Awahnee Hotel, we began camping there with our six children. In 1990, as I realized our family was not getting together as we once had, I made reservations again in…
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Greetings from Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park was the destination with my daughter's family this summer. We took a couple of short hikes that led to great views of mountains, waterfalls and lakes. The Red Bus tour on the Rising to the Sun Road was breath-taking and memorable with a great driver/guide. My granddaughter…
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Greetings from Bryce Canyon National Park
Visited Bryce, Zion, and the Grand Canyon All well maintained. But saw only three deer and some antelope inside Bryce. Saw NO more animals inside or outside the parks but saw many hunters with the latest ATVs and gear. Saw many dead trees from fires and beetles.
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