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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…

  • 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.…

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • 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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