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    Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    After my US Army tour of duty in 1962, I was hired as an engineer in Yosemite NP. Talk about a magnificent place. I worked there one year and saw the park in all four seasons. The winter of 1963 was incredibly beautiful. The giant trees in the valley were…

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

    This new Visitor center is a gem! Housed in a historic building, part of the the WWII shipbuilding plant, the visitors can see original posters, read the stories of many Rosie's, see the history of Kaiser Permanente Medical Center and view a selection of short films about the era. In…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    Old Faithful and the Paint Pots were awesome sights to see (though of course, one couldn't say much for the smell).

  • Greetings from Crater Lake National Park

    We went down the coast of Oregon to the Redwoods National Park and then back north inland, stopping for a few days at Crater Lake National Park.

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    I have not visited a national park since I visited Glacier National Park in my 20s. I am now 69. I consider the national park system to be an important resource both for those who regularly visit them and for those of us who rarely visit but for whom the…

  • Greetings from Shenandoah National Park

    This - not terribly exciting - photo collage, represents a day in the life of volunteers in the park's Invasive Plant Program. Some of these hardy folks are event volunteers, while others are Habitat Defenders (I serve as both) who manage a section of the park with regard to removing…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    Last summer, (July, 2012), we fulfilled a long-time dream by visiting Yosemite National Park. We were visiting our older daughter who lives in LA and we decided to make the trip north. Our first stop was the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias. Truly awesome! As we continued our adventure, we…

  • Greetings from Zion National Park

    Recently my dad, my sister, and I had the opportunity to take a national parks trip to Arches, Canyonlands, Bryce Canyon, the Grand Canyon, and Zion. The last thing we did on the trip was take on the Angel's Landing hike at Zion. My dad and my sister didn't want…

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    Greetings from Glacier National Park

    We can't imagine not visiting this place every year. We discover something new each time we are here. Look what we found waiting at the top of the Grinnell Glacier Overlook trail – 2 glacial pools. You can't beat this kind of getaway. Let's work to protect it!

  • Greetings from Cuyahoga Valley National Park

    I grew up with the Cuyahoga Valley National Park essentially in my backyard. I never knew how lucky I was until I started making friends who didn't even have back yards... As a kid, me and my neighbors always had a blast exploring the park. Now even into my 20s,…

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