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  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    This park is special because it let my US Veteran Husband who because of his war injuries couldn't hike reach high elevations by car. It let my Mother in her elder years see the waterfalls, alpine meadows with only a short walk from the car. It was the first park…

  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    We lived in Denver from August 1981 to August 1983 and discovered Estes Park, CO. The view from the Safeway Parking lot is breath-taking. We got to know Sprague Lake, all of the 14,000's, and at the top, Lake Granby. The views from any point on the way up are…

  • Greetings from Bryce Canyon National Park

    We were blessed with the beauty of the park and a bonus of snow and a minor earthquake. Creation ROCKS!

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    Here is my father with my 11 year old twin boys at Lower Falls in Yellowstone. I grew up in Montana and we went to Yellowstone every year for my birthday. I did not realize then how magical of a place it was until I moved away to Illinois. Every…

  • Greetings from Chaco Culture National Historical Park

    In April & May of 2013 we travelled from Big Bend Nat Park to Chaco Canyon stopping at Guadalupe Montains Nat Park,& Bandelier on the way! We saw the essence of the west, experienced American history & had a great time camping & hiking!

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    I have wonderful memories of rafting through the Grand Canyon on a Smithsonian trip. Sleeping under the stars, watching sunsets and sunrises againts the walls of the canyon. Exploring areas on hikes at various stops. The big open "cave". I also was lucky to go on a winter ski vacation…

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    Simply put, this: my experience at Glacier I during the summer of 2009 was yet another affirmation of how time in the parks are spiritual. John Muir understood the healing power of nature, Theodore Roosevelt grasped the invigorating magic that came from time outdoors, and so can we. I go…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    I took my daughter to visit Yosemite in the winter. The park is so magical then and much less expensive. As a single mom, that is the only way I could afford bringing my daughter to see the snow and experience winter in the mountains. We both had such a…

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    Greetings from Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

    Many of my favorite memories as a child come from this park. After my dad died, when I was 3, my mom bravely struck out with me in a big 70's Blazer that we camped in the back of. We let the air out of the tires and drove along…

  • Greetings from Roger Williams National Memorial

    I've been to many nice picnics in this little park. Considering how much development is encroaching on our state parks, it is nice to have a respite right in the city.

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