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  • Greetings from Big Bend National Park

    In college, the dorms closed for the week of spring break. My sister, my boyfriend, and me all drove all night to get from San Marcos to Big Bend to spend the week camping there. We arrived around 7 am and thought it was really foggy as the sun came…

  • Greetings from Grand Teton National Park

    I went to Wyoming for the first time and the Tetons were so amazing. It made me fall in love with the mountains, since being from Texas, we have no real mountains here. I'd like to return soon and climb them. Such beauty!

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    Or Death Valley, or Rocky Mountains, or Sequoia and Kings Canyon, or Redwoods or Yosemite National Parks - enduring images not found anywhere else. Running the trails in Grand Canyon and Joshua Tree, bicycling through Redwoods, hiking and climbing in Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Yosemite, Death Valley or the Santa Monica…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    In Boynton Canyon, Arizona - I walked the circle searching for an answer to what would happen to me in the months to come as I had knots in my stomach. My eyes caught sight of a rock half way around the circle. I picked up the stone about 3…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    We are working our way to all the Parks, Monuments and other national historic sites before we die. These are the most amazing and beautiful visits we can make!! They need our help and support to keep them vibrant and alive and protect these areas of our country.

  • Greetings from Ice Age National Scenic Trail

    Our natural heritage has the challenge of becoming nationalized and reaching full potential. Ice Age National Scenic Trail route can convert all linked State Parks into National Parks. Ice Age National Scenic Trail route can have a “Railroad Trail” addition (After reconstruction) because there are seldom used train tracks that…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    This was my first National Park to visit. I was from southern Louisiana and had never seen a hill, much less a canyon. What a sight this was to a 17-year-old! Over the years I visited many parks, but my best memory comes from being a 5th grade teacher, teaching…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    My husband and I are retired and in good health. We love having a country filled with beautiful parks. Each year we plan a vacation to visit 2 national parks we have not visited (and of course constantly visit those national and state parks that are close). We are on…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    I first visited the States in 1958 and had three aims-- to experience 1. New York City. 2. New Orleans and 3. The Grand Canyon. I travelled by Greyhound bus and stayed in Hostels. At the Grand Canyon I signed in and hiked down the longer, less steep South Rim…

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