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  • Greetings from Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve

    I first visited the Theodore Roosevelt area of the Timucuan Preserve back in 1999. My dog Brodie and I would walk through the preserve, discovering the many trails. I enjoyed the sights of the landscape while I'm sure Brodie enjoyed all the smells. We visited the preserve many times over…

  • Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    Ah yes here we are, me and Geoff on our family adventure exploring the Smokies while celebrating his parents 28th anniversary. This was our first vacation as a couple and my first as a part of his family. We had an absolute blast! The park was stunning. We can't wait…

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    Our son started exploring the trails of Glacier National Park with us in 1987 when he was four years old. It then became an annual adventure. Here he is in 2012 with his niece, age four, learning of the family's love for nature and Glacier.

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    Yellowstone NP is the total wonder of what a park should be! From geothermal features (2/3 of the world's total) to flora (lodgepole pine & aspens & ponderosa pine to wildflowers) to fauna (bison, elk, mule & white-tail deer, moose, grizzly & black bear, golden & bald eagles, and even…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    The year was 1964, I had just completed my junior year of college, was hired at Haynes, Inc. photo shop in Yellowstone National Park. I grew up in Va., had never been west of West Va., took a train from Washington, D.C. to Livingston, Mt. (via Chicago), and I can…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    Spring break when my daughter was in fifth grade the family went on vacation and the best part of the trip was visiting the Grand Canyon. It was somewhere I'd wanted to see since a cousin had visited there in the 1950's and shared her story of descending from…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    I have visited twice first on my honeymoon in 1995 and then again in 1999 when I took my son. This first trip I fell in love and was awed by the pure beauty in this park, it inspired me to my current career as a zookeeper educating kids and…

  • Greetings from Acadia National Park

    Every year we have to go to Acadia National Park hiking. It is one of the most beautiful parks ever. The scenery at the top of Cadillac mountain is always breathtaking. It is a place we never get tired of. We are thankful that these national parks exist.

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