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  • Greetings from Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

    My partner Keith and I at Hoover Dam in 2008.

  • Greetings from Gettysburg National Military Park

    Even as an adult, I can't resist getting my photo taken with a canon. My parents used to love to do the photo op of us four kids on a canon when we'd tour Civil War battlefields in the 1970s. This was in 2006, long after I got my BA…

  • Greetings from Antietam National Battlefield

    As the youngest of four kids, growing up in the 60s and 70s, my parents loved to take us on cheap entertainments - such as those offered at Civil War battlefields. We had numerus slides of the four of us sitting on a canon. I later got my BA in…

  • Greetings from Badlands National Park

    We have been visiting the National Parks for more than 40 years. We were married at the botanic garden on Haleakala. Most recently we visited the Badlands, Mt. Rushmore and Devil's Tower on a road trip through the West. The stark beauty of the Badlands was more breathtaking than I…

  • Greetings from Carlsbad Caverns National Park

    My mom has been sitting at the table reading about the Caverns. She told me all about the bats and how amazing it is to be there when they fly out of the cave. When we are free to travel we are going to go. I bought her the parks…

  • Greetings from Grand Teton National Park

    As I read your story "The Voice of Glacier" about ranger Follett working 50 years at Glacier, I thought that you should do a story about Jenny Lake ranger John Carr at GTNP. I think last year was John's fiftieth summer (one was at Denali as a bear guard). John…

  • Greetings from North Cascades National Park

    I am a traveller..at least that's what I tell myself. I went for a sunrise experience at North Cascades National Park. It never disappointed me before. This time also I was lucky to capture some awesome nature in its glory.

  • Greetings from Shenandoah National Park

    New Virtual Video Recording of American Folk Song Shenandoah by Over 400 NYCGB Alumni Released Today! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB59EtztSVw Over 400 NYCGB alumni from around the world have joined forces to take part in a mass virtual recording of the American folk song Shenandoah. A video recording has today been released with…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone - Estes family vacation June 2017

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    On the last day of our 4 day adventure in Yellowstone National Park my family and I woke up early and drove north towards Mt. Washburn. On the road to Mt. Washburn we stopped at a pull-out. Then we watched a spectacular sunset over the park and the Tetons. After…

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