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  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    Johns Lake Loop was the last hike we would go on at Glacier National Park. I remember that I was eager to get it over with since I was exhausted from all of the hikes we went on over the past week. However, when we arrived at Avalanche Lake, my…

  • Greetings from Denali National Park & Preserve

    When we first arrived at Denali National Park, I climbed onto my brother’s shoulders, intently focusing on the clouds in the distance, desperately hoping to catch a glimpse of the peak of Mt. McKinley (Denali). However, the clouds didn’t part that day, or for the next three days. Yet in…

  • Greetings from Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park

    I have never visited a National Park, but have enjoyed films about them. I just want these resources to be available for my grandchildren.

  • Greetings from Lake Mead National Recreation Area

    Sen Cortez Masto has drafted bill that expands a local (Las Vegas) area Lake Mead NP and connect it to Mohave National Preserve. This bill deserves our support. I'm a member of the International Dark Skies Association and am an amateur astronomer. I'd like to see a lighting provisions added…

  • Greetings from Joshua Tree National Park

    The desert in late December is really cold, but also a great time to visit Joshua Tree National Park because there are fewer crowds and it was incredibly peaceful. My family and I visited just after Christmas and while we were only there for a few days, we were blown…

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    Last summer, I attended the Glacier Institute along with twenty other teens from the San Francisco Bay Area. Over the course of ten days, we learned about the Crown of the Continent and some of the threats facing the national parks such as invasive species. In addition to conducting research…

  • Greetings from Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

    This is a very sad story, unfortunately. Our family used to hike the "Bird Park" trail at HVNP for many years, and we enjoyed the peace and quiet of the nature there. However, recently, whenever we go there, we are harassed by repetitive overflights of tour helicopters!! This is something…

  • Greetings from Death Valley National Park

    We visited Death Valley many years ago and toured Scotty's Castle. In October 2015 there was a historic flash flood that caused millions in damages. The park service has a site with videos and shows their valiant effort at restoration. I want to praise each and every one of those…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    This is the first National Park my mother took us to. My mother inspired a love of nature in us through her love of nature. I was very young but I remember seeing a mother bear and her cub, we kept our distance but I will always remember it.

  • Greetings from Olympic National Park

    Our family fell in love with the national parks since our first visit to Yellowstone in 2016. Every visit since then to other national parks only strengthened us as a family in bringing the best of us in being outdoors and providing the most gratitude to be part of this…

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