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  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    I just want to see people be safe in the park. I believe it would be an excellent idea to have a visitor center at the gates, where visitors would be required to watch films on how dangerous wild animals are, and a talk on staying on the boardwalks. The…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    I have so many good memories of Yellowstone going back to when I was a child and the Bears were more plentiful to my last road trip through the Park and just marvel at the different thermal sites. I also have great memories of spending a night at Old Faithful…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    TOROWEEP ADVENTURE (picture is of Toroweep campground) In May of 2012 my friend Ed and I spent several days camping near the north rim of the Grand Canyon in a beautiful place at 3’000 feet elevation called Toroweep, one of the few spots along the rim where you can look…

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    My hands started to sweat as the car stopped moving. Six high school campers, including me, piled out of our field guide's car one-by-one and ran to the ice cream shop that had closed 30 minutes prior to our unplanned night out. It was nearly 11:00 pm and although we…

  • Greetings from Mount Rainier National Park

    I am a current high school senior who immigrated to the U.S. six years ago. During the past three years, I have had really amazing experiences in the national parks that have changed my life. One of these experiences happened at Mount Rainier. In April, Rainier is still cloaked with…

  • Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    Considering the number of visitors to the Smoky Mountains every year, my recent visit was quiet, clean and relaxing. The unique nature of the Smokies with its countless waterfalls, wildlife and plant life is humbling. I was met with a different view out the same window every morning and evening…

  • Greetings from Gateway National Recreation Area

    Gateway's Atlantic coast offers unique habitats, rich history, hip beach culture and peaceful sunrises. It's a place that contemplates the earth's greatest challenges, while providing sacred pockets of serenity in the largest metropolis in America. Welcome to the wild, wild coast of New York and New Jersey!

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