Priceless places,
priceless memories.
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Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park
This was my third time to the Grand Canyon, and I wanted a different view. After a week long trek of the Mighty 5 in Utah, I felt I was ready to face the task of hiking rim to river and back in a day. No small feat, but I…
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Greetings from Padre Island National Seashore
Witnessing the first release of newly hatched baby turtles is putting in real life the movie Moana of which I enjoy watching with my toddler grandson. We are a family of animal lovers and particularly sea turtles are one of the favorites since we also love the water. Padre Island…
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Greetings from Yellowstone National Park
Since we have traveled though out United States, and lived in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in my early twenties, we have been blessed with the beauty of Yellowstone and beyond. We feel that keeping our national treasures for our future generations is of great importance.
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Greetings from Arches National Park
On a road trip with two of my best friends from Chicago to Northern California, Arches NP was our first major stop. Hiking to Delicate Arch was nothing like what my friend and I expected it to be. We weren't sure how near we were to the arch or how…
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The National Parks: A 46 year journey linking generation to generation
In 1971 my wife and I, both teachers, traveled across this country for our summer vacation from Brooklyn, NY. Our journey was 13,000 miles visiting as many National Parks and Monuments as we could. Our first National Monument was Bandelier and our first National Park, Rocky Mountain. We were hooked.…
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Greetings from Everglades National Park
I ran my first ever half marathon in Everglades National Park. It was an amazing experience to run through the poetically termed River of Grass while the sun rose. Seeing the wildlife and the vast expanses of unbroken natural beauty is something I will never forget.
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Greetings from Yellowstone National Park
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH YELLOWSTONE’S WILDLIFE I ran from my bed to the window at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel. It was about midnight and although I couldn’t see him in the pitch-black space, I clearly heard the dominant male elk bugling for his harem. The sound of about a…
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Greetings from Mount Rushmore National Memorial
While driving through Rapid City, I was afraid all of South Dakota was going to be just as congested. However, as my husband and I crossed the town line into Keystone, we were pleasantly surprised when the sign read “Population 337”. This remote mountain town is nestled into the ponderosa…
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Greetings from Everglades National Park
My family and I began visiting and camping in National Parks when the first of the children were babies. One reason was that the Parks were an economical way to vacation the other reasons was a love of history and the outdoors. I have visited National Parks in 49 of…
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Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park
My sister and I meet in North Carolina once a month to hike a trail and catch up. One of our favorite trails is the Cataloochee Divide. We have only hiked part of it but plan to hike the entire route next month. We meet a lot of people from…
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