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  • Greetings from Grand Teton National Park

    In 2008, I sent a check of $450 to a gentleman in Denver whom I had never met. He was organizing a trip across Wyoming for other Brokeback Mountain loving individuals like himself. He said the money would cover my lodging and most of the meals planned on the excursion.…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    We met both DUNN Brothers - Clay and Kinion to see the GRAND May 2016 YAVAPAI POINT

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    SPENT CHRISTMAS 2015 WITH FAMILY SNOWMOBILING....

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    Four women of a certain age, once college room-mates, try to get together every few years. One summer we 'did' Montana, in our straw cowboy hats and smiles. I had never been to a National Park before and I savored every moment. The sights, the sounds, the Park Service personnel,…

  • Greetings from Blue Ridge Parkway

    We have been hiking the blue ridge mountains from Virgina to North Carolina for 30 years. We especially love the Cades Cover area in Gattlinberg, TN. We have been to Pisgah National forest, the Grand Canyon,Mount Mitchell, and of course one couldn't go without adding the Tenneessee and North Carolina…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    My boyfriend and I shared four days backpacking in Yosemite National Park and it really grounded me about what is important in life. We had no cell phones, iPads, laptops, television, or radio and I enjoyed every moment of peace. Nature is the best medicine for removing stress and chaos…

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    Greetings from Grand Teton National Park

    In April of 2016, I retired, sold my home, and took off on a seven-month, 23,410-mile road trip through 33 states. Along the way, I explored 30 national parks, hiking and camping in most of them. It was the most exhilarating journey I have ever made! When I returned to…

  • Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    This photo was taken last year during a trip to Cades Cove located inside the Smokies in Tennessee. What a great example of the wildlife we must protect. A black bear mother and her cub, one of three located on branches in the trees on a rainy day in May.…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    In 1992 we hiked the Grand Canyon from North Rim to South Rim and few years later South Kiabab. It was one of the most incredible adventures I had ever been on. It is an amazing place. I sat with bats flying around me as they left for the night,…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    Yellowstone, August 2014, with my 2 teenagers. Lamar Valley, on a cool, misty morning. Watching the Junction Butte wolf family from a distance, seeing the pups and adults interacting. This was the first time my children watched wolves in the wild. They will never forget that special day.

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