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  • Greetings from Mount Rainier National Park

    I have many park stories having grown up in Washington State. I've spent countless hours hiking mt. Rainier and mt. Saint Helen's, discovering caves, and enjoying nature. I love our parks and I hope that future generations get to enjoy and appreciate them as well. Now more than ever I've…

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    In May and June of 2016, my husband and I visited Mesa Verde, Arches, Canyonlands, and Glacier National Park and enjoyed the beauty and majesty of these parks. We have senior passes and try to use them as much as possible. This donation was inspired by the great tweets from…

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    Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    This past year my partner and I traded in our 3 bedroom home and everything it for a million unforgettable experiences. We purchased an RV, some good food and a National Park Pass. Over the next few months we traveled from CT to the Badlands to Yellowstone and beyond. Being…

  • Greetings from Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

    I celebrated my 60th birthday hiking the spectacular trails of this park and seeing a glacier.

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    Greetings from Acadia National Park

    The national parks have meant so much to me and my family. My wife and I have traveled to several of the parks including Yellowstone, Glacier, Grand Teton, Grand Canyon, Zion, Rocky Mountain and numerous times to Acadia, which is the national park closest to home. Acadia holds such a…

  • Greetings from Badlands National Park

    I have just donated for the great courage and honesty of the Badlands Park Service. Great tweets! Let's hear it for scientific integrity!

  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    The last week of August 2016, the busiest week of the year (?), I was the last member of the family to head back to various states from a family vacation in Colorado. Instead of heading east I went north to RMNP, which I had not visited since the '60s.…

  • Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    My husband and I have been to this Park several times and because of the time of year ( spring) we were never able to go up by Clingmans Dome. This spring we were finally able to drive up there. What a view!! It was very windy and cold but…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    This is a photo of one of the most beautiful natural wonders of the world. The Grand Canyon. It's our sacred duty as stewards of this planet to honor, cherish and nurture or world around us. We must live in harmony with nature and above all else, protect her and…

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    Greetings from Biscayne National Park

    I am a 16 year old boy that grew up in the city his whole life. My parents are firm believers in the appreciation of nature, and I am exactly the same. I have traveled to almost all of the National Parks in the United States, from Death Valley all…

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