Priceless places,
priceless memories.
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Greetings from Bryce Canyon National Park
This picture is me at Bryce Canyon National Park in August of 2012. I was going into my senior year of high school and hadn't taken any environmental studies classes yet. My primary relationship with wilderness at that point mostly consisted of myself being scared of it. I was particularly…
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Greetings from Shenandoah National Park
My photo is from a day I spent fly fishing with a friend of mine. Although we ended the day empty handed with only a few fish on that jumped their way to freedom, we had an incredible time exploring and enjoying what the park had to offer. This was…
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Greetings from Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Go to a national park! It may feel like you're in a large empty moutain, field, or woods. In reality you are standing in a slice of American and human history. Debates involving philosophy, economics, science, and religion all went into creating this space. Although it may feel 'natural' it…
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Greetings from Yosemite National Park
We all have different definitions of what "wilderness" means to us. To some, wilderness is a cultural construct, shaped by the American frontier, but to others, wilderness is a feeling. It's a sense of awe and wonder that reminds us that we, humans, Americans, whoever, did not create this world.…
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Greetings from Canyonlands National Park
I visited Canyonlands National Park in Utah two summers ago, while on a cross-country road trip with three of my friends. I could not believe that a place like this actually existed. It was the first time in my life I had seen such steep cliffs and wide open basins.…
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Greetings from Virgin Islands National Park
In this national park, humans and nature interact respectfully. While wilderness was the foundation of American culture, it has since taken on many new connotations. Wilderness is supposed to be a place where no person remains, yet people constantly search for answers in the wilderness. People believe wilderness provides them…
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Greetings from Shenandoah National Park
I often go fly fishing at Penn's Creek with my buddies. Here is a picture from the spring of 2016 with a brown trout I caught that day. Penn's Creek has some solid trout, if you're in to fly fishing go check it out.
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Greetings from Grand Teton National Park
This is a picture of me at the top of Grand Teton mountain! This took a total of two days (and a lot of effort) to get to the peak which is where this picture is taken. Before this climb, I never really appreciated the national parks in our country…
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Greetings from Acadia National Park
In the summer of 2015 I visited Acadia National Park. I felt completely immersed in the wilderness and that I was truly stepping out of my comfort zone. However, after taking and environmental class in college, I realize that the wilderness I thought I was experiencing was completely constructed by…
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Greetings from Acadia National Park
Wnen I think of Acadia National Park, I picture in my mind Jordan Pond with the extinct volcanic Bubbles rising from the far shore. Jordan Pond has become for me my very own Walden Pond. I lived along its shores for over three months as a worker at the Jordan…
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