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  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    When I was a high school freshman, I, along with other aspiring, enthusiastic young students, went on a field research trip in the backcountry of Yosemite for two weeks. We carried our food, tents, and resources with us, and roamed the wilderness freely and completely away from any semblance of…

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    This summer I had the pleasure of attending the Glacier Institute’s Invasive Species Symposium for a week. Everything about the park amazed me, from the breathtaking views of the glaciers and the awe-inspiring mountains to the vast and open realm of unadulterated nature to marvel and delight at. Playing around…

  • Greetings from Independence National Historical Park

    This is how I turned my 9 hour layover into a magical journey back in time on the 100th year birthday of our nation's National Parks! http://tonithetravelwriter.wordpress.com

  • Greetings from Cape Cod National Seashore

    It was our first visit to Cape Cod off season. After hoofing along the sands for an hour or so, I happened to look back at our receding tracks; amazingly, they were as natural as those of the shore birds in that they appeared marvelously wobbly. Beyond Nauset Light blinking…

  • Greetings from Everglades National Park

    The Everglades is located at the very southern tip of Florida and it captured my heart in the 1970s when I visited in the winter. The weather was moderately warm throughout the day and the display of wading birds and alligators was like nothing I had ever seen. In 1979…

  • Greetings from Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

    We've visited the Great Sand Dunes over a couple of dozen times and each time provided unique experiences. Perhaps the most memorable ones included going there with my wife and kids in early June when Medano Creek pulsated with rather large waves coming from snow-melt from the Sangre de Cristo…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    We had taken the trail to Cascade Lake, a gentle walk after the previous day's hike to the bottom of the lower Yellowstone Falls. The trail wound its way through lodgepole pine forests and open meadows laced with light green sagebrush and bright blue larkspur flowers. We even saw mule…

  • Greetings from Denali National Park & Preserve

    After 3 days at Denali Back Country Lodge, the morning we left we got to see the elusive Denali - Thank You GOD! We love the park & now understand the meaning of the "last frontier." It is a "must see" experience.

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