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  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    During childhood camping in the Porcupine Mountains and Sleeping Bear Dunes of Michigan - from 1966 when I first saw Glacier National Park and all the years following to the present ... Glacier again in 1972 and again in 1976, this park, along with many others (Mt. McKinley in Alaska…

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    Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    I grew up on Mt. Rainier's doorstep, and my dad taught me to love and respect everything the outdoors had to offer. With him I visited many of the west's National Parks - from the Redwoods to Yellowstone to Arches and so many more in between. Even after I left…

  • Greetings from Badlands National Park

    Saw these beautiful rams on a hike. It was around 9:00am on Castle Trail just off the old ne road.

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    Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    Starting with the Grand Canyon then going on to Dinosaur, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Zion---all provide special memories for me as I think back to family gatherings over the years. But now with a grandson serving as a park rescue worker I have a renewed appreciation for our national parks. While…

  • Greetings from Cumberland Island National Seashore

    My wife and I were hiking the Roller Coaster Trail earlier this year. We were all alonel when suddenly a wild horse came charging past us as we dodged to the side. The horse soon reversed course and proceeded ahead of us. This happened a couple of times. When we…

  • Greetings from Acadia National Park

    This is the sunrise from Cadillac Mountain at Acadia National Park. Anyone who sees the sun rise from here is the first one to see the sun rise on the east coast. I was fortunate to get up early and see the sun rise, above the clouds, on Cadillac Mountain.…

  • Greetings from Gettysburg National Military Park

    I love our National Parks! Last summer we visited Joshua Tree, Bryce Canyon, Zion Canyon, Grand Teton, and Yellowstone as a family. We frequently visit our only local National Monument: Cabrillo. But for the past 6 or 7 summers, I have also participated in History teacher summer seminars through NEH,…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    We went to Yellowstone for the first time in 1989. There was so much blackness and blank spaces from the 1988 fire. We were shocked to see all the damage and wondered if it would ever look again like the beautiful pictures we had admired for so many years as…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    This is a photo of my daughters overlooking Yellowstone Lake. We had just finished lunch at the Yellowstone Lake Hotel. It was very peaceful to stand there and just look at the waters of the lake.

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    After graduating high school, my circumstances allowed me to travel cross-country from New Jersey to the West Coast several times. I would spend several months out West with my camping gear in the car, a map next to me, and go from national park to national park. I remember my…

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