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  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    My love affair with Rocky Mountain NP has spanned some 38 years. My uncle took me up to RMNP the first week of my move to Colorful Colorado. It was love at first sight! I was 19 years old and had few encounters with the wonders of nature having grown…

  • Greetings from Redwood National & State Parks

    I live in Washington State, growing up we ventured out and traveled to Minnesota every other year as a family to visit family. On our way we stayed in every National Park we could find. That was back in the 1950 through 1960's... Since then our family, my husband and…

  • Greetings from Acadia National Park

    In 1993 my husband (at the time) and our two boys, attached our pop up camper to our mini-van and hit the road from Maine late in June and headed west to see and enjoy the beauty and splendor of our country. Our sons were nine and eleven years old…

  • Greetings from Petrified Forest National Park

    I have loved the National Parks for about as long as I can remember. They protect some pretty awesome creations in nature, places where I've personally experienced freedom and peace. One of my favorites that I've seen is Petrified Forest, and I had the opportunity to see it after a…

  • Greetings from Antietam National Battlefield

    Antietam is one of the most beautiful parks I have been to. The history here is amazing. I learn something new every time I come here. If you have not been here, take a moment a stop in. From Salute to Independence Concert to the Memorial Illumination, Antietam keeps the…

  • Greetings from Bryce Canyon National Park

    The beauty of our national parks never ceases to amaze me. What started as a small side trip to Rocky Mountain NP in 2010 has evolved into an annual pilgrimage to the wilderness. This shot in Bryce was from a sunrise in 2015. Thankful for the wisdom of setting aside…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    I was given the opportunity to recruit in Yellowstone for the resort I work with and had the privilege of bringing my parents on my recruiting trip with me. I had never been to a National Park with my parents as a child but since growing up and moving out,…

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