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Greetings from Crater Lake National Park

We arrived at Crater Lake at dusk. What we originally thought was dense fog was actually one of the many wildfires ravaging the Pacific Northwest at the time. Smoke tendrils had crept over the rim, and settled above the water in the crater. We didn't end up seeing down to…
Greetings from Big Cypress National Preserve

In December of 2011 I was honored to serve an artist residency at Big Cypress National Preserve. Spending two weeks experiencing the park from a new perspective, painting in oil and pastel, listening to and observing the birds, slough slogging and canoeing was an experience of a life time. Interpretations…
Greetings from Mount Rainier National Park

One of my most peaceful activities is to sit in mother nature's theater. From this vantage in Glacier View Wilderness Mt. Rainier is truly magnificent.
Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

What a surprise as we were walking along a trail by one of the rivers that runs through Yellowstone, when I looked across the water and saw this guy. Magnificent!
Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

We've been to many of our National Parks and have totally enjoyed them all, but there is just something about Yellowstone that is really special to me and this picture shows one of the reasons.
Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

We visited Yellowstone for four days in September, 2015. Even though it rained all four days, Yellowstone was still breathtaking. We can't wait to go back and see it in sun light!
Greetings from Arches National Park

We visited Arches just as this storm was rolling in. It really created such a dramatic view of the park. This picture is just one example.
Greetings from Badlands National Park

On a recent road trip from our home in NY to our second home in Colorado, we toured through South Dakota, stopping in the Black Hills, Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park and here in The Badlands National Park, where we stayed for two days enjoying the most unique landscape I've…
Greetings from Acadia National Park

It has taken me years to finally go to Maine and visit this fabulous, scenic, historic park. Our tour bus guide made this foggy, rainy day in Acadia one to remember despite the weather. The tiny wild blueberries which grow on Cadillac Mountain, the highest spot in the park, bury…
Greetings from Shenandoah National Park

I took this picture on Mother's day 2015. Best day ever, my family knows how much I like to hike and knows how much I love National Parks so they took me to Hawksbill Mt.