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    Greetings from Acadia National Park

    Last week I started an epic 5-day, 400+ mile bicycle journey in Acadia National Park. On Wednesday a group of 130 of like minded bicyclists gathered for the inaugural North East Climate Ride from Bar Harbor to Boston. A subset of us warmed up with the 22 mile park loop,…

  • Greetings from Grand Teton National Park

    In the visitor center of the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve, a 1,106-acre refuge within Grand Teton National Park on the southern end of Phelps Lake, which we hiked to last weekend, Laurance S. Rockefeller speaks for all of us: "How we treat our land, how we build upon it, how…

  • Greetings from Lincoln Memorial National Memorial

    My daughter and I went to see the Lincoln Memorial. I was tired and hot from the walk so I sat down to rest. My daughter said, "No mom, get up and walk." The nice man sitting next to me said to my daughter, "You don't want to have to…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    Ever since I was a little girl in the 1950s and '60s, I would send for park guides in the mail. I would dream over them and how I would go there for real some day. In 1975, at the age of 22, my husband, 6-week-old son and I went…

  • Greetings from Bryce Canyon National Park

    My friend Melanie and I were taking a National Parks road trip and of course taking several pictures along the way. At one point I was impatient about how much time she was spending on her phone in general, but she showed me this picture she took of me in…

  • Greetings from Olympic National Park

    My husband and I took my mother and niece to Olympic national park. I traveled all the way from St. Louis to capture this shot. The park was full of wildlife and scenic views. This day was memorable because my 64 year old mother hiked her first mountain hike and…

  • Greetings from Zion National Park

    I was hired to work at Zion National Park for the summer where I created memories that will last a lifetime. Not only did I get to explore the park but I got to travel throughout the west as well. The management at ZNP is amazing and always there to…

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    Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    Moose reading the "No Pets Beyond This Point" sign at Lilly Lake, CO on August 14, 2015.

  • Greetings from Golden Gate National Recreation Area

    I recently did an island hop visit from California State Park, Angel Island, to National Park Site, Alcatraz Island. Although 2 different agencies operate these two sites, their history is intertwined. It was a fantastic visit! Not only do the islands share history, but the views of the San Francisco…

  • Greetings from Zion National Park

    My family has visited so many National Parks and on our third cross country RV trip we toured around the National Parks in Utah and Zion National Park was my favorite by far! So much diversity and nothing at all what I had expected. I think about the hikes we…

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