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  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    My husband and I at Yosemite for the umpteenth time in our many years of camping at all the National Parks of the West. We never got tired of Yosemite and camping was heaven for us. Peace and quiet in the beautiful natural world was what we returned to time…

  • Greetings from Minute Man National Historical Park

    Hi! On this Fourth of July weekend, my park is the Minute Man Park. I went there and learned about the British leaving Boston to find the weapons that the Colonists were hiding. A man named Paul Revere rode very fast on his horse to warn the Colonists that the…

  • Greetings from Cuyahoga Valley National Park

    I spent a year in the 90's working in this park in the environmental education center and lived in the historic canal village of Everett (had a covered bridge as well). I considered becoming a park ranger and still wonder what it would have been like if I had. All…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    I was privileged enough to work for the Forever Resorts Lodge in the Grand Canyon - North Rim for an entire year, including the winter. This is a view of the Canyon from the top of the North Rim during the winter. A view that not many get to experience,…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    We love the parks especially Yellowstone and Teton. We go there at least once a year. Enjoy Jackson and Cody Wyoming. Now we have a larger motorhome and will enjoy the visits more

  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    Today is the last stop of my two-week vacation. I visited Arches National Park, the Island in the Sky at Canyonland, the Needles at Canyonland, the Grand Canyon's South Rim, the Grand Canyon's North Rim, Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon and lastly Rocky Mountain National Park. Each is stunningly beautiful.…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    I grew up in Livingston, MT, just 64 miles south of there. Yellowstone has always been one of my favorite places to visit, and still is. It never gets old, but I have, and it is difficult to go as often as I would like. My family, children, grandchildren…

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