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  • Greetings from San Juan National Historic Site

    If I had not studied and got my master degree in U.S., I can hardly imagine travel to Caribbean and consider this area as a travel destination--and even twice! The first time I went to San Juan was last December, which was part of a Caribbean cruise. At that time,…

  • Greetings from Grand Teton National Park

    It didn’t matter that we were lost, the scenery was so beautiful. My father stopped the car, and my sister and I got out to take pictures. It was a warm day, with a hint of a breeze. The scene in front of me looked like one of the puzzles…

  • Greetings from Denali National Park & Preserve

    During my 25 years living in Alaska, Denali was a once a year family tradition visit. We always enjoyed watching the animals and we loved being able to share with our friends and family visitors in additional visits.

  • Greetings from Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

    I went to St. Augustine with my family 2 years ago. It took forever to drive there. We walked by the cemetery [scary].Then we walked to the fort and the moat. We saw the jail room and the bedrooms, then we watched the cannon go boom. IT WAS LOUD. Then…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    During my visit to Yosemite National Park, I had lots of fun. The beautiful trees towered above me, they felt like the tallest things in the world besides the gigantic mountains themselves. The glacier water extremely cold! When me and my brother were exploring a nearby creek, my foot was…

  • Greetings from Pearl Harbor National Memorial

    I was stationed in Hawaii twice in my military career and now reside on Oahu. I have been to the USS Arizona numerous times with visiting friends and family. The many upgrades to the visitor's center and visitor experience over the years is outstanding and only gets better with each…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    If you look closely, you can see the life on this rock. But really, you can find life anywhere. When I went to Yosemite to conduct research on the biodiversity of macro invertebrates, I hadn’t expected to uncover so many different species hidden under the logs we found in the…

  • Greetings from Canyonlands National Park

    I first visited Canyonlands NP in 2009 with my girl scout troop and ultimately fell in love with the soaring blue sky, red landscape, and all of the beautiful scenery. I hadn't been to the Grand Canyon at that time but to me it was just as good! We spent…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    I have visited Yellowstone several times and the magic never dulls for me. Last summer I even got a summer job( and I'm 48 years old !) just outside the park and spent virtually every day off exploring this amazing place. From Lamar to Hayden, Pelican Valley to Old Faithful…

  • Greetings from Arches National Park

    My wife and I started our big five National Park tour in Utah a few years ago in Arches National Park. After hiking a number of small trails and seeing most of the highlights of the park throughout the day we decided to hike up and see delicate arch even…

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