Centennial Stories
These lands are your lands; these tales are your tales.
Greetings from Yosemite National Park
In 1976, my wife & I, took a month long cross country camping adventure for our 1st wedding anniversary. We drove from Miami, FL to San Francisco, CA in our 1969 Karman Ghia-VW. Stopping to visit or camping in 14 Nat'l Parks or Nat'l Monuments including Hot Springs, AR, Aztec Ruins, NM, Mesa Verde, CO, Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon, Cedar Breaks, UT, Yosemite, CA. On our way back Grand Canyon, Wupatki, Sunset Crater,…
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Greetings from North Cascades National Park
My brother and I reconnected on a backpacking trip in North Cascades National Park in the summer of 2013. It had been over 40 years since we had last backpacked together, and we sure picked the best place for the event. Words cannot describe the awe we felt at the…
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Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park
I went on a week camping trip with my best friend Taylor. We explored new terrain and became closer friends. When I got home to Florida and was looking through old photos, I noticed I went to some of the same spots with my family 15 years ago!! The heart…
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Greetings from Yellowstone National Park
I like to call this photo 'Yellowstone or Bust.' In 1949, my mother and dad and their seven kids crowded into the new station wagon and set out on the journey from Southern Illinois to points west, ultimate destination, Yellowstone National Park. It was a wonderful experience, staying in a…
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Greetings from Mount Rainier National Park
My name is Mike and I am a medically retired combat veteran living in the Pacific Northwest. Riding my Harley and spending time on the Mountain are two things that help me reconnect and recenter. It was here I got the idea to ride to 22 national parks in 22…
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Greetings from Canyonlands National Park
I live in a big city, its hard to ever truly get "away from it all" except when my wife and I visit the National Parks. We got to visit Canyonlands in the summer of 2012, and I was truly enchanted by the stillness and quiet of it all. This…
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Greetings from Saguaro National Park
Bittersweet are my memories of this day. As we get ready to embark on a beautiful trek into the scenic beauty of Arizona for a night under the stars, my uncle snapped this picture of me at the trailhead. This was a trip my Dad and I had planned for…
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Greetings from Lassen Volcanic National Park
I had the best weekend of my life in Lassen last weekend. With a backpack, a few days worth of food and one of my closest friends, I took off from Juniper Lake and headed out. The amount of stress I showed up with was earth-shattering. I just graduated college…
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Greetings from Cape Cod National Seashore
"A man may stand there and put all America behind him." Henry David Thoreau My parents and I began traveling to North Truro, MA and camping on Cape Cod before and immediately following the sea shore's protection by a National Seashore designation. It was an amazing place for a girl…
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Greetings from Denali National Park & Preserve
The ‘Great One’ speaks! Last summer Frank and I were privileged to visit Denali National Park and stay at Camp Denali, which sits on a hillside just 28 miles across from the crest of Mount Denali. The cabins are spread out across the hill, almost inconspicuous among scattered spruce trees.…
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Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park
It was April on the south rim of the Grand Canyon. I woke up early to find a blanket of snow covering everything, so I walked in darkness to take in the sunrise and the unfolding of a truly spectacular sight. The Canyon’s pinnacles, ledges, cracks and crevices were dusted…
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