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  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    My love for the National Parks started as a boy when my parents began taking us on long camping trips to the parks. I can't even say which park was the first one they took us to. Most summers we would visit 3 or 4 and sometimes as many as…

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    At the age of 10 I got my hands on a travel guide for Montana, there was a photo of GNP in it....I was hooked, it's been number one on my must see list for over 40 years. Two weeks ago that dream came true when my husband and I…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    It was 1975 and our godson from London was making his first trip to the USA at age 16. We traveled from New York to the West Coast in a l970 Chevrolet station wagon with our family of 5 plus Geoffrey plus my 73 year old mother. After several days…

  • Greetings from Mount Rainier National Park

    Mt. Rainer is very near my home and I have always loved visiting. My grandfather summited the mountain twice during my lifetime and often took my brother and I to various locations within the park when we visited. As a child I also had the opportunity to take a road…

  • Greetings from Bandelier National Monument

    I am a college student at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg Missouri and I am working towards a degree in Cultural Studies. During my second year of school my mom and stepdad went to Bandelier National Monument on spring break and I learned a lot about the earth…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    I live, work, and play at Grand Canyon National Park. Lately, I've been enjoying the cool breeze and rain brought on by the monsoonal season. There is nothing more magnificent than watching the clouds roll in from the north rim! I can only hope to share these beautiful experiences with…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    When I visited Yosemite last summer, it was such a great experience to be with people from all over the world who have all traveled to Yosemite to see beautiful waterfalls, to hike up a steep mountain, to gaze out at scenic vistas, to stand under a giant redwood and…

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    Greetings from Denali National Park & Preserve

    I'll be the first to admit that it takes a lot to make an impression on me. I'll also plead guilty to being pretty jaded about amazing wildlife and outdoorsy experiences having grown up in Eagle River, Alaska for most of my life. Having spent so long in Alaska,…

  • Greetings from Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park

    My family and I enjoyed Lincoln's birthplace immensely! Not only was the monument interesting, there was a college intern who gave a fascinating lecture about Lincoln and the park. Thanks to the National Park Service!

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    To me this image says it all... a girl and her dog on the open road, smiling from one National Park to another. This is Hazel, and she and I spent 2 weeks out and 2 weeks back from Michigan to Montana, with a month's stay in Big Sky Country…

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