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  • Greetings from Denali National Park & Preserve

    Spent 6 days day hiking in and around Denali. saw bears on a caribou kill ; fox by den; caribou with huge rack; beaver lodges; and beautiful mtns and great people. But concerned cause Alaska allows too many wolves to be killed from helicopters and the population in Denali is…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    On November 13th, , 2009, I was helping at the Valley Visitor Center sales counter during employee lunch breaks. A man approached me carrying a bear canister, and I greeted him, asking if he was returning it. He said yes, and this conversation ensured: “I may owe some money on…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    I have been through Yellowstone many, many times, especially when I was younger and traveling by car from East coast to the West, and from the West to the East. We nearly always went through Yellowstone. What a breath of fresh air for the long journey, especially before cars had…

  • Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    I love the Smokies. It is so great -- there are all kinds of things to do. There are deer, black bears,turkey, fox, and a lot more. It is a great place for wild flowers and photos.My Grand Daddy did the party at the opening of the park.

  • Greetings from Big Bend National Park

    In college, the dorms closed for the week of spring break. My sister, my boyfriend, and me all drove all night to get from San Marcos to Big Bend to spend the week camping there. We arrived around 7 am and thought it was really foggy as the sun came…

  • Greetings from Grand Teton National Park

    I went to Wyoming for the first time and the Tetons were so amazing. It made me fall in love with the mountains, since being from Texas, we have no real mountains here. I'd like to return soon and climb them. Such beauty!

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    Or Death Valley, or Rocky Mountains, or Sequoia and Kings Canyon, or Redwoods or Yosemite National Parks - enduring images not found anywhere else. Running the trails in Grand Canyon and Joshua Tree, bicycling through Redwoods, hiking and climbing in Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Yosemite, Death Valley or the Santa Monica…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    In Boynton Canyon, Arizona - I walked the circle searching for an answer to what would happen to me in the months to come as I had knots in my stomach. My eyes caught sight of a rock half way around the circle. I picked up the stone about 3…

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    Greetings from Capitol Reef National Park

    Bettye and I have hiked trails in most of our wonderful national parks, but our hike through beautiful Cohab Canyon to the high point overlook is particularly memorable. The weather was perfect and the views spectacular. Setting our camera on a rock and using the timer, our joy for having…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    We are working our way to all the Parks, Monuments and other national historic sites before we die. These are the most amazing and beautiful visits we can make!! They need our help and support to keep them vibrant and alive and protect these areas of our country.

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