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  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    I have visited twice first on my honeymoon in 1995 and then again in 1999 when I took my son. This first trip I fell in love and was awed by the pure beauty in this park, it inspired me to my current career as a zookeeper educating kids and…

  • Greetings from Acadia National Park

    Every year we have to go to Acadia National Park hiking. It is one of the most beautiful parks ever. The scenery at the top of Cadillac mountain is always breathtaking. It is a place we never get tired of. We are thankful that these national parks exist.

  • Greetings from Canyonlands National Park

    It's no secret that not all 2 and 4 wheelers get along on the trail, but here is an example where we do coexist in harmony. This biker was broke down on White Rim Trail and we all stopped to see if we could lend a hand. My brother can…

  • Greetings from Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

    The Moundbuilders and their mysteries captured my imagination as a child growing up in Ohio... so much so that I grew up to be an archaeologist! Today, I continue to share my passion and the stories of those who came before us on this continent with my students. There are…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    When I was 8 years old my parents decided to move from California to Michigan. We had a moving company take our belongings, while we drove across the U.S.A. The goal was to see as many natural wonders and National Parks as possible on the way across! We stopped at…

  • Greetings from Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine

    I teach in Baltimore. Often my students are from very deprived circumstances. They have very little prior knowledge and U.S. History is not a familiar subject to many. I teach a unit on the War of 1812 especially as it relates to Baltimore. We end the unit with a trip…

  • Greetings from White Sands National Park

    When I travel on business to attend Technical Committee meetings, speak at conferences, attend Board meetings - I always visit a National Park or State Aquarium. The national parks are soothing and help me get grounded. Some call it Earthing. Some refer to it as a way to get in…

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