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  • Greetings from Joshua Tree National Park

    The desert in late December is really cold, but also a great time to visit Joshua Tree National Park because there are fewer crowds and it was incredibly peaceful. My family and I visited just after Christmas and while we were only there for a few days, we were blown…

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    Last summer, I attended the Glacier Institute along with twenty other teens from the San Francisco Bay Area. Over the course of ten days, we learned about the Crown of the Continent and some of the threats facing the national parks such as invasive species. In addition to conducting research…

  • Greetings from Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

    This is a very sad story, unfortunately. Our family used to hike the "Bird Park" trail at HVNP for many years, and we enjoyed the peace and quiet of the nature there. However, recently, whenever we go there, we are harassed by repetitive overflights of tour helicopters!! This is something…

  • Greetings from Death Valley National Park

    We visited Death Valley many years ago and toured Scotty's Castle. In October 2015 there was a historic flash flood that caused millions in damages. The park service has a site with videos and shows their valiant effort at restoration. I want to praise each and every one of those…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    This is the first National Park my mother took us to. My mother inspired a love of nature in us through her love of nature. I was very young but I remember seeing a mother bear and her cub, we kept our distance but I will always remember it.

  • Greetings from Olympic National Park

    Our family fell in love with the national parks since our first visit to Yellowstone in 2016. Every visit since then to other national parks only strengthened us as a family in bringing the best of us in being outdoors and providing the most gratitude to be part of this…

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    I always wanted to go to this park and I got to go in 2016 and it was worth the wait. It was so green and beautiful the air was so clean , I love ferns and moss and the smell of the forest and it was wonderful. I hope…

  • Greetings from Bryce Canyon National Park

    When my husband and I visited Bryce in 2019, we could not express in words the feeling of the majesty and great mystery of this world. This is only one of many parks we have enjoyed over the years and plan to see more.

  • Greetings from Muir Woods National Monument

    My parents took our family on a six week tour in the 1980s of the National Parks. Muir Woods was one. The magnificent redwoods have remained with me ever since.

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    Our family is planning a to visit five of the California National Parks this summer. We are based in Michigan but plan on flying to San Francisco and visiting Yosemite, Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Lassen, Redwoods and Alcatraz. The kicker to our trip is being we are doing it with our…

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