Priceless places,
priceless memories.
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Greetings from Death Valley National Park
The North American Desert 1. Death Valley > “But the desert is a vast world, an oceanic world, as deep in its way > and complex and various as the sea.” > -Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire After an hour driving over large, pale gravel and uneven road, we reach…
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Greetings from Olympic National Park
Two years ago I visited a Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park. I was absolutely stunned by its beauty. I was recently inspired to write this piece. Ruby Beach by Abby There is such a place a man visits that he never forgets. He can remember the feeling of the…
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Greetings from Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve
TIMU is one of the largest contiguous salt marsh ecosystems in the United States - over 46,000 acres. With more than 10,000 years of history, it sustained the Mocama Timucua native peoples and their rich history and culture is still being discovered today. Ft. Caroline represents the first European colony…
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Greetings from Yellowstone National Park
As an underachiever, I kept my expectations of Yellowstone very minimal. I wanted to see geysers (check!) and bison (check!). When the driver in the oncoming lane flashed his headlights at me, little did I know the thrill of a lifetime was beyond the next bend. Suddenly I was the…
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Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park
This was my third time to the Grand Canyon, and I wanted a different view. After a week long trek of the Mighty 5 in Utah, I felt I was ready to face the task of hiking rim to river and back in a day. No small feat, but I…
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Greetings from Padre Island National Seashore
Witnessing the first release of newly hatched baby turtles is putting in real life the movie Moana of which I enjoy watching with my toddler grandson. We are a family of animal lovers and particularly sea turtles are one of the favorites since we also love the water. Padre Island…
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Greetings from Yellowstone National Park
Since we have traveled though out United States, and lived in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in my early twenties, we have been blessed with the beauty of Yellowstone and beyond. We feel that keeping our national treasures for our future generations is of great importance.
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Greetings from Arches National Park
On a road trip with two of my best friends from Chicago to Northern California, Arches NP was our first major stop. Hiking to Delicate Arch was nothing like what my friend and I expected it to be. We weren't sure how near we were to the arch or how…
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The National Parks: A 46 year journey linking generation to generation
In 1971 my wife and I, both teachers, traveled across this country for our summer vacation from Brooklyn, NY. Our journey was 13,000 miles visiting as many National Parks and Monuments as we could. Our first National Monument was Bandelier and our first National Park, Rocky Mountain. We were hooked.…
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Greetings from Everglades National Park
I ran my first ever half marathon in Everglades National Park. It was an amazing experience to run through the poetically termed River of Grass while the sun rose. Seeing the wildlife and the vast expanses of unbroken natural beauty is something I will never forget.
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