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  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    Norris Geyser Basin was so amazing! I am used to an urban environment with incessant ambient electrical hum and traffic noise. There were just a few of us out in this area of the park early on a Saturday morning. I have never known such peace. All I could hear…

  • Greetings from Canyonlands National Park

    Canyonlands was an amazing trip. I got the opportunity to go with a big group of friends through devils hill and elephant hill

  • Greetings from Bryce Canyon National Park

    Bryce National Park will forever hold a special place in our hearts. Its beauty mesmerizes, but it is to be respected and hold a watchful eye on the sky. My beautiful niece was employed at Bryce in the summer of 1989. She assisted in the gift shop at the main…

  • Greetings from Denali National Park & Preserve

    If you're a city person, Denali can be a bit boring, mostly because it is UNDEVELOPED, and THAT is what makes it so unique in our Park system. It is the LAST FRONTIER and the service there strives to keep it that way. There are many animals there, mostly out…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    I'll never forget the first time I saw the Grand Canyon with my family. We were in total awe of its beauty. There are pictures of the Grand Canyon all over the place but not one of them does it justice. You have to see it in person to really…

  • Greetings from Shenandoah National Park

    More than 100 children from Arlington, VA visited Shenandoah National Park in April on a trip made possible by the Every Kid in a Park program. These children were part of an after-school educational program managed by AHC Inc., whose mission is to produce and preserve high quality affordable housing…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    There is an overview of the falls at the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, where my Grandfather took a picture when he took his young family to the park traveling by model T. My father took us when I was 12 to that same spot. I took my wife and…

  • Greetings from Big Bend National Park

    Of all the places I have ever been, Big Bend is where I feel most at home. Being there fills my heart with joy and my soul with peace. Hot as it is, I wish I was there right now.

  • Greetings from Grand Teton National Park

    The earliest memory I have of a National Park is the Grand Tetons. I was young enough that my father liked to carry me around on his shoulders. I tried to hike up a trail with my family, but I couldn't make it. My father swept me up to his…

  • Greetings from Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument

    The photo shows Mt Katahdin (5,267 ft, highpoint of ME), the start or end of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (AT). The Fall colors were at their peak – BEAUTIFUL. Drove the 17-mile Loop Road. Photo taken from Stop 6 Lookout. Did a short hike to Lynx Pond then a…

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