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priceless memories.
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Greetings from Shenandoah National Park
I am a 65 year old lover of the outdoors and an avid hiker, cyclist and camper. My life has been sprinkled with visits to National Parks across America, most recently Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. My wife and I camped at Big Meadow and participated in Hike for Histiocytosis,…
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Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park
When my dad was in college in Ohio, a group of students visited the park and climbed Long's Peak. After retirement, my folks bought a cabin near the park. At 69, Dad asked my family to come from Washington DC and climb Long's Peak with him before he was "over…
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Greetings from Arches National Park
This is Ellen S. Faith. She was never happier during our 45 years of marriage than when we were visiting a National Park. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, we created The National Park-off, a humorous challenge to our friends. The object was to visit all the…
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Greetings from Yosemite National Park
My first visit to Yosemite was when I was 9. My family stayed in Camp 4 with George, our white feline, and Ralph, our German Shepherd. Years later, I became a seasonal Nat. Park Ranger on the Horse Patrol. I did this during summer break in graduate school while working…
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Greetings from Yosemite National Park
This was my parents' first visit to a National Park in USA! We went to Yosemite National Park in the month of April 2017 from Santa Clara, CA. We rented a cabin to stay for a night! Yosemite National Park is one of the most beautiful national parks I have…
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Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park
With Alzheimer's in our family for 3 generations it is important to live life to it's fullest. In 2016 my daughter and I began to build memories together by visiting a different national park each year. So, in 2016 we went to Big Bend and Ft. Davis. April 17, 2017…
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Greetings from Glacier National Park
In June and July 2016, I travelled through Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Montana and Alaska (via Canada). On my travels, I visited Saguaro, Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches, Canyonlands, Grand Teton, Yellowstone, Glacier (see photo), Wrangell-St. Elias, Denali and Kenai Fjords national parks. This trip was quite possibly the…
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Greetings from Shenandoah National Park
My husband and I grew up in the Valley, so Shenandoah National Park has been our home-up-the-mountain for as long as we can remember. Drives along Skyline Drive with family in the fall are a tradition, along with day hikes with friends. A couple summers ago the rangers hosted a…
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Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Smoky's have always held a special place in my heart and that of my family's. As a girl whose Cherokee heritage discovered that her family had hidden in these mountains to escape certain death from the Trail of Tears reinforced the inescapable draw they have to our hearts. My…
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Greetings from Acadia National Park
When I was a child my parents took me to Yellowstone National Park. While getting my degree at SUNY Plattsburgh, NY I took a national park course. I have been going back and forth from Florida and Bar Harbor, Maine. The summer months were always spent in Maine and I…
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