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  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    The last week of August 2016, the busiest week of the year (?), I was the last member of the family to head back to various states from a family vacation in Colorado. Instead of heading east I went north to RMNP, which I had not visited since the '60s.…

  • Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    My husband and I have been to this Park several times and because of the time of year ( spring) we were never able to go up by Clingmans Dome. This spring we were finally able to drive up there. What a view!! It was very windy and cold but…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    This is a photo of one of the most beautiful natural wonders of the world. The Grand Canyon. It's our sacred duty as stewards of this planet to honor, cherish and nurture or world around us. We must live in harmony with nature and above all else, protect her and…

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    Greetings from Biscayne National Park

    I am a 16 year old boy that grew up in the city his whole life. My parents are firm believers in the appreciation of nature, and I am exactly the same. I have traveled to almost all of the National Parks in the United States, from Death Valley all…

  • Greetings from Denali National Park & Preserve

    We have two beagles that we traveled with to Alaska. Because of their age and issues we could not leave them for any of the excursions in Denali when we were there. My husband suggested the dog sled demo. We took the bus out and thoroughly enjoyed meeting the dogs…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    During the summer of 2015, I had the opportunity to go on my very first backpacking trip in the backcountry of Yosemite. The very first day of the trip was probably one of the most memorable days because of just how physically taxing it was. I remember laying down on…

  • Greetings from Mesa Verde National Park

    This park needs lots of attention in the maintenance arena. I live I in this area and I want this park, along with every other in the United States, to be structurally sound and safe for the thousands that travel to visit each year

  • Greetings from Shenandoah National Park

    My grandparents demonstrated for land to become NationalParks. I'm very glad they were looking to the future, for me, for my children, and for my grandchildren.

  • Greetings from Mount Rainier National Park

    Growing up, every summer we would go camping several times a year. We would always camp at least once in Mount Rainier National Park, and often the Olympic National Park also. I loved the tall trees, and the smell of campfires. I loved hiking and observing deer, chipmunks, porcupine, the…

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    Greetings from Mammoth Cave National Park

    I had visited five national parks before I visited Mammoth Cave, including the Grand Canyon, but it was at Mammoth Cave that I truly fell in love with national parks. You see, in none of my five previous park visits had I really understood that I was in a national…

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