Priceless places,
priceless memories.
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Greetings from Yosemite National Park
I took a trip to Yosemite this past summer with my mom, aunt, and cousin. Together we put away our electronics, put on our hiking boots, and explored the trails Yosemite had to offer. While we saw many beautiful views throughout the park, this view was the one that took…
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Greetings from Appalachian National Scenic Trail
For me nature became a place where I could find comfort and peace during a time that seemed hectic and busy. This lake I could look out over after a long day and know that when the day was over the sun would set and rise again the next day.…
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Greetings from Yosemite National Park
Wilderness is something that is defined an individual's experience. Wilderness is not one exact definition. Appreciating nature is something that is essential to the conservation and existence of wilderness. Not only do people need to understand that wilderness and nature can be the tree outside their house or Yosemite Park,…
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Greetings from Death Valley National Park
My environmental humanities class has been focusing on the definition of wilderness. We have learned how the current definition of wilderness that most people hold revolves around the idea that wilderness is absent of human activity. However, we have learned that it may be more beneficial to alter this definition.…
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Greetings from Bryce Canyon National Park
This picture is me at Bryce Canyon National Park in August of 2012. I was going into my senior year of high school and hadn't taken any environmental studies classes yet. My primary relationship with wilderness at that point mostly consisted of myself being scared of it. I was particularly…
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Greetings from Shenandoah National Park
My photo is from a day I spent fly fishing with a friend of mine. Although we ended the day empty handed with only a few fish on that jumped their way to freedom, we had an incredible time exploring and enjoying what the park had to offer. This was…
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Greetings from Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Go to a national park! It may feel like you're in a large empty moutain, field, or woods. In reality you are standing in a slice of American and human history. Debates involving philosophy, economics, science, and religion all went into creating this space. Although it may feel 'natural' it…
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Greetings from Yosemite National Park
We all have different definitions of what "wilderness" means to us. To some, wilderness is a cultural construct, shaped by the American frontier, but to others, wilderness is a feeling. It's a sense of awe and wonder that reminds us that we, humans, Americans, whoever, did not create this world.…
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Greetings from Canyonlands National Park
I visited Canyonlands National Park in Utah two summers ago, while on a cross-country road trip with three of my friends. I could not believe that a place like this actually existed. It was the first time in my life I had seen such steep cliffs and wide open basins.…
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Greetings from Virgin Islands National Park
In this national park, humans and nature interact respectfully. While wilderness was the foundation of American culture, it has since taken on many new connotations. Wilderness is supposed to be a place where no person remains, yet people constantly search for answers in the wilderness. People believe wilderness provides them…
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