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    Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    I first started working in the parks when I was 15. An organization called the Youth Conservation Corps hired me for the summer, and there I learned how to build trails and fences and take care of natural resources. This picture is of the view of the first night I…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    When my half-brother's in-laws began having lots of old-age problems, he said he wasn't fooling with all that getting-old crap; he was just going to jump into the Grand Canyon. When some friends and I hiked Tonto Trail in 1988, we spent a night at Indian Gardens. We took a…

  • Greetings from Acadia National Park

    This was taken during sunset on Cadillac Mountain at Acadia National Park in May, 2016. I was visiting Rockport, ME and on my agenda was going to Acadia National Park (two hours away) for a day. After stopping at the Visitor Center, I knew my first stop was going to…

  • Greetings from Gates Of The Arctic National Park & Preserve

    My quest to visit every <a href="http://everything-everywhere.com/north-american-national-parks/">North American National Park</a> recently took me to Gates of the Arctic National Park, one of the most remote and least visited national parks in the US.

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    During childhood camping in the Porcupine Mountains and Sleeping Bear Dunes of Michigan - from 1966 when I first saw Glacier National Park and all the years following to the present ... Glacier again in 1972 and again in 1976, this park, along with many others (Mt. McKinley in Alaska…

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    Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    I grew up on Mt. Rainier's doorstep, and my dad taught me to love and respect everything the outdoors had to offer. With him I visited many of the west's National Parks - from the Redwoods to Yellowstone to Arches and so many more in between. Even after I left…

  • Greetings from Badlands National Park

    Saw these beautiful rams on a hike. It was around 9:00am on Castle Trail just off the old ne road.

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    Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    Starting with the Grand Canyon then going on to Dinosaur, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Zion---all provide special memories for me as I think back to family gatherings over the years. But now with a grandson serving as a park rescue worker I have a renewed appreciation for our national parks. While…

  • Greetings from Cumberland Island National Seashore

    My wife and I were hiking the Roller Coaster Trail earlier this year. We were all alonel when suddenly a wild horse came charging past us as we dodged to the side. The horse soon reversed course and proceeded ahead of us. This happened a couple of times. When we…

  • Greetings from Acadia National Park

    This is the sunrise from Cadillac Mountain at Acadia National Park. Anyone who sees the sun rise from here is the first one to see the sun rise on the east coast. I was fortunate to get up early and see the sun rise, above the clouds, on Cadillac Mountain.…

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