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priceless memories.
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Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park
Thirty years ago we took our first grader and preschooler to Estes Park, Colorado on July 4th. We watched the fireworks in the valley below. The next day we were among the first vehicles to go up the one lane road to the top. The day before the rotary plows…
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Greetings from Canyonlands National Park
This is a photo of my daughter as we backpacked through Canyonlands to celebrate her 24th birthday. I love the contrasts out there in that gorgeous place. The "mountain" in the sky foreshadows the mountains we'll see when we climb up over those rocks in the background. It was truly…
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Greetings from Yosemite National Park
When I went to Yosemite National Park for the first time in July 2014, I had no idea what to expect. I was going on a two-week backpacking trip in the backcountry with 12 other high school students, but I had never been to a national park before, let alone…
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Greetings from Yellowstone National Park
We've been talking about visiting Yellowstone for years, and we finally did it at the end of May. These two seniors are so sorry we waited so long -- we should have gone years ago when we could have done more hiking and/or taken our kids! So many amazing sights!…
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Greetings from San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
The Maritime Nat'l Historic Park of San Francisco is a relaxing, quiet spot just blocks away from the bustle and noise of Fisherman's Wharf. Here I saw residents and tourists relaxing in the sun, either catching rays on the grass or wading in the historic waters of the old harbor.…
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Greetings from Biscayne National Park
Growing up in New York City, I developed an early appreciation for the local park, Forest Park, in Queens. Famed landscape architect and Central Park creator Frederick Olmsted designed Forest Park's main drive on the eastern side of the park. It was there that I first sketched en plein air…
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Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park
On the day I took this picture, I brought a friend to visit the Grand Canyon for the first time. Rather than take him only to the touristy bits of the park, I took him to my favorite rock. It's a scramble down from the Desertview Tower, and then a…
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Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park
I promised myself I would share this amazing and inspiring story with the world about how we have both a privilege and duty associated with our national parks. Each one of us who has visited a national park and spent some time in one has felt the benefit of that…
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Greetings from Death Valley National Park
NPCA's ParkScapes trip to Death Valley gave me the opportunity to experience this otherworldly place up close. I think that's the right word for it -- these are the mesquite sand dunes that served as locations on the planet Tatooine in the first Star Wars movie!
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Greetings from Golden Gate National Recreation Area
My visit to Fort Funston Growing up in San Francisco Fort Funston has loomed over the city my whole life. So when I say I’ve never actually been in the park means it I've taken it for granted. Everyone in my family has walked our dog in the park and…
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