Shared Stories
Welcome to our Shared Stories section, where visitors to our parks and NPCA donors have chosen to share their thoughts and stories regarding our National Parks! Thank you to all who have shared their story with the rest of us!
Want to share your own story of a park visit or perhaps a reason why you support NPCA? Click below to share your own story with others!
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Following a Line
Garrett Radke , February 21, 2013
I am an official National Park Service Photographer. A big part of my job is to capture moments of people appreciating our national parks. I am the photographer and the NPS owns the copyright to this picture. It has been made public domain and...
Garrett Radke , February 21, 2013
I am an official National Park Service Photographer. A big part of my job is to capture moments of people appreciating our national parks. I am the photographer and the NPS owns the copyright to this picture. It has been made public domain and...
The Battle comes to life
Garrett Radke , February 21, 2013
I am an official National Park Service Photographer. A big part of my job is to capture moments of people appreciating our national parks. I am the photographer and the NPS owns the copyright to this picture. It has been made public domain and...
Garrett Radke , February 21, 2013
I am an official National Park Service Photographer. A big part of my job is to capture moments of people appreciating our national parks. I am the photographer and the NPS owns the copyright to this picture. It has been made public domain and...
Following in the Footsteps
Garrett Radke , February 21, 2013
I am an official National Park Service Photographer. A big part of my job is to capture moments of people appreciating our national parks. I am the photographer and the NPS owns the copyright to this picture. It has been made public domain and...
Garrett Radke , February 21, 2013
I am an official National Park Service Photographer. A big part of my job is to capture moments of people appreciating our national parks. I am the photographer and the NPS owns the copyright to this picture. It has been made public domain and...
The Calm of the Morning
Garrett Radke , February 21, 2013
I am an official National Park Service Photographer. A big part of my job is to capture moments of people appreciating our national parks. I am the photographer and the NPS owns the copyright to this picture. It has been made public domain and...
Garrett Radke , February 21, 2013
I am an official National Park Service Photographer. A big part of my job is to capture moments of people appreciating our national parks. I am the photographer and the NPS owns the copyright to this picture. It has been made public domain and...
The Civil War in Modern Memory
Garrett Radke , February 21, 2013
I am an official National Park Service Photographer. A big part of my job is to capture moments of people appreciating our national parks. I am the photographer and the NPS owns the copyright to this picture. It has been made public domain and...
Garrett Radke , February 21, 2013
I am an official National Park Service Photographer. A big part of my job is to capture moments of people appreciating our national parks. I am the photographer and the NPS owns the copyright to this picture. It has been made public domain and...
An Engaging Proposal
Garrett Radke , February 21, 2013
When I proposed I knew I wanted it to be somewhere special so I went back to where we first kissed, along the Rose River in Shenandoah National Park. This collage captures the joy of the moment.
Garrett Radke , February 21, 2013
When I proposed I knew I wanted it to be somewhere special so I went back to where we first kissed, along the Rose River in Shenandoah National Park. This collage captures the joy of the moment.
Framed by a Cathedral
Garrett Radke , February 21, 2013
My wife and I at the tunnel overlook following our wedding at Yosemite National Park
Garrett Radke , February 21, 2013
My wife and I at the tunnel overlook following our wedding at Yosemite National Park
The Heat Getting to Me
Robert McFarren , February 21, 2013
Mid-morning, it is 118 and the road kept on stretching ahead. It was time for a rest, even in the middle of the road.
Robert McFarren , February 21, 2013
Mid-morning, it is 118 and the road kept on stretching ahead. It was time for a rest, even in the middle of the road.
Generations come Together
Garrett Radke , February 21, 2013
I am an official National Park Service Photographer. A big part of my job is to capture moments of people appreciating our national parks. I am the photographer and the NPS owns the copyright to this picture. It has been made public domain and...
Garrett Radke , February 21, 2013
I am an official National Park Service Photographer. A big part of my job is to capture moments of people appreciating our national parks. I am the photographer and the NPS owns the copyright to this picture. It has been made public domain and...
The Legacy of Sacrifice
Garrett Radke , February 21, 2013
I am an official National Park Service Photographer. A big part of my job is to capture moments of people appreciating our national parks. I am the photographer and the NPS owns the copyright to this picture. It has been made public domain and...
Garrett Radke , February 21, 2013
I am an official National Park Service Photographer. A big part of my job is to capture moments of people appreciating our national parks. I am the photographer and the NPS owns the copyright to this picture. It has been made public domain and...
