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  • Greetings from Gateway National Recreation Area

    I have been kayaking in Jamaica bay with the National Park Rangers for a few years. It is amazing to see the amount of wildlife in this urban park.

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    Where Our Story Began The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is where our story began. Our mothers knew each other in Tucson, but somehow Bruce and I had never met. Years later, we both ended up working at the North Rim — Bruce on the fire crew and me…

  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    Finding Our Way Back—Through America’s National Parks. We first met in 1986, while attending a U.S. Navy A School on Treasure Island in San Francisco, California. We didn’t officially date, but we spent hours talking—about everything and nothing—and shared a simple Sunday afternoon walk along the boardwalk, splitting a blueberry…

  • Greetings from Zion National Park

    I live in Texas but I am planning a 9k trip to visit as many national parks in 30 days as I can. I turn 60 in July, so this is how I want to celebrate. I will be posting about the trip on my brand new Harley. My user…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    I went with my family for my winter break and had a Blast. It felt like I was connected with the nature. We saw wildlife, water falls, huge mountains and we took some pretty amazing photos. I love this place and hope to visit again!

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    Hello ! My name is Clément, i am french and i share with you my storie in the beautiful Yellowstone National Park. During my summer camp in 2025's summer , we went into the park and visited it during 5 days. We sleep in tents, and we had to put…

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    Glacier National Park has been on my bucket list for years and last year my boyfriend and I went on a road trip to see and we left as fiancées!! I love the mountains and Going to the Sun Road was one of the most beautiful places I have ever…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    Nothing prepared me for the grandeur of the GrandCanyon. Standing on the south rim, the development of the earth through the ages was laid out like a geology book in technicolor.

  • Greetings from Kettle Creek Battlefield

    By Retired Col. Irma Hagans Cooper, former member of NPCA’s Pacific Regional Council MAMMY KATE, Enslaved Patriot of the Revolutionary War Mammy Kate was a Black woman enslaved by Colonel Stephen Heard of Georgia, a man who would later become governor of the state. Before she was kidnapped, sold, and…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    I travel to, and paint the US National Parks. I am passionate about conservation in “the People’s” Parks. I’ll be a guest painting teacher in Yosemite where I hope to share shifting color palettes of the Park depending on time of day, weather, and season.

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