Priceless places,
priceless memories.
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Greetings from Yellowstone National Park
My mother from Hannibal, MO met my father from Red Lodge Montana at Yellowstone when she was a tourist and he was a tourist bus driver. He watched her through his rear view mirror as she cavorted with her friends. He asked her to a dance, and the rest became…
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Greetings from Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
This park is part of the reason we bought our home here, 25 years ago. We've gone through 2 sets of black labs, as my wife had cancer, & we couldn't have kids. But the park path is "maintained" year-round (mowed, to plowed), so this makes for a wonderful source…
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Greetings from Indiana Dunes National Park
Before it was a national park, it was my personal playground. I grew up exploring the dunes and interdunal ponds adjacent to my home town on Lake Michigan’s south shore. Thanks to the involvement of my mother and others, especially our neighbor Save the Dunes Council Founder Dorothy Buell, these…
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Greetings from Redwood National & State Parks
As a child I was in awe when family vacationed there. Have taken trips off and on and now in mid 70's find peace, balm for the heart, feel like healing in God's garden. The air, the smells, the sturdiness of the trees, the colors - all gifts from God,…
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Greetings from Assateague Island National Seashore
When I was five, I visited Assateague Island National Seashore. When my daughter was three, my husband and I took her for her first visit to Assateague. This year, 2025, my grandson experienced his first visit to the shores of Assateague. As a family, we've enjoyed time together in nature…
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Greetings from Congaree National Park
In 2018, I began a Junior Ranger journey with Grandson Hunter. As my Navy Son-in-law has ventured from assignments including Bremerton, WA, to Charleston, SC and now Yorktown, VA, we've traveled from coast to coast. We thoroughly enjoy visits to National Park venues. I now have (3) Junior Ranger Grandsons.…
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Greetings from Acadia National Park
So grateful that after traveling from the west coast that the park was open in October despite the government debacle. Sad that the park wasn’t capturing revenue from the hundreds of visitors while we were there.
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Greetings from Death Valley National Park
When I tell people that I’ve visited all the national parks in the continental US and tell them my favorite is Death Valley, they shutter in disbelief and ask why. I tell them there are an amazing number of unique attractions in the park from walking back from the Badwater…
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Greetings from Yellowstone National Park
Our fam of three went in the shoulder season (best time!). Being able to hike and sit and absorb the serenity and majesty of the park and enjoy the sights and wildlife -- in silence and solitude -- spoke volumes to the crucial and imperative need to preserve this outdoor…
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Greetings from Badlands National Park
Our family visited Badlands National Park when our sons were 14 and 16 years old. Our entire family enjoyed the natural beauty of the park, the wildlife we saw (especially the prairie dogs) and truly experiencing the park by walking miles of the trails. As we headed to the western…
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