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  • Greetings from Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

    The park offers amazing views of the circuitous Delaware river, pristine water falls and tranquility. Since there are no parks in NJ, I visit here often to enjoy nature and to forget the daily hustle and bustle. Just the thought of driving to DE Water Gap soothes me. It is…

  • Greetings from Statue of Liberty National Monument

    Such a wonderful Park and lot of history... Thnx for taking care of it and keeping it live for the generations to enjoy !

  • Greetings from Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

    I'm grateful that I was able to take a cruise with my mom to Glacier Bay NP! It's been several years since we have been there but we are grateful for the work that you do so we can come visit again. I hope to bring my children soon to…

  • Greetings from Shenandoah National Park

    I can't believe this photo was from a decade ago. One decade ago, I recreated a trip with my parents (and my kids), that my parents took me on about four decades ago. We visited Luray caverns and drove through Shenandoah National Park. On the drive, it was fun, even…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    I went to Yellowstone national park with my 10 year old and it was great experience. Yellowstone is like out of this world. complete different landscape and those hot springs - the color the magnitude - everything was so cool. I was totally memorized with that place. It was the…

  • Greetings from Zion National Park

    I visited the Zion National Park. I was mesmerized by its beauty. The valleys, canyons, wildlife and nature overall is breathtaking. Spent two days hiking and just taking in the sites. Truly a marvel!

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    I used to live near Yosemite and went to the park at every opportunity. I have fond memories of ice skating in the valley, hiking up to Glacier Point and Tuolumne Meadows, and loved being out in nature in one of the most unique places in the world and in…

  • Greetings from Great Falls Park

    I took my girlfriend (now wife) to this park on one of our first dates. It was a blast enjoying nature and being completely phone free. After our first trip to this park, we loved it so much that hiking and exploring national parks has become our thing (along with…

  • Greetings from Haleakalā National Park

    I traveled to Haleakala National Park on my honeymoon several years ago. I had no idea Hawaii had an active volcano that gets snow! Travelling up there for sunrise was an unbelievable experience. It just reminded me of how small we are and how important it is to protect the…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    This was the first park i went to as an adult with my parents back in 2004 while they were visiting me from India. Our experience was so amazing that we visited the park 4 times again on their subsequent visits. Both my parents passed away a few years back…

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