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  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    My family and I were blessed enough to stay at the Grand Canyon. North realm last summer. The Grand Canyon Lodge and the cabins next-door were incredible and the views were unbelievable. We really enjoyed having dinner looking out the Lodge Restaurant over the Grand Canyon. We all must do…

  • Greetings from Mount Rushmore National Memorial

    When my son was in 5th grade, his English teacher shared a list of places they “must see”. On that list was Mount Rushmore. In the summer of 2000, when our boys were 8 & 10, we took a 5 week family vacation across the US, with National Parks as…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    My dad was a seasonal ranger at Bryce and we had been to all the National parks in the southwest. We took our kids when they were teens to Grand Canyon and I was holding my breath when they looked our over that magnificent vista, because I fully expected some…

  • Greetings from Big Bend National Park

    The park rangers and all the staff are so helpful, welcoming and informative. Always makes for an amazing visit to Big Bend National Park!

  • Greetings from Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park

    The park rangers were wonderful.

  • Greetings from Great Basin National Park

    My first exposure to Great Basin National Park was a result of joining Dark-Sky International in 2018 and learning that Great Basin is a Dark Sky Park. I went there for the first time in late June 2019. My first night there I drove up the park road to the…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    I just want to thank you for doing such a wonderful job at maintaining Yosemite National Park. I have so many happy childhood memories of going there with my parents and my brother. I hope to go there in the future. It’s been about 10 years since I’ve been. I…

  • Greetings from Big Bend National Park

    I want to use my story time to give a big shout out to the NPS and NPCA for the work they do to protect and explain our national parks. Special thank you to NPS rangers and staff for helping the public to appreciate and understand the park system, and…

  • Greetings from Lake Mead National Recreation Area

    Sunset at Lake Mead.

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    The national parks have taught me to slow down and to care for myself and my fellow park visitors.

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