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  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    I went to Yosemite to conduct research on how canopy cover affects species diversity. While we were collecting data I noticed how peaceful it was to be out in the wilderness. I loved watching the wildlife, and I was able to see animals I never knew existed, such as marmots…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    My family and I have tent camped in national parks from the east coast to the west coast always impressed by the beauty and, sometimes, solitude. This story is instead about 800 teenagers who have been introduced to the parks since 1978. In that year the biology teacher and I…

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    Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    Let me start off with a few things about me—or perhaps, things that I used to believe were true about me. 1. I like sitting outdoors, if I’m in a lounging chair and have a pool within five feet of me. 2. I like spiders and ants, only if they…

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    Greetings from Grand Teton National Park

    Cody in the Tetons.

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    Yosemite marked the glorious finish to our family's 6.200 mile, nine-park, 19 day trek from MN. It was the trip of a lifetime for all five of us. Rocky Mountain, Bryce, Grand Canyon North Rim, Zion, Death Valley, Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Golden Gate NP & Recreation, and Yosemite opened us…

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    I was fortunate enough to spend a week in Glacier for the first time, and it was one of the best experiences of my life. The sheer amount of beauty I witnessed was overwhelming. Learning about fish and plants that inhabit the park only helped to solidify my understanding of…

  • Greetings from North Cascades National Park

    I don't usually write these type of things, but this is one of my two compulsions. The other is the PCTA. I never donated to a charity or organization. Then I hiked the Pacific Crest Trail with my wife in 2014. We were actually wed upon completion of the thru…

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    Over my summer vacation, I attended Glacier National Park's Invasive Species Student Symposium. I met many new friends who I continue to cherish today and explored the beauty of nature. I hiked long trails, fished in the clean rivers, and learned about how invasive species affect our society. It was…

  • Greetings from Bryce Canyon National Park

    Amazed with the maze of multicolored sandstone spires that spread before us, we take the Navajo Loop Trail ever downward on orange sand into a narrow slit of bright orange canyon walls looking so weathered, and out we go to the other side of the slit to see among the…

  • Greetings from Natural Bridges National Monument

    My son and I set up camp on a high plateau overlooking the distant sandstone spires of Monument Valley. We look forward to our all-day hike through Natural Bridges, where three sandstone formations rise high across a very narrow canyon of dark pine-laced cliffs bearing small ancestral Pueblo ruins tucked…

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