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priceless memories.
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Greetings from Petrified Forest National Park
This is my Mother's park story. Here she is at age 90 having just visited Petrified Forest NP. Mother loved all the national parks and believed they were treasures that all US citizens should see. She loved her National Park passport book and enjoyed sharing her stories with anyone who…
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Greetings from Shenandoah National Park
In June 2015 my wife and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary. After much discussion on where to go for this monumental occasion, we decided to celebrate in Shenandoah National Park. My wife first camped here and climbed Old Rag Mtn. while in college on the east coast. I brought…
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Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Our Nation's National Parks "make you act like a kid again"! They are wondrous places; complex and fragile. When they are gone, they are gone. And for those of us senior citizens, that is not as big of an issue as it will be for our grandchildren and theirs. We…
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Greetings from Navajo National Monument
We skip down to Tsegi Canyon through pine and fir lit in sunlight until we cross Laguna Creek and then up Keet Seel Canyon with its chocolate-brown stream that we cross and re-cross fifty times or more following the trail until we come to a bright white waterfall tumbling down…
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Greetings from Yellowstone National Park
I worked at Fishing Bridge in Yellowstone in 1967 cleaning cabins, avoiding bears and moose. The interesting people, the astounding natural wonders and experiences still linger with me today. The night of the grizzlies happened that summer, Reagan came through as governor of California, the hippies were in San Francisco.…
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Greetings from Grand Teton National Park
In 1993, I returned to Ohio after living in Colorado for 10 years – my Dad got cancer and 1300 miles was just too far away. I took the scenic route; driving for several months and thousands of miles – as far north as the Arctic Circle in Alaska and…
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Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park
A few years ago, I came face to face with the sublime in the Grand Canyon. I was on an 8-day rafting down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The river encircled the terra cotta colored walls like an emerald serpent. I spent time sitting in the “tea room”…
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Greetings from Glacier National Park
In 2010 we took a trip from the East to Glacier and Bryce and Zion. One day while hiking at Glacier we just happened to see this mountain goat sitting nearby and took this photo (from the trail, I hasten to add).
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Greetings from Colonial National Historical Park
I still remember when I fell in love with US History. It was April 8, 1957, at the Hamilton Redoubt at Yorktown. I know this because my dad numbered, indexed, and date stamped his slides. We were there for the Jamestown 350th. I remember scrambling up that redoubt and thinking…
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Greetings from Yellowstone National Park
I've traveled extensively all my life, but one of my favorite trips was when - as a birthday present to myself - I took 10 days off and flew to Jackson Hole to explore Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. To this day, it's a highlight of my life. I…
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