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priceless memories.
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Greetings from Grand Teton National Park
In the summer of 1957, my bride and I lived in a snug two room log cabin 6 miles up Cascade Canyon, just two miles below Lake Solitude. My job as ranger was to patrol the trail to Lake Solitude and the South Fork of Cascade Canyon, interact with the…
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Greetings from Glacier National Park
It was September, 2011, and I was in the midst of what I called my trek. I had promised myself that I would visit Glacier NP after seeing pictures of it somewhere or other. About one year earlier I had been diagnosed with cancer and during the period when I…
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Greetings from Yosemite National Park
There is little that compares to the tranquility of the ending day in Yosemite's Wilderness. The whispering of soft breezes through the limbs of the trees and the filtered, low-angle light reflecting like jewels on the rippling surfaces of alpine lakes, give me a sense of peace like few other…
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Greetings from Yosemite National Park
My park story begins with an acceptance to the University of California Merced. I'm a first-generation college student and a first-generation park ranger. Wild places have offered me a variety of things. I've seen the Milky Way for the first time and cried as I watched others experience it for…
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Greetings from Glacier National Park
After unusually early snowfall in September 2014 and a night at Many Glacier Hotel, I hiked in this stunning scenery with a friend from the UK, whilst two friends from Montana did a road tour. It was beyond stunning.....blue skies....snow...clear, clean air. I have been to Yellowstone several times and…
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Greetings from Point Reyes National Seashore
On a recent visit to Point Reyes National Seashore with my family, we walked down to the Point Reyes lighthouse. It was a crisp winter day, but perfectly clear. The hike down was fairly easy and felt invigorating. While I had seen photographs of the lighthouse, I was truly amazed…
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Greetings from Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
We are a roadschooling family who have been travelling the USA, living in our RV, for two years. Our boys have earned Junior Ranger badges at over 100 National Parks and Monuments, with a goal to earn them all. The one pictured is Great Sand Dunes in Colorado. We had…
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Greetings from Glacier National Park
September 11, 2014: Early morning after early snow at Many Glacier Hotel, Glacier National Park, Montana. Unbelievably Magical Morning! (With friends from United Kingdom & Montana).
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Greetings from Zion National Park
In 2015 my son and I visited Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park. This trip had been in our hearts for 4 years. We immediately fell in love with the Southwest, especially Zion. What a truly special place. We hiked most of the trails in the park, including…
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Greetings from Acadia National Park
Went to this park for one of my last family vacations with my parents before I graduated college. It was so foggy we couldn't see anything, but we had the times of our lives. Dad and I went on a 3 mile hike up to a summit and mom and…
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