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  • Greetings from Sequoia National Park

    We were on vacation at our daughter’s home in San Francisco in the late 1990’s. She suggested going to a national park. I had wanted to see the largest tree in the world, therefore, we drove to the Sequoia National Park. As Anne, Al and I walked the pathways, we…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    When I was a kid, my father took me and my sibs camping in Yosemite in the early 60's. All day and night we heard people yelling: "Elmer", "Elsie, Gilbert!" repeatedly. Being newbies to the park, we had no idea what was going on. My Dad,OBM, told us that they…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    I loved being in Yosemite. I was camping in a tent with my friend while her parents stayed in the camper. One night I heard what sounded like a bear nearby. That kept me awake for awhile! It was 90 degrees there, so I went tubing down the Merced River.…

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    Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    I thought I would never see anything as awe-inspiring as the ocean, that is, until I peered over the edge of the Grand Canyon. This visit was made even more special because it was with my father who passed away unexpectedly less than 5 years later. He was my best…

  • Greetings from Canyon De Chelly National Monument

    As my father and I hiked down the trail into the canyon, I recall feeling like a visitor to a very sacred place, almost as if I were an intruder into this land steeped with tradition, and unchanged by time. The sun brought out the deep red hues of the…

  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    In the early 1970’s, Eleanor and I and the 4 children vacationed in Colorado. We made the trip by car from our home in Lincoln, Nebraska – stopping occasionally for rest and food. As we crossed into Colorado, we played our favorite game. Whoever first sees the mountains, will get…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    The outdoors first welcomed me when I went to Yellowstone in 1951. I worked there during the summers while I was in college for three years. Immediately I loved it there. Lake Lodge before beautiful Lake Yellowstone was my home. My duties sent me to the hotel laundry. The boys…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    It was my first visit to Yellowstone National Park and I nearly lost my mind (in a good way). To define what is real in the world today, you have to leave the world you know behind. As a single traveler to Yellowstone, I was able to see so much,…

  • Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    My husband and I go to GSMNP about 3 times a year for the past 15 years. On the way back from Cherokee, NC this view was presented to us near Newfound Gap in 2014. These are the moments that we will remember. Mother Earth in her finest evening wear!…

  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    My dad loved to herd us all to Rocky Mountain National Park to snowshoe. He and Mom had the snowshoes made of wood, with leather bindings, and he loved to get into the trees tramping around the really deep drifts. It's a fond memory - Dad didn't take much time…

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