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  • Greetings from Big Bend National Park

    I have no story to tell. I can't remember the last time I was at national park. All I know is that if we lose them then we lose a piece of our heritage, our American DNA.

  • Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    Working Together Works! My wife and I go to the Great Smoky Mountains several times a year. It is totally awesome. If you are in the Tennessee area and in Pigeon Forge or Gatlinburg, don't miss an opportunity to travel over the mountain to North Carolina.

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    I was a young man away from home on my own traveling across the country for the first time. I had heard of Yosemite and that it's a site to see and so made a point of going a bit out of my way to see it during my travels.…

  • Greetings from Petrified Forest National Park

    First I would like to say, why go on a cruise when there is so much to see in this Country. My son and I back in 1993 took a road trip where we went to the Grand Canyon, the Petrified Forest, Mount Rushmore, Rocky Mountain National Park, The Badlands.…

  • Greetings from Bryce Canyon National Park

    First time to visit the Bryce Canyon National Park. Hiked the Hat Shop Trail from Bryce Point. Absolutely stunning view, it was mind blowing. Longest trail I had ever done unknowingly, about 8mi total out and back. An infamous trail, never saw a fellow hiker all throughout the hike. Most…

  • Greetings from Big Cypress National Preserve

    This is the most recent national park property I have visited. I have been going to National Parks all my life, but I have really stepped it up over the last 8 years after being invited to hike the High Sierra Camp loop in Yosemite. I now have 2 National…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    I can't describe with words the beauty of mother nature.

  • Greetings from Rock Creek Park

    Sometimes, living in the city gets claustrophobic - there's people everywhere and everyone is always in a rush to get to something vitally important. Those of us in D.C. are lucky. When the city becomes too much, we have over 2,000 acres of parkland to enjoy.

  • Greetings from Virgin Islands National Park

    This was National Park #20 of our all 59 yearlong tour and the first park we had to fly to! My wife and I spent four days exploring the island paradise of Virgin Islands National Park on the island of St. John. We hiked the mountainous trails to sugar plantation…

  • Greetings from Cuyahoga Valley National Park

    Our high school started an Environmental Club this year and we recently spent a weekend at the Cuyahoga Valley Environmental Education Center in CVNP. It was a beautiful and unseasonably warm weekend in December. Forty students were able to explore the trails, find peace next to still ponds, and walk…

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