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  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    Grinnell Glacier Trail was our first hike in Glacier in 1975 as part of our 40-day honeymoon camping in the national parks. We had never camped together yet the magnificence of our country outweighed any novice mistakes we made! Returning often to Glacier was an act of spiritual renewal strengthening…

  • Greetings from Channel Islands National Park

    I went to the Channel Islands National Park this June with my husband and our two teens. We went with Santa Barbara Adventures and they provided us with a terrific naturalist guide, camping gear, and kayaks. We visited a sea lion rookery and the young pups were so curious and…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    My husband and I at Yosemite for the umpteenth time in our many years of camping at all the National Parks of the West. We never got tired of Yosemite and camping was heaven for us. Peace and quiet in the beautiful natural world was what we returned to time…

  • Greetings from Minute Man National Historical Park

    Hi! On this Fourth of July weekend, my park is the Minute Man Park. I went there and learned about the British leaving Boston to find the weapons that the Colonists were hiding. A man named Paul Revere rode very fast on his horse to warn the Colonists that the…

  • Greetings from Cuyahoga Valley National Park

    I spent a year in the 90's working in this park in the environmental education center and lived in the historic canal village of Everett (had a covered bridge as well). I considered becoming a park ranger and still wonder what it would have been like if I had. All…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    I was privileged enough to work for the Forever Resorts Lodge in the Grand Canyon - North Rim for an entire year, including the winter. This is a view of the Canyon from the top of the North Rim during the winter. A view that not many get to experience,…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    We love the parks especially Yellowstone and Teton. We go there at least once a year. Enjoy Jackson and Cody Wyoming. Now we have a larger motorhome and will enjoy the visits more

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