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  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    I'm old enough to remember enjoying a ranger talk in the Valley, awaiting the total darkness that initiated the original "firefall" from atop Glacier Point. It was a spectacular, though admittedly unnatural event, and caused traffic jams that would do Los Angeles justice. I was still disappointed when I learned…

  • Greetings from Gettysburg National Military Park

    Our family went to this solemn conflict were so many were killed defending our Constitution and the right of laws. It was very powerful and meaningful for our family to explore and learn about.

  • Greetings from Indiana Dunes National Park

    Brittany Mathis was the park ranger who took us on a walking tour of the Bailly Homestead. It was a very rainy day in June 2023 and we had a private walk in the woods because we were the only ones who showed up for the ranger lead tour. She…

  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    I do not have a photo to share, rather extreme praise and gratitude for the hiker (who notified rangers) and for the rangers who tended to my brother , Alex who passed away suddenly while hiking. RMNC was a place of glory for him and knowing he journeyed from there…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    Late one afternoon we pulled into a campground and stopped to see the ranger to pay for our camping spot. He was friendly and helpful, and let us know that a lone buffalo had been roaming the campground and dining on the tall grass. He told us that although buffalo…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    When I was little, my parents loved to camp. My dad took all his vacation and borrowed a station wagon and rented an Apache pop up trailer. The loaded us up, including the basset hound and we traveled thru many of our national parks. I was 5 and loved those…

  • Greetings from Minute Man National Historical Park

    My husband and I stopped at Minute Man National Historical Park during a weekday in May 2022. We had the Visitors Center to ourselves. (It was still COVID times, so tourist numbers were down.) We met a ranger who stood with us by a map and spent 20 minutes or…

  • Greetings from Denali National Park & Preserve

    My husband and I have visited ALL 63 of the major national parks, many numerous times over. We’ve visited other parks, forests & seashore/lakeshores nearby. Such beauty in nature & we appreciate all the rangers & workers.

  • Greetings from Blue Ridge Parkway

    Coming from a family of seven, the parks were a safe place for all of us to learn and be free. My mother felt confident that we were safe due to the park staff.

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    My cousin, Ranger Doug Crispin, was my personal guide when I visited the North Rim of Grand Canyon in 2023. On one of our walks I spotted this canyon lichen on the rocks and was immediately drawn to the contrasting whites, grays, and ochres. They inspired me to weave a…

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