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Greetings from Great Falls Park

Watching my son's lifelong love of nature taking flight.
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Greetings from Kings Canyon National Park

My son, Nathan, takes a break from the trail in Kings Canyon. Of course, he's wearing the Junior Ranger uniform that his grandma made for him.
Greetings from Piscataway Park

My family visits the Accokeek Foundation at Piscataway Park several times a month to hike the trails along the Potomac River, to learn about sustainable agriculture, and to explore history. Last week, we watched dozens of dragonflies alight on marsh plants as we strolled along the boardwalk. The week before,…
Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park

With daughter Eleanor waiting for sunset from Cliff Tops on Mt. Leconte. This was her first time there. My parents started taking me up Leconte in the early 1960s.
Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Hiking with my family to the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Clingmans Dome. Long trek to the top!
Greetings from Canyonlands National Park

My son and I decided to take a train ride out to Utah and see what it was like in Canyonlands National Park in the middle of winter. This is a photo of my son on one of the trails we hiked. The change in temperature was fascinating. We started…
Greetings from Zion National Park

This was our first trip camping in a National Park after having children. We hiked, played in the river, and the children earned their first Junior Ranger Badges. After this trip, we were addicted and nearly every year, we stay in a National Park.
Greetings from Yosemite National Park

Living in California, we visit Yosemite National Park often. We feel so lucky to have such a wonderful treasure so close to home. While there, we hike, enjoy the river, make new friends and solemnly undertake our Junior Ranger duties.
Greetings from Yosemite National Park

When I was a child, my father and mother often took the family to Camp Curry in the Yosemite Valley. We stayed in cabins and took walks to see Yosemite Falls and Bridle Veil Falls. We also waited on many an evening to see the "fire falls." This was an…
Greetings from Blue Ridge Parkway

This me with my daughter, Rachael. It is the summer between graduation from high school and leaving for college (on the other side of the country). We decided we need to take an Epic Trip together, just the two of us. We thought maybe Maine, but we'd been there with…