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  • Featured Story

    Greetings from Glacier National Park

    We can't imagine not visiting this place every year. We discover something new each time we are here. Look what we found waiting at the top of the Grinnell Glacier Overlook trail – 2 glacial pools. You can't beat this kind of getaway. Let's work to protect it!

  • Greetings from Cuyahoga Valley National Park

    I grew up with the Cuyahoga Valley National Park essentially in my backyard. I never knew how lucky I was until I started making friends who didn't even have back yards... As a kid, me and my neighbors always had a blast exploring the park. Now even into my 20s,…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    I recently took a trip out to Yellowstone National Park and spent Monday - Friday camping out in the backwoods. Please note that my only time camping prior to this was for one night and with many amenities. This camping trip not only taught me to deal with adversity (soaking…

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    Greetings from Fort Bowie National Historic Site

    By chance, Kathy and I arrived at Fort Bowie National Historic site on the date of Fort Bowie’s sesquicentennial. As we hiked up to the fort, we were welcomed with period music played by the regimental band of the 4th Cavalry, and treated to birthday cake and sarsaparilla. We could…

  • Greetings from Haleakalā National Park

    My wife and I recently returned from a backpacking trip in the spectacular and somewhat otherworldly environment of Haleakala National Park. This photo captures the start of our first day backpacking, heading to the far side and our campsite at Paliku. We were seeking to truly unplug on this trip,…

  • Greetings from Grand Teton National Park

    In 1990 I had my first experience of driving from Lander, WY over the mountains towards Jackson and seeing the Teton mountains. I was in complete awe at the beauty and majesty of the mountains and of the wildlife in the park. After that first trip, I have introduced many…

  • Greetings from Shenandoah National Park

    Tall grass and a fantastic view along Skyline Drive.

  • Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    Over the last few years, I've tried to visit as many national parks as possible to write about, highlight and photograph all the neat features of each park. I love going to all the national parks because each one is so unique. Luckily, living out west, there are many parks…

  • Greetings from Sequoia National Park

    My cousins from France visited in June. They had two things on their list: Las Vegas and Sequoia National Park. I asked them "Why Sequoia?", and they responded, they do not have such forests in France. They were excited to meet the largest living being on Earth. They plan to…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    In the spring of 2012, I had a terrible cough that was so strong it would wake me up from a sound sleep. Anything that made me draw a large breath (singing, laughing, even pushing a heavy door open) would set it off. Doctors had me on all sorts of…

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