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priceless memories.
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Greetings from Yellowstone National Park
During the summers of 1950 and 1951, when I was in graduate school at Marquette University in Milwaukee, I had a seasonal job with the Department of Tours of the Union Pacific and Chicago Northwestern Railroads as a tour escort. I took tour groups, by rail, from Chicago to both…
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Greetings from Yosemite National Park
My wife and I traveled to Yosemite in August of 2013, prior to the Rim wild fire that has destroyed so many acres. My daughter and her boyfriend, who live in San Francisco also accompanied us on our visit. They stayed at Curry Village (framed tents) while we stayed at…
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Greetings from Stones River National Battlefield
This past summer I had the opportunity to visit two of my favorite National Parks. The first was Stones River National Park In Tennessee. This park is the scene of a major battle from the Civil War outside of Nashville Tennessee. As a youth I spent many days walking or…
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Greetings from Gettysburg National Military Park
I was there in 2008 my favorite was little round top where the 20th Maine did the bayonet charge down the hill also I felt the presence of the 20th Maine and Joshua Lawrence chamberlain and the 20th maine monument looks very nice
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Greetings from Glacier National Park
We are among the lucky who happen to live in the Flathead Valley, near Glacier National Park. Over the years we have been able to enjoy many visits to this wonderful preservation of natural beauty. In 2007 a decision was made to rebuild the 'Going to the Sun' road from…
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Greetings from Redwood National & State Parks
Back in 2009, our family of three took a trip out west to the Redwood National forest and King's Canyon National Park. We wanted to show our daughter,15yrs. old then, the giant redwoods and sequoias. We wanted her to experience the humbling effect - yet power, and comfort that was…
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Greetings from Great Basin National Park
You can truly "get away" and commune with nature because this park seems to be off the beaten track and there are sparse crowds. We loved the Lehman Caves --- so intimate and beautiful with a great tour from the Park Ranger. We enjoyed hiking above 10,000 ft --- actually…
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Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park
This summer my husband and I made our almost annual visit to Rocky Mountain National Park. While there we enjoyed one of our favorite hikes to Ouzel Falls, with a quick stop at Calypso Cascades along the way. A big rock sits aside the waterfall which is perfect for photos,…
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Greetings from Yosemite National Park
After my US Army tour of duty in 1962, I was hired as an engineer in Yosemite NP. Talk about a magnificent place. I worked there one year and saw the park in all four seasons. The winter of 1963 was incredibly beautiful. The giant trees in the valley were…
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Greetings from Rosie The Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park
This new Visitor center is a gem! Housed in a historic building, part of the the WWII shipbuilding plant, the visitors can see original posters, read the stories of many Rosie's, see the history of Kaiser Permanente Medical Center and view a selection of short films about the era. In…
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