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  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    My husband and I have been to several National Parks over the last 30-40 years. So far in 2025 we have been to 4 parks. We often plan our vacations around visiting a new park each year. Each time the first thing we do is to go to the visitors…

  • Greetings from Minute Man National Historical Park

    I bought a Hartwell Tavern ceramic tile at the North Bridge Visitor Center. I paid for the tile then went to stamp my NP Passport. I noticed I didn’t have the tile. I said where is my tile and the cashier said, “It is here, I’ve kept an eye on…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    Circa 1999 husband, son age 10 and me hiked down the Grand Canyon to Phantom Ranch, camped and returned. Rangers at the strt gave us info on properly lacing shoes for down vs up. Other ranger's at a rest stop on our way up amused son with a card game…

  • Greetings from Bandelier National Monument

    A retired park ranger who still came to the park to sit and enjoy it was telling us stories.

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    "We crossed rivers and streams, and forests kissed by fire. We trekked steadily upwards, climbing higher and higher. And just when we thought that gravity prevailed, We reached a lofty summit; breathed in and exhaled. And then … oh, then … we gazed out toward a view Indescribably grand, but…

  • Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    We have been lucky enough to get to listen to ranger stories on top of Mt. Leconte on 2 separate occasions. The passion the rangers have for the parks and the knowledge of nature is truly inspiring.

  • Greetings from Acadia National Park

    Just wanted to say ALL of the staff at Acadia are wonderful. My partner and I camped last fall and had the best experience. THANK YOU WE LOVE YOU!!

  • Greetings from Mesa Verde National Park

    In the 1959’s, my parents took us cross country from NY to California. We stopped at Mesa Verde, which fascines me, a child from N Y. That evening, there was a camp fit and a ranger told us stories about the people who lived there many years before. He or…

  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    I visit the park frequently during the year. I am just an hour away so it is my favorite destination! I love following the seasons ! I am saying thank you to everyone that serves there as it is so welcoming, safe and well cared for. I love that the…

  • Greetings from Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site

    We visited Sand Creek Massacre National Historical Park in 2019 on a hot summer day. The park ranger came out of the visitor center and talked to us about what took place there. He explained that we should be respectful and not speak loudly because we were visiting a graveyard.…

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