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  • Greetings from Great Basin National Park

    Enjoyed reading Todd Christopher's article on his father-son trip to Great Basin NP. My wife and I recently visited the park (June 2019) and while the snows on Wheeler Peak prohibited us from going past the 7500' line and continuing to the Bristlecone Pine Grove it was a great sight.…

  • Greetings from Cuyahoga Valley National Park

    The Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio formed in 1974. I have been going to this Park since 1977. I love it and cherish that I live so close. I have been to other National Parks and loved every visit. Thank you for all who have made this possible and…

  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    We visited Rocky Mountain National Park during July 4th long weekend. This was first USA road trip for my wife. We started from Lubbock, TX and drove 9 hours to reach the park. Rocky Mountain National Park has numerous scenic trails, drives and view points. The picture behind is of…

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    Streams carved small gorges on the mountainside as I hiked along the Iceberg Lake Trail on a recent snowy June day. I glared in amazement at the ridges of the mighty snow-capped mountains that stood above me. I understood why Glacier was designated the nation’s 8th national park in 1910.…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    To celebrate a 50th birthday, a group of us hiked from the North Rim to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon onMay 30, 2019. My friend MB and I made it over in 13 hours. We are going back next year to go from the South Rim to the…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    We were visiting the Park on May 13, 2019, and I shot many photos. When I got home I realized I captured what appeared to be a rare daylight meteor strike or space debris vaporizing in Earth's atmosphere above the Canyon. We were on or near Hermit Road along the…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    I was fortunate to participate in the Parks and Tech event hosted by CivicMakers and the Pew Charitable Trust in Feb 2018. Since then, I've been revitalized in helping share the story of why are parks matter and what we need to do to ensure their bounty and beauty is…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    Winter Onset by Mary Moir Nature’s seasons pass without restraint, and so Autumn, brief yet beautiful, has eluded us, remaining but a memory. Colorful leaves, the last remnants of autumn in Yosemite, fall lazily to the nearly-frozen ground making nature’s first winter blanket. Early morning dew is no longer…

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