Priceless places,
priceless memories.
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Greetings from Big Bend National Park
Big Bend National Park covers more than 800,000 acres in West Texas on the boundary with Mexico along the Rio Grande. Here, the concept of geologic time boggles the mind. According to the National Park Service and reinforced by Guides Drew Thate and Melissa Scott, the strata in Big…
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Greetings from Yellowstone National Park
In early September, 1958, my wife, Karen and I, were returning from summer work on the West Coast. We were sleeping in my old Boy Scout era pup tent in Yellowstone Park. At about midnight, Karen woke me: “There must be a bear in the garbage can (just outside our…
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Greetings from Canyonlands National Park
My wife Deb and I spent some magical time camping and hiking in the 'wilderness' of Canyonlands many years ago. I love the red rock country. It breaks my heart to see the current political efforts to disgrace this land with truly unneeded oil and mineral development. President Teddy Roosevelt…
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Greetings from Olympic National Park
Many of our summer vacations consist of a trip to a National Park. This past summer we visited Olympic National Park and were able to experience the high mountains, Pacific beaches, and rain forest all in one trip. In a time when we are so distracted with "stuff", we are…
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Greetings from Mount Rainier National Park
This is a breathtaking, awe inspiring place. A towering snow-capped mountain surrounded by wondrous forest, river and fields. This is just one of hundreds of places that make this nation what it is. Paris Mountain in South Carolina, Chimney Rock in North Carolina, The Blue Ridge Mountains through out the…
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Greetings from Olympic National Park
I live in San Antonio, TX where it gets very hot for about 7 moths ot of the year. My first time to Olympic National Park and Washington State for that matter was in September of 2011. The awesome beauty of Olympic NP, the rugged mountains, majestic snowcaps, the lush…
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Greetings from North Cascades National Park
I really want to start exploring North Cascades National Park. With the growler jet activity in Olympic national forest and park and several visits to Mount Rainier National Park, I want to explore a new national park. Between being in Washington State where I live, being way less crowded than…
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Greetings from Glacier National Park
My husband, Roger, and I have enjoyed visiting our national parks. It is a great way to develop an appreciation of many forms of beauty. We are grateful for those who have strived to make access to natural wonders an important part of their lives.
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Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park
I'll try to make this short even though it was a magical moment. It was like 30 or 40 years ago and I was sitting at the edge of the Grand Canyon on a beautiful evening after all the tourists had disappeared. I can still see the blood-red sunset on…
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Greetings from Mount Rainier National Park
Though I was born, and lived the first 4 years of my life in Southern California (East Los Angeles and then Redondo Beach - in the early 1950's), my whole family took a summer vacation to western Washington state the summer I turned 4 years old. I was still so…
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