Priceless places,
priceless memories.
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Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Awesome Blue Ridge Parkway drives with breathtaking mountain views of the 4 seasons. Amazing hiking trails with many having beautiful creeks, streams and waterfalls. Fell in love with old time mountain music at the Oconaluftee visitor center "Old Time Jam" held twice monthly. Wildlife encounters of black bear, elk, fox,…
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Greetings from Shenandoah National Park
There were trails. Flattened gravel cutting through an otherwise steep sloping hill leading down into a lake. We followed the trails for a bit but the real adventure started when we crossed the road and river to get to the other side. On the other side, the trail was overgrown…
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Greetings from Valley Forge National Historical Park
It was a Sunday morning, my best friend Jess and I decided to embark on an adventure outside of our small college town. I'm an avid hiker so I was excited, to say the least. This photo represents the good times we spent together on that Sunday afternoon, but also…
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Greetings from Yosemite National Park
I took a trip to Yosemite this past summer with my mom, aunt, and cousin. Together we put away our electronics, put on our hiking boots, and explored the trails Yosemite had to offer. While we saw many beautiful views throughout the park, this view was the one that took…
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Greetings from Appalachian National Scenic Trail
For me nature became a place where I could find comfort and peace during a time that seemed hectic and busy. This lake I could look out over after a long day and know that when the day was over the sun would set and rise again the next day.…
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Greetings from Yosemite National Park
Wilderness is something that is defined an individual's experience. Wilderness is not one exact definition. Appreciating nature is something that is essential to the conservation and existence of wilderness. Not only do people need to understand that wilderness and nature can be the tree outside their house or Yosemite Park,…
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Greetings from Death Valley National Park
My environmental humanities class has been focusing on the definition of wilderness. We have learned how the current definition of wilderness that most people hold revolves around the idea that wilderness is absent of human activity. However, we have learned that it may be more beneficial to alter this definition.…
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Greetings from Bryce Canyon National Park
This picture is me at Bryce Canyon National Park in August of 2012. I was going into my senior year of high school and hadn't taken any environmental studies classes yet. My primary relationship with wilderness at that point mostly consisted of myself being scared of it. I was particularly…
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Greetings from Shenandoah National Park
My photo is from a day I spent fly fishing with a friend of mine. Although we ended the day empty handed with only a few fish on that jumped their way to freedom, we had an incredible time exploring and enjoying what the park had to offer. This was…
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Greetings from Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Go to a national park! It may feel like you're in a large empty moutain, field, or woods. In reality you are standing in a slice of American and human history. Debates involving philosophy, economics, science, and religion all went into creating this space. Although it may feel 'natural' it…
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