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  • Greetings from Scotts Bluff National Monument

    May I Salute You? Thank You Note to National Park People Dear National Park People May I salute you? I know that this is a particularly challenging season of service for you, and while mine is certainly not the only voice crying in the wilderness to acknowledge that and may…

  • Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    Loved Cades Cove! Staff very helpful and dedicated!

  • Greetings from Arches National Park

    When our two girls were in high school we took a two week trip out to the beautiful National Parks of the Grand Circle. That trip has had lasting memories for our family and now they travel to NP across our country. This photo was one our daughter took last…

  • Greetings from Katmai National Park & Preserve

    I've never been to the park, but I've watched the bear webcam for years, and the rangers have been so informative. I never imagined I'd have the opportunity to see so many bears living out their best bear lives in such a beautiful natural environment. And, the rangers have added…

  • Greetings from Cuyahoga Valley National Park

    This is my partner Keith and I in front of Brandywine Falls in the beautiful Cuyahoga Valley National Park in April 2025. I grew up about a mile from the southern end of the park but it wasn't designated as such until long after I'd moved to Columbus, Ohio. We…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    This didn't occur on my visit to Yellowstone, but through a phone call. I placed the call and left a message hoping to speak with someone concerning the 2018 testimony to the Idaho department of Fish and Wildlife by Dr. Doug Smith. I received a call some days later identified…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    I visited in the summer of 2024, before my junior year of college began. We flew all the way from Georgia to Montana just to see it, and it was more stunning than I could have ever imagined. I recently created an ad campaign advocating for the protection of this…

  • Greetings from Dinosaur National Monument

    It was after noon when I stopped at the Dinosaur National Monument Canyon Visitor Center in Colorado one day in 2022. I inquired with the ranger about one nice hike to do in the park, and he highly recommended Harper's Corner Trail. Further, he added that the trailhead is quite…

  • Greetings from Mount Rainier National Park

    Just the work they do and the fact they are there if you need help. I hike about 20 hikes a year at this park and the rangers are superb.

  • Greetings from Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

    I worked in many different positions for the National Park Service, starting with Bent's Old Fort NHS. I was a seasonal Interpreter, then as a permanent Museum Technician, later as a Museum Curator and once again as the Chief Ranger, a job in which I did both Interpretation and Law…

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