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priceless memories.
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Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park
Starting with the Grand Canyon then going on to Dinosaur, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Zion---all provide special memories for me as I think back to family gatherings over the years. But now with a grandson serving as a park rescue worker I have a renewed appreciation for our national parks. While…
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Greetings from Cumberland Island National Seashore
My wife and I were hiking the Roller Coaster Trail earlier this year. We were all alonel when suddenly a wild horse came charging past us as we dodged to the side. The horse soon reversed course and proceeded ahead of us. This happened a couple of times. When we…
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Greetings from Acadia National Park
This is the sunrise from Cadillac Mountain at Acadia National Park. Anyone who sees the sun rise from here is the first one to see the sun rise on the east coast. I was fortunate to get up early and see the sun rise, above the clouds, on Cadillac Mountain.…
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Greetings from Gettysburg National Military Park
I love our National Parks! Last summer we visited Joshua Tree, Bryce Canyon, Zion Canyon, Grand Teton, and Yellowstone as a family. We frequently visit our only local National Monument: Cabrillo. But for the past 6 or 7 summers, I have also participated in History teacher summer seminars through NEH,…
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Greetings from Yellowstone National Park
We went to Yellowstone for the first time in 1989. There was so much blackness and blank spaces from the 1988 fire. We were shocked to see all the damage and wondered if it would ever look again like the beautiful pictures we had admired for so many years as…
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Greetings from Yellowstone National Park
This is a photo of my daughters overlooking Yellowstone Lake. We had just finished lunch at the Yellowstone Lake Hotel. It was very peaceful to stand there and just look at the waters of the lake.
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Greetings from Yosemite National Park
After graduating high school, my circumstances allowed me to travel cross-country from New Jersey to the West Coast several times. I would spend several months out West with my camping gear in the car, a map next to me, and go from national park to national park. I remember my…
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Greetings from Mount Rainier National Park
As volunteers in amazing Mt Rainier Park for over 10 years now, we are very aware of the backlog of needed work not funded by the government. Joining the National Parks Conservation Association we hope will be a way for us to further help the park we love so much.
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Greetings from Yosemite National Park
In 1976, my wife & I, took a month long cross country camping adventure for our 1st wedding anniversary. We drove from Miami, FL to San Francisco, CA in our 1969 Karman Ghia-VW. Stopping to visit or camping in 14 Nat'l Parks or Nat'l Monuments including Hot Springs, AR, Aztec…
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Greetings from North Cascades National Park
My brother and I reconnected on a backpacking trip in North Cascades National Park in the summer of 2013. It had been over 40 years since we had last backpacked together, and we sure picked the best place for the event. Words cannot describe the awe we felt at the…
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