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  • Greetings from Arches National Park

    In 2008 my son and i took a road trip in Utah going to Zion, Bryce and Arches NPs. Of course each of them have beauty that is incredible and unique. One of my favorite experiences though was waking up one morning in the Arches tent camp. I was outside…

  • Greetings from Arches National Park

    When my daughter was moving from Twenty Nine Palms, California to Richmond, VA, she asked me if I would help drive her across the country. I said, yes, if we could stop at any close Nat'l Parks on the way. While finishing touring Arches Nat'l Park in Utah (which was…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    My sister and I visited the Grand Canyon in June of 1964 right after I received my Bachelor's degree. We were naive and did not understand that the hotel on site was booked many months ahead (they did find an odd space for us to sleep that night). We spent…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    Me and my mom at one of our first visits to the Grand Canyon about 30 years ago!

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    Greetings from Shenandoah National Park

    Our daughter grew up in the Shenandoah National Park -- literally, from being carried in a baby seat on my back to leading us up the trail and climbing the highest rock until we caught up. Newly married, she lives at the north end while we live at the south…

  • Greetings from Redwood National & State Parks

    When I was 6 my Daddy bought my Mom a station wagon for her birthday. I remember being so excited, climbing all over the seats and the fold down back. We were going on our 1st big camping trip for the 4th of July. My Dad died on July 2nd.…

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    Greetings from Glacier National Park

    This photo is of my mother and myself in Glacier National Park on just one of our Many trips to the wonderful U.S. National Parks, Monuments, and Forests along the Continnental divide from Glacier all the way down to Escalante. My mother was 76 in this photo. She lives in…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    Growing up in Connecticut I heard many stories about my Granddad, Alexander Phimister Proctor, including his climbing of Half Dome in 1884. Check out that story, "An Ascent of Half Dome in 1884".

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    Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    My wife's side of the family has a family reunion every 2 years. These are usually a week long event. One of the best reunions was a week in Yosemite. My father-in-law's comment after coming in through the Wawona tunnel was "You can look at all the books and photos…

  • Greetings from Great Basin National Park

    When my son was a young boy scout, occasionally the entire family could join in on the camping trips. One of those trips was to Great Basin National Park. We live in Las Vegas so it was not a long trip to get to this magnificent jewel in the desert.…

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