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  • Greetings from Sequoia National Park

    Our parents began bringing us to Sequoia since we were all in utero. It became our second home. Bringing things full circle, this is where we spread our father’s ashes, honoring his long life and deep appreciation for our nation’s wild places.

  • Greetings from Sequoia National Park

    Here I am with my daughters on top of Morro Rock.... exactly where I stood as a child with my Mom and Sister. How lovely to be able to share Sequoia with my daughters as my parents shared it with me.

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    Greetings from Grand Teton National Park

    In 2009, I traveled with my sister and her family to the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone. Hiking, whitewater rafting, wildlife watching-it was such an incredible trip, we will treasure it forever. Here, I'm with my sister and nephew in the Tetons, with a fellow moose chilling behind us.

  • Greetings from Arches National Park

    When I was a kid my dad and mom would pile us in the station wagon in Wisconsin every summer and we'd barrel west to the National Parks that we'd dreamed about all winter: Bryce, Zion, Grand Canyon, Arches, Dinosaur National Monument, the Bad Lands, Mt Rushmore, Yellowstone, Glacier, Rocky…

  • 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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