Priceless places,
priceless memories.
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Greetings from Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
I have been an Interpretive Ranger at Yukon-Charley Rivers for 13 years. Recently, 43 students and staff from Alaska Pacific University (Anchorage) traveled down river by raft, cataraft and canoe. They stopped at the Coal Creek Historic Mining District for a tour of the Coal Creek Dredge and other interpretive…
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Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park
My husband, daughter and I spent a day in Rocky Mountain National Park. I would love to spend more time in our national parks, but it's not by husband and daughter's idea of a vacation. Fortunately I was able to convice them to spend at least one day in this…
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Greetings from Acadia National Park
My husband and I visited Acadia N.P. last week and as we toured the park we would keep finding places that reminded us of some of the other National Parks we visited in the past. Driving the hills along the evergreen forests reminded us of drives in Crater Lake NP…
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Greetings from Yosemite National Park
I took my wife and kids to see Yosemite's beautiful falls in May, when spring runoff was at its peak. Our 5- and 7-year-olds were mesmerized by towering Yosemite Fall and loved our little exploratory hike along the boulders up to the base of the falls. Even our 1-year-old couldn't…
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Greetings from Glacier National Park
Just took a wonderful trip with Road Scholar to Glacier National Park. Did lots of hiking, learned all about the unique geology of the region; and was devastated to learn that only 18 glaciers remain. What a beautiful place!
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Greetings from Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
I first visited Lyndon B. Johnson NHP while attending an eighth-grade camp at my school, taking a bus tour of the LBJ ranch. I have returned several times since. Once, while taking a volksmarch around the ranch, the walkers were greeted by Luci Baines Johnson, who was then residing in…
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Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park
I have taken 7 week-long backpack trips into the Grand Canyon. It is for me the church where I experience my spiritual Self. Its profoundness is beyond the profound beauty so often found in our National Parks. The National Parks are integral to the vacations I have taken over…
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Greetings from Glacier National Park
Traveling on Going to the Sun Rd. in one of Glacier Park's historic "jammers" is an experience to be treasured. Stopping at Logan Pass (about halfway), I took the time to shoot my favorite man as he posed in the old, restored car with the cliffs behind. Whether our parks…
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Greetings from Yosemite National Park
We are from Florida. We love to travel and visit all national parks. We went to Yosemite twice and we love it there. We hope to go back there and hike up on half dome one day. We have been to few other state and national parks in CA. Redding…
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Greetings from Olympic National Park
During early August 2013, Liz and I took a wonderful trip along the coast of Washington. We hiked the 10-mile Ozette Loop in a relaxing in 3 days! The weather ranged from fog and rain to clear and warm, giving us the full spectrum of North Coast weather. On the…
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