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  • Greetings from Bryce Canyon National Park

    After walking down the Bright Angel Trail of the Grand Canyon, captivated by its silent red-rock vastness, I drove to Bryce Canyon. Looking down into its acres of towering stone pillars, I was awed into silence. Red, yellow, white, brown, they pointed up to heaven, in infinite quiet. An enriching…

  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    Rocky Mt. National Park, Frosty and me.... Enough said!!

  • Greetings from Arches National Park

    Our fondest memories of our annual western "road trips" in the 1970s were our visits to several National Parks - Arches, the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, Montezuma's Castle, and so many other breathtakingly beautiful places on those trips. We traveled in a either a Ford Pinto or our…

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    Greetings from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

    My wife and I reconnected with friends from grad school who live far away from us by planning a trip to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Though they had spent a lot of time in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, they had not yet visited Pictured Rocks. We spent 3 days there camping,…

  • Greetings from Olympic National Park

    This is where you can dream and feel at peace, see the wonders of our world that must be saved. A Morning Hike with my best friend and her dog.

  • Greetings from Denali National Park & Preserve

    One night I got up to use the outhouse and looked up into the eyes of a magnificent wolf. I heard myself speaking softly, " You are a beautiful animal" as I slowly backed up to the tent. It is a moment I will never forget and a place I…

  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    My husband and I have taken 7 vacations in Colorado and always included time in Rocky Mountain National Park. But since there is so much to do in Colorado (including 3 more National Parks!) we never spent more than a couple of days in RMNP. I always dreamed of staying…

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    Greetings from Great Basin National Park

    I'm the guy sitting down on the right. It was my first experience summiting a mountain thanks to my biz partner, Phil, and our good friend Jon. I couldn't have made it to the top without their help. I have a fear of heights/falling and there's nothing better than conquering…

  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    This park is special because it let my US Veteran Husband who because of his war injuries couldn't hike reach high elevations by car. It let my Mother in her elder years see the waterfalls, alpine meadows with only a short walk from the car. It was the first park…

  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    We lived in Denver from August 1981 to August 1983 and discovered Estes Park, CO. The view from the Safeway Parking lot is breath-taking. We got to know Sprague Lake, all of the 14,000's, and at the top, Lake Granby. The views from any point on the way up are…

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