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  • Greetings from Death Valley National Park

    Upon arrival, we met an enthusiastic park ranger who informed us all about Death Valley and shared his passion about the park and his love for his job. He made an impressionable impact on both his passion for nature and for the national parks.

  • Greetings from Mount Rainier National Park

    I do not have any specific story to relate, but I can state that every single visit to Mount Rainier has been witness to amazingly friendly and helpful park staff. To all of the beautiful humans protecting our national parks…Thank You!!

  • Greetings from Everglades National Park

    I just recently visited Everglades, Key Biscayne, and Dry Tortugas NPs. The passion and love the Rangers have for their jobs not just here but throughout the Park Service is inspiring. As a PreK teacher I will continue share what a treasure our National Parks are and encourage my students…

  • Greetings from Mesa Verde National Park

    My brother-in-law's father, Jim Atkinson, was a park ranger at Mesa Verde National Park where I had the distinct pleasure of taking a tour with him in 1999. Without his knowledge and guidance, I wouldn't have learned anything about the history of the park. Park service staff and rangers' matter,…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    My partner and I spent 6 weeks traveling cross country and camping in several national parks. In each park we visited we would explore the park with a park ranger so that we could learn about how the area was created, what plants and wildlife were found there, and what…

  • Greetings from Zion National Park

    The park rangers had a telescope set up to view the Condors and it was an amazing experience!

  • Greetings from Adams National Historical Park

    My friends were visiting from California and we met at Adams Park. They loved the house, grounds and knowledgeable guides. The supervisor of the park went out of her way to insure we received our admission tickets. It was a terrific experience.

  • Greetings from Valley Forge National Historical Park

    Park Ranger at information center was very helpful with information about Valley Forge and other parks.

  • Greetings from Carlsbad Caverns National Park

    Coming from out of state I had forgotten about the time change so was too late for the last tour of the day. A ranger redirected me to the various displays, the theater, and a ranger presentation that was going to happen soon after I arrived. It was still a…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    Being alone in a crowded place like Yosemite Valley is to really feel alone. Traveling solo has its advantages in that there are no arguments over timetables, schedules, meal choices and the like. On the other hand, our species tends toward gregariousness—sharing is fundamental. My attempts at being friendly at…

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