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  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    I have wonderful memories of rafting through the Grand Canyon on a Smithsonian trip. Sleeping under the stars, watching sunsets and sunrises againts the walls of the canyon. Exploring areas on hikes at various stops. The big open "cave". I also was lucky to go on a winter ski vacation…

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    Simply put, this: my experience at Glacier I during the summer of 2009 was yet another affirmation of how time in the parks are spiritual. John Muir understood the healing power of nature, Theodore Roosevelt grasped the invigorating magic that came from time outdoors, and so can we. I go…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    I took my daughter to visit Yosemite in the winter. The park is so magical then and much less expensive. As a single mom, that is the only way I could afford bringing my daughter to see the snow and experience winter in the mountains. We both had such a…

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    Greetings from Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

    Many of my favorite memories as a child come from this park. After my dad died, when I was 3, my mom bravely struck out with me in a big 70's Blazer that we camped in the back of. We let the air out of the tires and drove along…

  • Greetings from Roger Williams National Memorial

    I've been to many nice picnics in this little park. Considering how much development is encroaching on our state parks, it is nice to have a respite right in the city.

  • Greetings from Blue Ridge Parkway

    My grandparents lived and worked in the Blue Ridge Parkwat at the Skyland Lodge. I also have relatives by the name of Taylor who lived in the mountains and when the the government declared the mountains a National Park they were all given an acre of land with a house…

  • Greetings from New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

    I haven't had the chance to visit many of these beautiful national parks, yet, and I'm hoping when I can go for visit these beautiful parks still exist by the time I'm ready to enjoy their history and beauty. All in all these parks are the only places in the…

  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    We are privileged to live in Longmont, Colorado, which is just a 45-minute drive from Rocky Mountain National Park. We consider it "our park" and visit several times every year, often driving from Estes Park over to Grand Lake for a day trip. In the fall we go to see…

  • Greetings from Everglades National Park

    Born & raised in Miami, I never saw a real mountain or snow but at 19 I joined the USAF & went to CA & Panama CZ. Those 4 yrs showed me some amazing scenery, so I bought a Norton 750 Commando Fastback, a Golden Eagle Passport and hit the…

  • Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    Family hikes and stay over at LeConte Lodge the best. Scenic,quiet, good food, family time! Memories that last a lifetime and continue thru generations.

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