Priceless places,
priceless memories.
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Greetings from Yosemite National Park
When I was 8 years old my parents decided to move from California to Michigan. We had a moving company take our belongings, while we drove across the U.S.A. The goal was to see as many natural wonders and National Parks as possible on the way across! We stopped at…
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Greetings from Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine
I teach in Baltimore. Often my students are from very deprived circumstances. They have very little prior knowledge and U.S. History is not a familiar subject to many. I teach a unit on the War of 1812 especially as it relates to Baltimore. We end the unit with a trip…
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Greetings from Yellowstone National Park
I came to the National Parks late in life. I was 48, and my new wife-to-be was enthusiastic in her descriptions of her experiences in Yellowstone and Grand Teton (she had worked in Wyoming for awhile). So, in the spirit of togetherness, I agreed to a joint trip to be…
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Greetings from White Sands National Park
When I travel on business to attend Technical Committee meetings, speak at conferences, attend Board meetings - I always visit a National Park or State Aquarium. The national parks are soothing and help me get grounded. Some call it Earthing. Some refer to it as a way to get in…
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Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Probably in the 70's my spouse and I trekked to the top of Mt. Le Conte. Nearing the top the trail on both sides was covered with dense rhododendron foliage. It was in May to early to see all that foliage in bloom. I still want to go back to…
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Greetings from Bandelier National Monument
I'm studying to become a geologist, and it's a little hard to explain to people that wandering among rock layers is almost a spiritual experience for me. They're evidence of Deep Time, expanses of millions, sometimes billions, of years. This is a delightfully mind-boggling concept, and I'm very grateful for…
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Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park
I go to the Grand Canyon to revitalize my soul. To sit quietly on the rim away from the crowds and watch the clouds move, close my eyes for 10 seconds and when I reopen them all has changed. You see the clouds moved and it changes the shadows over…
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Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park
This park is a spiritual experience. Your body and mind are healed with each step you take. The Alberta Falls is a thing of beauty. Everyone should experience this park for it re-energized me to enjoy life more. I took over 500 shots for its almost impossible to stop taking…
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Greetings from Pearl Harbor National Memorial
I am a park ranger at World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument (formerly named the USS Arizona Memorial National Memorial). Our story is now of the entire war in the Pacific. We host approximately 1.7 million people a year from all over the world. Our site is…
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Greetings from Yosemite National Park
I am a nature nut and find my most peaceful moments within nature. I have spent many breathtaking moments in Yosemite. Throughout the world the magnificence of Creation speaks of the splendor found, therein. Family picnics and nature visits should never be subjected to lack of funds to maintain the…
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