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Greetings from Dry Tortugas National Park

We have grand scenery in the West where we live, but an underwater national park is a whole new world to us. What a spectacular experience my wife and I had snorkeling off Garden Key!
Greetings from Yosemite National Park

Top of Benson Pass just before descending to Matterhorn Canyon. This is where I first heard the roll of thunder echoing through the canyons below -- a magnificent sound I will never forget! 1976 Backpacking trip -- one of the best of many.
Greetings from Denali National Park & Preserve

Last summer, my partner Sue and I met up with our dear friends the Bishops at Denali National Park. We had not seen them for several years, and it was a memorable place for a reunion. One of our favorite memories was watching a grizzly named Tripod maneuver through the…
Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

Have no pic, but many many years ago, when I was young I was camped (probably illegally) on Mt. Evans. A thunderstorm raged below my tent. I will never forget what that storm looked like from above rather than below. I watched the lightning & felt the thunder through the…
Greetings from Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Last year, I volunteered with a group of my coworkers at Harpers Ferry. We rebuilt a historic wooden fence and when I went back six months later, it was still standing!
Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

I have a life goal of traveling the length of the Colorado River. June 2012, I hiked in the Rocky Mountains to the small stream that becomes a mighty river.
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Greetings from Grand Teton National Park

The Tetons are indeed one of my favorite places and have a very SPECIAL meaning to me. Since I was a little girl I had always dreamed of seeing them in person and living the dream. On one of my trips out to visit my Uncle, who lived in Meeteetse,…
Greetings from Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Finally got out to do the Billy Goat Trail on the C&O Canal this spring. What a great hike! (Also, I'm not very good at "selfies" obviously).
Greetings from National Capital Parks-East

Friend and Civil War buff Scott and I discovered history and mystery in Fort Stevens, on a high point of NW DC near Walter Reed Hospital. What a treasure to discover this remnant of the Fort that protected the Nation's Capital, where President Lincoln witnessed live action. A few photogenic…
Greetings from Shenandoah National Park

There are often days in the summer when it's too muggy and smoggy to see very far in the Shenandoah valley. Luckily, this day was not one of them. This backpacking weekend was filled with glorious sun and incredible vistas!