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  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    Yosemite is, like all national parks, a magical place. It was made even more magical for me by Ranger Shelton Johnson, with his deep love of the park, of music, notably the music of the first inhabitants of the Valley. The first time I met him, he was showing the…

  • Greetings from Chickasaw National Recreation Area

    Our Girl Scouts learned about trail maintenance, wildlife diversity, and aquatic habitat restoration from a park Naturalist.

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    I like that the park rangers ask smokers to leave me alone so that my asthma does not act up. I also appreciate the entrance/exit attendants so that I can leave quickly due to an emergency.

  • Greetings from Lewis & Clark National Historical Park

    Every year, the incredible rangers at LEWI host our 4th grade students for a field trip to explore the park. They never fail to instill joy and curiosity in my students.

  • Greetings from Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial

    Very enjoyable and entertaining.

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    My husband and I have been to several National Parks over the last 30-40 years. So far in 2025 we have been to 4 parks. We often plan our vacations around visiting a new park each year. Each time the first thing we do is to go to the visitors…

  • Greetings from Minute Man National Historical Park

    I bought a Hartwell Tavern ceramic tile at the North Bridge Visitor Center. I paid for the tile then went to stamp my NP Passport. I noticed I didn’t have the tile. I said where is my tile and the cashier said, “It is here, I’ve kept an eye on…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    Circa 1999 husband, son age 10 and me hiked down the Grand Canyon to Phantom Ranch, camped and returned. Rangers at the strt gave us info on properly lacing shoes for down vs up. Other ranger's at a rest stop on our way up amused son with a card game…

  • Greetings from Bandelier National Monument

    A retired park ranger who still came to the park to sit and enjoy it was telling us stories.

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    "We crossed rivers and streams, and forests kissed by fire. We trekked steadily upwards, climbing higher and higher. And just when we thought that gravity prevailed, We reached a lofty summit; breathed in and exhaled. And then … oh, then … we gazed out toward a view Indescribably grand, but…

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