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  • Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    We have been lucky enough to get to listen to ranger stories on top of Mt. Leconte on 2 separate occasions. The passion the rangers have for the parks and the knowledge of nature is truly inspiring.

  • Greetings from Acadia National Park

    Just wanted to say ALL of the staff at Acadia are wonderful. My partner and I camped last fall and had the best experience. THANK YOU WE LOVE YOU!!

  • Greetings from Mesa Verde National Park

    In the 1959’s, my parents took us cross country from NY to California. We stopped at Mesa Verde, which fascines me, a child from N Y. That evening, there was a camp fit and a ranger told us stories about the people who lived there many years before. He or…

  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    I visit the park frequently during the year. I am just an hour away so it is my favorite destination! I love following the seasons ! I am saying thank you to everyone that serves there as it is so welcoming, safe and well cared for. I love that the…

  • Greetings from Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site

    We visited Sand Creek Massacre National Historical Park in 2019 on a hot summer day. The park ranger came out of the visitor center and talked to us about what took place there. He explained that we should be respectful and not speak loudly because we were visiting a graveyard.…

  • Greetings from Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park - Seattle

    What a hidden gem of history sandwiched between high rises. Learning the history of the Alaskan gold rush, and of Seattles early settlers experiences transported you there. So much history has been lost.

  • Greetings from Mount Rainier National Park

    I've been looking at Mount Rainier, up close and far away for more than 40 years. It is easy for a park as beautiful and easily accessible as Mount Rainier to be loved to death. I appreciate everything that the rangers on the mountain do to keep this iconic part…

  • Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    I visited the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with my church group in 2023. I was in complete shock since I had been planning on visiting one of the parks but was confused about the long process. Yet here I was, hiking in the busiest national parks in the nation!…

  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    I don’t have a specific story or ranger but am extremely grateful to all park rangers and staff.

  • Greetings from Big Bend National Park

    Visited this park last month… life changing quite literally. This land is truly enchanting and feels sacred. Thank you all for the work you do here.

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