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  • Greetings from North Cascades National Park

    In 1978, I got the opportunity of a lifetime to be a SCA volunteer in NCNP, 2,400 miles from where I grow up in Ohio. That amazing summer was followed up with six more summers in NCNP and two in Mount Rainier National Park as a backcountry ranger. Nine absolutely…

  • Greetings from Prince William Forest Park

    One of the great things about the National Park system is that American treasures come in all shapes and sizes – and under different titles. After spending the last 14 years in the Washington, D.C. region, it was the smaller NPS units – the parks, historical parks, battlefields, and moments…

  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    Back in the late 90's I attended a conference in Denver. Being from NJ, I had always wanted to visit Rocky Mountain National Park. The week of the conference was sunny and 70's and April was evident. The day after the Conference I had planned on driving up and seeing…

  • Greetings from Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area

    I was impressed by Fort Warren on Georges Island. The lady took me on a tour by myself and she noticed my ear was bleeding, so we had to bandage that first. It was a very impressive fort. The stories are great too. I missed the first boat over, so…

  • Greetings from Montezuma Castle National Monument

    I volunteer at Montezuma Castle Monument. It is such a rewarding experience. The Castle is beautiful and we have dedicated volunteers and rangers here. I have met countless visitors from the U.S. and around the world. My major job at the Castle besides talking and giving information about the Castle,…

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    Greetings from Wrangell St. Elias National Park & Preserve

    I met her while on my week-long backpacking trip in Wrangell St. Elias National Park. It wasn't something that was planned or on the itinerary, for that matter. As the bush plane dropped us off on the Bremner Mines landing strip, my group decided on making a side trip to…

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    Greetings from Colonial National Historical Park

    I still remember when I fell in love with US History. It was April 8, 1957, at the Hamilton Redoubt at Yorktown. I know this because my dad numbered, indexed, and date stamped his slides. We were there for the Jamestown 350th. I remember scrambling up that redoubt and thinking…

  • Greetings from Fort Stanwix National Monument

    My Boy Scout Troop just did volunteer service work at Ft. Stanwix National Monument in Rome, NY. We cleaned the old straw bedding out of the Soldiers' Barracks. We learned that each wooden platform would hold 12 - 14 soldiers, and the straw provided their bedding, We filled seventy-two 42…

  • Greetings from Cape Hatteras National Seashore

    I retired in April 2014 and some of the folks I worked with gave me a National Park Pass. Over the past 2 years Parks have been a huge part of my retirement. Last week I went to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore/The Outer Banks and volunteered for the Beach…

  • Greetings from Isle Royale National Park

    In 2004 I stepped off a boat from Cooper Harbor at Isle Royale National Park. That visit changed my life. I have been back every year since as a student, volunteer, teacher, paddler, backpacker and moose bone collector. The peace I find on the Island is overwhelming. I sleep well…

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