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  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    I can still remember the awe I felt the first time I visited this park. Nothing could have prepared me for the sheer magnificence of the Grand Canyon. I vowed one day to venture down into the canyon. It was on my third visit that we hiked the South Kaibab…

  • Greetings from Cape Cod National Seashore

    I grew up in Massachusetts and spent many days and sometimes weeks on the Cape (it is THE CAPE you know) as my grandparents had a small cottage in Dennisport. We often visited the National Seashore and I'll always remember the sand cliffs at Eastham and Nauset Light and watching…

  • Greetings from Olympic National Park

    There are many National Parks we have visited over the years that I love. If I HAD to narrow it down to a favorite I think it would be Olympic National Park due to the incredible variety of beautiful sights - lavender fields, snow-capped mountain peaks, starfish along the rocky…

  • Greetings from Bryce Canyon National Park

    I've been a national park junkie for more than 30 years. This is the first trip west with my partner Keith (who hadn't been to many NPs) in 2007. We hadn't been dating long and unbeknownst to him, it was somewhat of a "test" for him. I'm happy to report…

  • Greetings from Arches National Park

    My partner Keith and I in Spring 2009. I lived in CO for 10 years and have explored all over the west. I really enjoyed showing him some of my favorite spots.

  • Greetings from Canyonlands National Park

    This is my partner Keith and I in Spring 2009. We based in Moab for a week and had an amazing trip

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    Pristine glacial lakes, a boat dock, and an old cedar forest. This is Glacier National Park, a place that I’ve never set my foot on due to the pandemic. I took an online course from Glacier Institute and learned about how the landscape of the park came to be. I…

  • Greetings from Sequoia National Park

    One of the best trips of my life, together with my brother.

  • Greetings from Arches National Park

    After a 6000-mile road trip through more than a dozen national parks and monuments (Mt. Rainier to Saguarro), I commissioned my painter friend, Connie Brown, to map the "spellbound" tour, using photographs I had taken as models for her border vignettes. This is her fabulous masterpiece!

  • Greetings from Mount Rainier National Park

    Just before school began, my family took a trip up to Washington. Our first stop was the visitor center at Paradise where we checked out the films and some interactive exhibits. After orienting ourself with one of the maps, we set out on our hike where we were quickly blown…

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