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  • Greetings from Rosie The Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park

    My Grandmother Marie Mitchell Willis worked as an Electrician on Minesweepers doing the degaussing electrical. She worked at Associated Shipbuilders Shipyard in Seattle, Washington, 1943 to 1946. During her time there, she put together a scrapbook. I have the scrapbook, in it, it has pictures, cards for crews of ship…

  • Greetings from Sequoia National Park

    My family has resided in Visalia CA for over 37 years. A couple of the children have relocated to other parts. Before relocating to this San Joaquin Valley, we intently wanted to learn about the area. Our decision was driven for the love the area, which at that time, it…

  • Greetings from Theodore Roosevelt National Park

    I have been visiting Theodore Roosevelt National Park for over 30 years. Most years twice a summer. I, like so many others, look forward the most to sighting the wild horses. Now I hear that they are considering removing wild horses from the park --- permanently. If this is done…

  • Greetings from Statue of Liberty National Monument

    In 2012, my partner Keith and I got a NYC 3 day pass. We used that thing like we were getting paid for it! And had the sore feet to prove it. But what a great trip to an amazing city. We could probably get a few more 3 day…

  • Greetings from Katmai National Park & Preserve

    This was actually from Misty Fjords National Monument in Alaska. My sisters and I took our Dad on an Alaska cruise. From Ketchikan we took a sea plane excursion into Misty Fjords. It was amazing!

  • Greetings from Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

    In 2011, my two sisters and I took our Dad (84 at the time) on an Alaska cruise. This is the view of the bay from our ship.

  • Greetings from Zion National Park

    My daughter Alex took a walk straight down the Narrows

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    Retired California State Parks Ranger have spent many years visiting Yosemite N.P. from childhood through adulthood. Currently there is a program by the park's management to clear cut critical endangered species and other wildlife's critical habitats. I have spent decades trying to fight heartless and greedy corporations like Sierra Pacific…

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    The crystal waters of a river stream, the blinking of a night sky sprinkled with stars, and the quiet hoot of an owl in the dark. Natural parks are wonders of our world. As a city boy raised in Hong Kong, I am constantly surrounded by highly urbanized landscapes and…

  • Greetings from Olympic National Park

    Strolling through the Redwoods of Olympic National Park late last Summer, I was reminded of how little we are. The Staircase area of the park that I visited took me back in time instantaneously. It gave me a sense of gratefulness that generations before me had preserved one of our…

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