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  • Greetings from Mount Rushmore National Memorial

    During my 1971 solo bicycling trip from southern Michigan to the Pacific Northwest Coast at Seattle, WA, my route took me to southwestern South Dakota. So close to Mount Rushmore, I was invited to share a ride to the elevated visitor center by a couple of summer tourists and their…

  • Greetings from Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

    As an individual who is afraid of height, the hiking path that were interesting with views was the question for the ranger. Really pleased and satisfied with the rangers advice for hiking that would work for me

  • Greetings from Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

    I was in Glacier Bay in the late 1980s. I will never forget the story the park ranger told of the land rebounding and the plants reclaiming the land inch by inch. The succession story and examples of each change from simple algae and mosses to complex annuals, perennials, and…

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    Greetings from Joshua Tree National Park

    It was 1964, and I was 17 years old. My parents would go on weekend trips to various parks and take me along. At that time in my life, I had little direction on what I wanted to do with my life. While listening to a presentation on the Geology…

  • Greetings from Bryce Canyon National Park

    My husband and I did a National park tour last year. WOW! The beauty and magnificent land formation is truly magical. We visited the park stations and spoke with the rangers who were happy to help with information any the parks history and they gave us valuable tips. I was…

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    A couple of years ago, we were having difficulty signing up for Two Medicine site from the West side because we don't have the best cell phones. Just couldn't do it. A young ranger (joseph was his first name) was in his office and came out to tell us to…

  • Greetings from Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

    I wish I'd taken a photo of the wonderful park staff who made our visit to Kilauea amazing in every way! We'd done our best research, but who could have predicted that she'd begin erupting days before our visit? We parked, preparing to hike Kilauea Iki, and headed over to…

  • Greetings from Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

    I was there recently and disappointed that there was only one ranger talk scheduled for that day. There’s used to be 3 or more a day. We need more rangers! I love their talks!

  • Greetings from Olympic National Park

    I'm a born & bred Seattleite, and my first visit to the Olympic National Forest and Park was eye-opening because of the awesome beauty that surrounded me by 360 degrees! And not knowing where to begin, wherever I went, Park Rangers were always there to guide me to the most…

  • Greetings from Acadia National Park

    I started going to Acadia National Park when I was about 10. It was my first experience with a national park. Ranger walks there taught me so much about geology, flora, and fauna. It started me on a lifetime of visiting parks across the country. I took my children, and…

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