Priceless places,
priceless memories.
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Greetings from Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
I visited Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park for the first time when I was around 7. It seemed like a magical place: glimmering gold statues, small reflecting pools with tiny frogs, a view from a beautiful porch... I couldn't have asked for more as a 7 year old. I have gone…
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Greetings from Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
Our family’s most memorable ranger is Fred Bunch, chief of resource management at Great Sand Dunes National Park. We first encountered Fred during the evening ranger program as we camped at the Dunes on a family vacation in 1988. To accustom us to the high altitude of the park (8200…
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Greetings from Saguaro National Park
My boyfriend and I had visited in 2019. We had not researched the park before arriving. We met Calvin at the visitor center. He spent about 30 minutes explaining the park’s wildlife, trails, and plants. He taught us SO MUCH in a short amount of time. We still refer to…
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Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park
I was fortunate to be able to backpack the Grand Canyon several times a winter for 10 years. I got to see lots of beautiful "off the main drag" trails, but my fondest memories are of Ranger Betsy. Betsy was usually stationed at Havasupai Gardens, but this particular week she…
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Greetings from Grand Teton National Park
Years ago my wife, our best friend and I visited Glacier, Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons over two weeks. Having hiked hundreds of miles all over the U.S. over many years, we had never seen the elusive moose, but the Tetons delivered! Not only did we see the dad moose,…
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Greetings from Bryce Canyon National Park
I grew up camping in almost all the American National Parks. My parents were both teachers that had summers off. They wisely thought that traveling through the United States via our nation's amazing National Parks was a wonderful education for their family. I learned an invaluable amount regarding our different…
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Greetings from Redwood National & State Parks
Recently, I had the humbling chance to visit and explore the Redwood National & State Park complex. It was a surreal landscape, the likes of which I have never encountered in my life. I am so grateful to the park staff for sharing their expertise, unabashedly nerding out over organisms…
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Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park
I backpacked down to Bright Angel Campground with my daughter and a 71 year old friend who wanted to hike down one last time in August. It was a brutal time to hike but after 3 years trying to get a permit during a cooler time we decided to do…
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Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park
Last fall I backpacked down to Phantom Ranch from the south rim of the grand canyon, and then hiked back up the next day. Every ranger I encountered asked if I was doing okay. They also took the time to answer questions about the park. Park rangers also clean the…
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Greetings from Jewel Cave National Monument
We recently visited Jewel Cave National Monument and had a fantastic time, in large part due to how great the rangers and all the staff were. We had an excellent tour of the cave led by Joyce. We also hiked, above ground, to the cave's natural entrance. My 10-year-old son…
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