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  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    By now, our family has visited over 20 National Parks throughout the Southwest and Northwest, comprising the most memorable and powerfully moving experiences we've enjoyed as a family. Instead of a party, my husband and I chose to celebrate our 50th anniversary by seeing Yellowstone with our adult children -…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    One of my favorite views was of the high Sierra's from the road to the overlook where the firefall used to be pushed over the cliff. At that point the road turned from basically east to almost straight north. I could see snow-capped mountains along a long stretch of the…

  • Greetings from Acadia National Park

    Acadia is perhaps my earliest memory of the thrill of experiencing one of our national parks. As a child standing near the earth shaking sound and splash of Thunder Hole was so awesome! At one point during our visit, my mother, always the adventurer when it came to exotic foods…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    I do not have a photo but I have to say that experiencing the Grand Canyon is one of those “life moments”. One you remember as so moving you never forget it. My husband and I went there for part of our honeymoon 30 years ago. It was simply breathtaking!…

  • Greetings from Mammoth Cave National Park

    Parks are very dear to me because they help you get out there and connect with yourself! I love to hike and listen to music, it feels good and it's good for you.

  • Greetings from Cuyahoga Valley National Park

    Cuyahoga Valley National Park will always be my home park. Growing up in Akron, Ohio near the banks of the Cuyahoga River, I’ve always felt a kinship with the river. I feel like we are more similar than separate. Life takes its twists and turns, just as a river does.…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    We were able to make Yosemite a stop on our California trip and it was fantastic. We were able to show our children the beauty of true, unspoiled nature and its many beautiful features. They have a renewed appreciation for wild lands.

  • Greetings from Shenandoah National Park

    My husband and I have been there several times, and I just love the views, how the place is well kept and the winding roads. We have never stayed there, but we love driving through the part that in Virginia and how steep some of the places are along the…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    I spent 26 days driving 6,750 miles from Michigan to California and back with a husband and dog in tow to Great Basin, Yosemite, Sequoia, Joshua Tree, and Saguaro National Parks -- even during the October 2025 government shutdown. These park lands are important to me and, more so, to…

  • Greetings from Grand Teton National Park

    A raven is my companion as I sit beside Jackson Lake eclipsed by the magnificent Teton Range. Ripples upon the lake are the only known movement, until the honk of two Canada Geese turns my gaze upwards to catch them flying overhead. Their ruckus causes the raven to take flight.…

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