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  • 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.…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    I finally had a chance to visit Yosemite National Park this summer, and it was an amazing experience. We climbed up a trail leading to a breathtaking waterfall. To get close to the water, you had to climb down a steep slope covered in gigantic rocks. My sister and dad…

  • Greetings from Crater Lake National Park

    I heard the Cleetwood Trail that connects Crater Lake rim with the lake's edge was going to close for renovation for several years at the end of summer, so I rushed to book a Wizard Island tour. I live in southern Oregon and have never taken the tour. I went…

  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    We visited Rocky Mountain national park recently. A lot of people were taking out their frustrations on the park rangers. Every ranger maintained their calm and professionalism. It was very impressive to see

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    My family and I were blessed enough to stay at the Grand Canyon. North realm last summer. The Grand Canyon Lodge and the cabins next-door were incredible and the views were unbelievable. We really enjoyed having dinner looking out the Lodge Restaurant over the Grand Canyon. We all must do…

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