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Greetings from Pinnacles National Park

Spring 2021: This was the first time I've travelled to a national park with my mom since the pandemic. After nearly a year of self-quarantine at home, we have finally decided to go and take a breather in the nature. Eagerly, we packed water and a jacket on the weekend…
Greetings from Montezuma Castle National Monument

My family moved from NJ to AZ when I was 7 years old. We would take day trips or drive to different places in AZ for weekend. I got to choose our destination once, and I chose Montezuma’s Castle bc of the name. It is such an amazing place- you…
Greetings from Everglades National Park

My sisters and I took a Caribbean cruise in October of 1998. We had a great time and especially enjoyed an air boat excursion in the Everglades before we went to the airport. ![Everglades](https://npca.s3.amazonaws.com/images/16058/5cb540aa-4693-4d52-b931-ac9432822f23-original.jpg?1659383718)
Greetings from Glacier National Park

I listened to testimony of NPS Officials and Representatives before the NPS Subcommittee on overcrowding of facilities at many places across the country on 7/28 21 at which Kristen Brengel represented your organization. There are many people who have no interest in actually visiting or unable to do so, but…
Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

I have visited numerous national parks in my lifetime; however, one week-long visit and trek will forever be remembered: My University of Colorado Geology class field trip in the summer of 1993. On the way to the Grand Canyon, our class stopped and camped one night at Petrified Forest National…
Greetings from Mammoth Cave National Park

My partner, Keith and I on a tour of the Caves in April 2022
Greetings from Blue Ridge Parkway

This if from 2012 - Keith and I hiking along the Blue Ridge Trail with our trusty companion Winston
Greetings from Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

My sister and I retired in 2020 and got to take a trip to FL together. It was somewhat restricted by Covid but we still had a great time.
Greetings from Appalachian National Scenic Trail

This was taken in VA in 2017. Keith and I love the AT in Virginia because it is mostly dog friendly (as are the wineries, breweries and distilleries along the Blue Ridge Parkway : ) Winston loves the hiking and also enjoys the pets he gets when we stop for…
Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park

This was taken at an overlook in Great Smoky Mountain NP in 2011. Keith and I rented a pup friendly cabin outside the park and enjoyed a lot of hiking (most of it outside the park) with our boy Winston.