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  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    I worked in Glacier Park for two summers, one at East Glacier and one at Many Glacier. One day at Many Glacier, the lodge nurse (Sue) and I decided to scale Grinnell Point, across Lake Josephine from the lodge. We chose separate paths, so I scrambled up the mountain alone.…

  • Greetings from Crater Lake National Park

    In 2019, my husband and I visited several of the national parks in the northwestern part of the country. While all of them were stunning in their own way, Crater Lake elevated nature's beauty to a whole different level. It was impossible to take a bad photograph from anywhere we…

  • Greetings from Olympic National Park

    Enjoying a soak in Sol Duc Hot Springs on a clear September morning! The springs get pretty crowded later in the day, but early is like having a private pool to yourself. So peaceful ....

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    After visiting numerous National Parks, this still remains as one of my favorites. It's truly a photographer's dream! Going-to-the-Sun-Road has been named as one of the most scenic drives in the world, and for good reason. Whether you only stop at the many scenic overlooks or hike part of the…

  • Greetings from Saguaro National Park

    My husband and I spent two months in an undersized RV, with two children, a dog, and a hamster traveling from coast to coast. This overzealous itinery could have been the premise for a bad Chevy Chase movie, but instead, we were rescued by the National Parks Junior Ranger Program…

  • Greetings from Zion National Park

    When we first visited Zion National Park, we only had time for a day trip. I guess when we asked a park ranger how best we could spend the few hours we had they suggested we visit the Narrows which we did. As was a tradition then, I purchased a…

  • Greetings from Badlands National Park

    National Parks each have their own uniqueness. We love to see all the differences, the history, and beauty all around. I'm on a mission to go to all of them. We are at 43 of the 63 parks.

  • Greetings from Natural Bridges National Monument

    I am not sure that this is the kind of story you are after but here goes. This is about a joke taken to the extreme. As my family traveled around from late 1980s until the early 2000s, they ask me what they might send me as a small gift.…

  • Greetings from Guadalupe Mountains National Park

    Having been to over 30 national parks, we didn't expect an early morning visit on March 5, 2019 to Guadalupe Mountains National Park to be one of our most memorable experiences. While driving into the park on the way to the visitor center, we noticed a majestic scene unlike anything…

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    Greetings from Katmai National Park & Preserve

    For years I had seen nature documentaries with the bears of Katmai National Park standing in the river near Brooks Falls as the salmon are spawning. The bears are like shortstops, grabbing the salmon in mid-air as the fish leap upstream, and then devouring their catch in a couple of…

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