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  • Greetings from Gettysburg National Military Park

    I hired, not once but twice over the years, a guide at Gettysburg, Edwin Clausey, who I am sure is retired now, to take me and children around the park and do an educational presentation so the kids would understand. He was so knowledgeable, so interesting and so courteous. We…

  • Greetings from Montezuma Castle National Monument

    We sat with a volunteer ranger at the base of the castle and he told us so much information we otherwise wouldn’t have known about the NP! It was really interesting and made us appreciate the history more deeply. Later we kept walking and I realized I didn’t have my…

  • Greetings from Acadia National Park

    My family first visited Acadia NP in 2015 at the recommendation of friends. We couldn’t imagine that a park on the coast of Maine could be that great. Were we surprised! The beautiful carriage roads, hiking trails, Sand Beach, Thunder Hole, Jordan Pond House and of course Cadillac Mountain at…

  • Greetings from Grand Teton National Park

    Three decades ago, in the dead of winter, my wife and I took a break from cross-country skiing by signing up for a snowshoe outing to learn winter ecology from a park ranger. After teaching the class how to shuffle-turn without falling, he pronounced us experts and off we went.…

  • Greetings from George Washington Birthplace National Monument

    We visited with our two dogs. The ranger explained that while the dogs could only go on 50% of the property. they could become b.a.r.k Rangers. They got tags to wear as bark Rangers. I thought this was such a cute idea! The ranger was friendly and informative as well.…

  • Greetings from Saratoga National Historical Park

    Rob advised us as to the Tour Road layout , back stories to several stops, and how to continue to Schuylerville. He was most informative, and humorous - very welcoming and invested in our experience at the Park. He really added to our time there- a most moving experience. Thank…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    As a youngster of about 12 our family did an epic vacation trip through the west including Yellowstone, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon and Rocky Mountain National Parks. In Yellowstone we met a seasonal park ranger at Old Faithful who was from our hometown, Kansas City, and was a high school…

  • Greetings from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

    My boyfriend and I were taking our first road trip, and we chose to go to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore because neither of us had been to Michigan before. The staff at the visitor's center were so friendly and gave us suggested routes and trails to optimize our time in…

  • Greetings from Independence National Historical Park

    A couple of years ago, I took my British husband to see the Liberty Bell for the first time. As we walked through the exhibit leading up to the bell, I could see him becoming increasingly moved, as I was, to learn how significant the bell truly is to the…

  • Greetings from Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park

    I have never been to a Park. I am just becoming a small supporter of you.

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