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  • Greetings from Zion National Park

    Zion National Park will always have a special place in my heart. The first time visiting, I hiked up to Observation Point in the morning and did a few miles in The Narrows in the afternoon. It was a glorious and exhausting introduction to the park. Years later, I brought…

  • Greetings from Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site

    This is a selfie from my first day as a VIP (Volunteers in Parks) guide at St. Paul's Church NHS back in the summer of 2022. I'm a first-year college student who wanted to give back to my local community (SAPA is in my hometown of Mount Vernon, NY, just…

  • Greetings from Governors Island National Monument

    I became a volunteer with NPS in 2012 at Governors island National Monument. As a history buff I was thrilled to participate in the many programs that the rangers regularly presented on their own and in partnership with other organizations which highlighted this historic site's importance in the history of…

  • Greetings from Olympic National Park

    In 1993 I was 16 years old and had just come out in my small town. There was no one else I knew, no support groups, no gay characters in TV or movies. Fortunately, I had very supportive friends. I spent that summer volunteering in the backcountry of Olympic National…

  • Greetings from Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

    I have not any photos unfortunately, because I have never been to a National Park. I was just letting you know why I donated to preserve said parks. Which is that I am a service connected disabled veteran and would like to believe that one of my reason for volunteering…

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    Glacier National Park holds a very special place in my heart. In the mid-1960’s, between my Jr. and Sr. years in college, I volunteered with the National Council of Churches Ministries in the National Parks as a religious service music coordinator and was assigned to Many Glacier Hotel in Montana.…

  • Greetings from North Cascades National Park

    In 1978, I got the opportunity of a lifetime to be a SCA volunteer in NCNP, 2,400 miles from where I grow up in Ohio. That amazing summer was followed up with six more summers in NCNP and two in Mount Rainier National Park as a backcountry ranger. Nine absolutely…

  • Greetings from Prince William Forest Park

    One of the great things about the National Park system is that American treasures come in all shapes and sizes – and under different titles. After spending the last 14 years in the Washington, D.C. region, it was the smaller NPS units – the parks, historical parks, battlefields, and moments…

  • Greetings from Big Bend National Park

    My father introduced me to National Parks when I was very young. We spent each Summer, beginning when I was 3, on road trips throughout the US, camping & visiting various Parks & Memorials. The Summer of 1970, shortly after turning 13, we spent a week in Big Bend and…

  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    Back in the late 90's I attended a conference in Denver. Being from NJ, I had always wanted to visit Rocky Mountain National Park. The week of the conference was sunny and 70's and April was evident. The day after the Conference I had planned on driving up and seeing…

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