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  • Greetings from Mount Rainier National Park

    Photos of pristine parks should be contrasted with photos of bulldozer tracks thru meadows, miles and miles ,just for access to proposed drilling sites. Also let us see some of those sites, with equipment strewn about, discarded pipes, garbage, outhouses, - many for "dry" wells let alone those spewing oil…

  • Greetings from Everglades National Park

    This is the last time I visit Flamingo. In the 2000-2004 period I did monthly sampling for phytoplankton and could read the bottom everywhere. I was just at Flamingo in Jan. 2025 and you cannot tell if the water is 1 inch or 10 feet deep. No visibility. YUK. The…

  • Greetings from Mesa Verde National Park

    Our family visited Mesa Verde years ago and we are still cherishing this wonderful experience. The park ranger was so interesting, telling us about the life there way before our time. He explained what discoveries and learnings were obtained from the sites on the cliffs and also trying to make…

  • Greetings from Saguaro National Park

    I am an Arizona native and have taught my entire career at the same school/community for the last 18 years in Phoenix. I teach fourth grade and have taught a unit on Arizona National Parks to increase understanding and awareness of our parks. I recently had a field trip to…

  • Greetings from New River Gorge National Park & Preserve

    This summer, my friends and I held our annual camping trip in New River Gorge National Park. As young adults, (some of us are still students) a lot of vacation spots are out of our price range, but public lands like national parks allow us to spend time together without…

  • Greetings from Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park

    The Brown v Board of Education National Historical Site has been the homecoming of the 70th anniversary of the 1954 Supreme Court case that allowed equal access to schools to end segregation.

  • Greetings from Rocky Mountain National Park

    "8 Facts About the Rocky Mountains The Guidebook Won't Tell You." The title caught my eye as I scrolled through the article online. "The Park is a wildlife paradise," it proclaimed, painting a picture of a world where nature reigned supreme, untamed and thriving. Eager to experience this wild haven,…

  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    Snow-capped peaks, alpine lakes, and lush meadows. I was surrounded by these stunning views while hiking Gaylor Peak in Yosemite. The peak is accessible via a relatively short but steep hike, offering an exhilarating challenge for hikers like me who seek panoramic vistas of the Sierra Nevada. Higher up the…

  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    With a bottle of water in one hand and a camera in another, I joined the throngs of visitors in Yellowstone. On a recent trip to the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, I was eager to capture the breathtaking beauty of the Park that I only saw in pictures. Descending the…

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