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  • Greetings from Bryce Canyon National Park

    After our marriage, we went to a trip to Utah and Arizona. Initially, we thought all the National Parks would be the same. Bryce was the 1st National Park we visited together. We totally loved it and learned how hoodoos are formed, how acid rain is effecting the hoodoos. We…

  • Greetings from Grand Canyon National Park

    I haven't been to the Grand Canyon since I was 5 years old. Needless to say, I don't remember too much of it. However, when my girlfriend and her parents took a trip this November for her birthday, I made some amazing memories this time! This picture was from our…

  • Greetings from Glacier National Park

    We were disappointed to not ride the Red Bus through the "Road To The Sun." However we had a great time with our tour group.

  • Greetings from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

    I grew up in Michigan and have a rich memory of the national parks there. Sleeping Bear, Pictured Rocks... these and many others. I'm an Eagle Scout and owe much to the resources the parks provided. I live in Florida now and still love the National Parks afforded me…

  • Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    When 5 Elk calves came running out of the high grass at the Oconaluftee Visitor center and circled the herd in a full gallop, I was hooked. The Park had reintroduced Elk to the Park in 2001, and now the herd that has come to Oconaluftee numbers 25. Only through…

  • Greetings from Colorado National Monument

    I love the State of Colorado and what makes it so special is the National Park Land. I have been camping, hiking and fishing since my parents started taking me as a young child. I love it when I see the National Park sign in Colorado. I have taken my…

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