July at Yellowstone National Park With James & Heather

At the beginning of July, my nephew, James, and his wife, Heather, spent 10 days exploring Yellowstone National Park. James shared his photos with us and hopes you enjoy them. Thanks James!

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Wildlife at Grand Teton National Park

My nephew, James, and his wife, Heather, just returned from a two-week vacation in the Yellowstone National Park area. Most of the time they were exploring Yellowstone, but they did take a trip to Grand Teton National Park which is only 31 miles away. James and Heather shared their photos and hope you enjoy them.

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Visit to Glacier National Park, Montana

Today’s photos are shared by my nephew and his wife, James and Heather. They celebrated their 10th Anniversary with a trip out west to Glacier National Park in Montana’s Rocky Mountains. Glacier National Park is a 1,583-sq.-mi. wilderness area with glacier-carved peaks and valleys running to the Canadian border. It’s crossed by the mountainous Going-to-the-Sun Road. Among more than 700 miles of hiking trails, it has a route to photogenic Hidden Lake. Other activities include backpacking, cycling and camping. Diverse wildlife ranges from mountain goats to grizzly bears

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Grand Canyon Miscellaneous Shots

               My nephew James and his wife Heather went on vacation in June.   This is the eighth and final  post from their vacation photos. Thank you James!

Grand Canyon National Park, in Arizona, is home to much of the immense Grand Canyon, with its layered bands of red rock revealing millions of years of geological history.

 

Today’s post is the last group of James’ beautiful photos from around the Grand Canyon.   James was so organized when he shared his  photos in folders by area visited.  These final 20 photos were labeled Grand Canyon Miscellaneous  I made a few collages that I hope you like.  Thanks for  visiting Nevada and Arizona with me in this summer.  I hope you have enjoyed his photography; I am so proud of him.

 

 

 

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The Mountains of the Grand Teton Are Calling

Grand Teton National Park

103 Headquarters Loop
Moose, WY 83012

 

Grand Teton National Park is open 24 hours a day year round.

Most roads, facilities and services are all open or available during the summer,

but may be closed at other times of the year.

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is an American national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are a division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain.  Great Smoky Mountains National Park

 

When I was 5 years old, my family moved from Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf of Mexico to the mountains of east Tennessee. I was so excited to see mountains. If you have driven through Alabama, you know land around the Gulf is very flat.  I was used to beaches and water not mountains and forests.  That first visit to the Smokies is burned into my memory. My brother and I hung our heads out of the car windows with our mouths open.  We wanted to “taste” clouds as we drove in the mist up to the top of mountains. I returned to the park many times throughout my childhood and into my young adult years.  I love living in Florida now, but my heart beats faster every time I drive the interstate up to Tennessee and see the mountains. Today let’s visit the most visited national park in the United States, The Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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