Sperry Chalets, Glacier National ParkPOSTCARD MESSAGE:
Dear Emma and Bertha, / This is a most soul satisfying spot. Do plan to see it on one of your trips. / We are heading home after a wonderful trip. See you soon. Love, / Brad, Helen, Nancy, David, Stephen, and Mother WhitneyGlacier National Park Website
GROTTO GEYSER Grotto Geyser lies in the upper geyser basin north of Old Faithful close to road on the left. If differs from most in that the empty crater is more interesting than the eruption. Its eruptions occur every 2 to 5 hours and its temperature is 201 degrees.Message:
Are spending a few days here before starting for home. Forgot my birthday book at home so don't remember the date, but anyhow many wishes for nine happy birthdays. E-- has taken a lot of pictures both movie and stills Hope we can show them to you some day. Greet all the folks. -EllenYellowstone National Park Website
Front: Grinnell Glacier and Josephine Lake, Glacier National Park - 1
Back: Leaving Many-Glacier Hotel, one travels the perimeter of Swiftcurrent Lake and crosses the promontory separating Swiftcurrent Lake and lake Josephine, then to the north shore of Lake Josephine to the had of the lake, then up a series of switchbacks above beautiful Grinnell Lake, and eventually comes out on Grinnell Glacier at an elevation of 7,000 feet, overlooking the entire Swiftcurrent and Boulder Ridge country to the South.Someone was very wordy!
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Hi Sis Just a few lines don't send me any mail until I send you another card as to where to write. do you want me to bring you home a cactus or two hope you are all O.K. will bring you your birthday present when I come back in place of send it. so long for now / love NoraPostcard caption:
The Big Bend National Park is a land of contrasts. Although it consists primarily of semiarid plains characterized by gravel covered slopes, arroyos, and washes, this general landscape is interrupted by conspicuous mountain belts and by the winding Rio Grande which has carved spectacular canyons through some of the rugged highlands. Romantic interest is added by the close proximity to the people of Old Mexico and by the colorful legends and stories of the country.Big Bend Website (National Park Service)
This handsome memorial buildings contains the log cabin birthplace of Abraham Lincoln. It is on the original site, three miles south of Hodgenville, Ky.Postcard Message:
Hi / Just a line Everyone fine / Love Vance and AdaAbraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park
COMMANDING A VAST PANORAMA OF CANYON AND DESERT From the Indian Watchtower--a re-creation of the mysterious structures built by the prehistoric inhabitants of the Southwest--the range of vision extends over the Grand Canyon and Painted Desert to the Navajo and Hopi country, for a distance of nearly 100 miles.Message:
Dear Friend / We enjoyed this beautiful scenery a couple of days last wk. / Mary B.National Park Service's Indian Watchtower Page
FRONT: MT. RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL World's greatest sculptural work began in 1927. Gutzon Borglum, World's Artist and Sculptor, planned and supervised the monument. Financed by contributions and federal funds. Busts are proportionate to men 465 ft. high. Top of Washington's head to tip of chin 60 ft. high. Rock is ageless granite. Busts are of Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Lincoln.
BACK: This view shows Mt. Rushmore, before was was started in 1927 and the gigantic monument as it looks to-day. The Memorial carved out of Granite Rock by the famous sculptor Gutzon Borglum is 6200 ft. above sea level and the Busts are proportionate to men 465 ft. high.Here I am at Mount Rushmore in the summer of 1983:
Los Angeles - July 18 / Dear Anna, We came here yesterday from Yosemite. I went out to call on Nina Parker this afternoon but didn't find her at home. I left a card with our hotel address so I am hoping that she will find it before we leave. It has been a wonderful trip so far. I rather dread the return trip over the desert. / Love, GraceIn most parts of the United States, we are fortunate enough to be in a position to take access to clean, potable water for granted. Even living in Arizona for five years, we were never inconvenienced by rationing or unable to use water for whatever purpose we needed. In ritzy areas, the lavish fountains cascading water for purely decorative reasons and the presence of landscaping requiring lots of water bothered me, though it seemed not to bother people in general. We have very little idea of the real scarcity of water or its value. Water.org has compiled a list of facts about water for today, Blog Action Day:
Hi Tommie, / We saw some of these animals real close to the road. Some baby ones and big ones. We are having a wonderful time. / Love, Aunt FrancesMy cousin and I had a close encounter with buffalo at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge back in the late 1990s. We went down to the refuge for a night wildlife tour, but spent some time hiking first. The buffalo were free range, and we got very close to them.
