“A visit inspires love of country; begets contentment; engenders pride of possession; contains the antidote for national restlessness. It teaches love of nature, of trees and flowers, the rippling brooks, the crystal lakes, the snow-clad mountains peaks, the wild life encountered everywhere amid native surroundings,” wrote Stephen Mather, the first director of the National Park Service. “He is a better citizen with a keener appreciation of the privilege of living here who has toured the na
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