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One Magical Summer
Yellowstone National Park, WY
Olivetta Chavez, Concord, CA
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The first time I traveled across the country from California to Ontario, Canada, was 1956. My sister and I slept in the back seat and . . .
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Family Vacations | 1960-1980
Submitted 4/16/2010, WETA
Family Vacations
Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
Lisa Schripsema, Modesto, CA
Many family vacations in the late sixties and early seventies were spent camping in state parks. Mom, Dad, four kids under ten, and an old . . .
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Family Vacations | 1960-1980
Submitted 3/12/2010, WETA
Bear Spotted in Yellowstone Campground
Yellowstone National Park, WY
Barbara Livieri, Homestead, FL
My story is a quick one which started when my family and another couple went out west from our home in Wisconsin. It was summer . . .
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Funny Anecdotes | 1960-1980
Submitted 3/4/2010, WETA
And to think it was by accident!
Mount Rushmore National Memorial, SD
Robert N. Turner, Azle, TX
When all three children were still quite young, we were headed to a more typical family vacation, visiting extended family in Missouri. But The Lord . . .
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Family Vacations | 1960-1980
Submitted 2/27/2010, WETA
My Mom and the Bears
Yellowstone National Park, WY
Darla Timmons, Bozeman, MT
We were in Yellowstone National Park and the bears were still begging food from the cars. We had to stop because all the other cars . . .
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Funny Anecdotes | 1960-1980
Submitted 2/11/2010, WETA
Across the US in 1964
Multiple Parks (80)
Kevin Kirsch, Penfield, NY
In 1963 my father bought a travel trailer. It was the start of many adventures for my family. At first we visited may historical sights . . .
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Family Vacations | 1960-1980
Submitted 12/24/2009, WETA
The Parks: A life changing experience
Multiple Parks (3)
Norman Livermore, Marietta, GA
My first visits to the great parks of the west came in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Growing up in southern California made camping . . .
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Inspiring Moments | 1960-1980
Submitted 11/17/2009, WETA
My First of Many Helicopter Rides Occurred at Mt. Rushmore in 1966
Multiple Parks (2)
Joe Nelson, Stillwater, OK
The first time I ever rode in a helicopter was on a vacation to Mt. Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota in 1966. . .
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Family Vacations | 1960-1980
Submitted 11/2/2009, WETA
Bears at Snake River as told to Kendall Tarwater
Yellowstone National Park, WY
Chester Lamar, Eufaula, OK
When we left for our trip, we were very excited. When we first got there, many people were begging for food. We set up a . . .
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Family Vacations | 1960-1980
Submitted 10/29/2009, WETA



