Georgia

Thank you for your service to 4th graders in Blue Ridge, GA. You're a rock star in their eyes. I hope you can come back in 2023

Thank you for all the guidance and safety during out visit last May. It was an experience of a lifetime.

Thank you for taking care of our precious public lands. In my next life I want to be you!

Thank you for your dedication and hard work. Most of us have only a vague concept of all that you do. Thanks is not enough, but it's all I have. Again, thank you.

I want to thank all National Park rangers and team members for making our National Parks educational and fun. Without you, we would not have nearly as good an experience.

Thank you, each of you, for working tirelessly -- and often thanklessly -- to preserve and protect my favorite place on Earth. Although I grew up in adjacent Jefferson County, Tennessee, I count the Smokies as home. When you labor to maintain their beauty and history and grandeur, you're essentially maintaining my house, my sanctuary, my place of refuge. My gratitude runs as deep as the roots of the old-growth forest. Thank you, thank you.

My wife and I appreciate the friendly, helpful services the employees and volunteers at Zion provide the community. It's a very busy park but well run and staffed. Thanks to everyone for making our visit enjoyable.

My family would like to say thank you for the work you do to keep our parks clean and open for personal use. We travel frequently and make a point to see whatever parks we are near, and we especially take frequent trips to the parks close to our home. Indian Springs healing waters nourishes my family deeply and we are so thankful to have access to harvesting the spring water. It is our way of connecting more deeply with nature and with each other. So, on behalf of our mental health and connection :) , THANK YOU!

My wife and I are teachers and we have driven west of the Mississippi River on 8 different summer vacations. We have hiked and watched sunsets in Arches, Canyonlands, Grand Canyon, Rocky Mountain, Bryce Canyon, Cedar Breaks, Yosemite, Grand Teton, Yellowstone, Kings Canyon, Joshua Tree, Sequoia, Great Basin, Glacier, Great Sand Dune, Zion, Capitol Reef, Devil's Tower, Grand-Staircase Escalante, Colorado National Monument, Petrified Forest, Saguaro, Mesa Verde, Congaree in South Carolina, Shenandoah in Virginia, Great Smoky Mountains near our home, and Everglades in Florida.

We camp on Cumberland for 1 week every summer. Our son, who just turned 11, looks forward to this trip above any other trip we make (granted, we did introduce him to Yellowstone this year so he has another NP favorite). Most of the week it is me and our son so the park rangers are a tremendous help and resource for us. Most of all, they are there when/if we need them and they do so much for everyone and to protect our beautiful seashore and national parks. We would be more than happy if our son chooses to be a park ranger one day and follow in the footsteps of those we admire so much.